LOS ANGELES – Doris Roberts, who played the tart-tongued, endlessly meddling mother on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” has died, a family spokeswoman said. She was 90.

2003 Associated Press File Photo Actress Doris Roberts poses by her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during a ceremony in Los Angeles. Family spokeswoman said that the "Everybody Loves Raymond" actress has died at 90.

BEST-KNOWN TV APPEARANCES

Doris Roberts appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, beginning with a 1952 appearance in “Studio One.” Here are some of the more memorable:

• 1979-1980: “Angie”

• 1983-1987: Remington Steele

• 1996-2005: “Everybody Loves Raymond”

Her stage career began in 1950 and she appeared in numerous Broadway shows.

 

Roberts died overnight in her sleep, spokeswoman Janet Daily said Monday. Daily was told of the death by Roberts’ son, Michael Cannata.

The cause of death was not immediately known. Roberts had been healthy and active, Daily said.

In the last two weeks, the actress had attended a discussion on Hollywood and gender held by the SAG-AFTRA actors’ guild.

Roberts won four Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Marie Barone on CBS’ “Everybody Loves Raymond,” and received a total of seven nods as best supporting actress for the show.

“We loved our mom, the great #DorisRoberts. A wonderful, funny, indelible actress and friend,” Phil Rosenthal, the show’s producer, posted on his Twitter account.

The sitcom, which aired from 1996 to 2005, also starred Ray Romano, Brad Garrett and Patricia Heaton. Peter Boyle, who played husband Frank to Roberts’ Marie, died in 2006.

Roberts was also known for her role in the TV detective series “Remington Steele” and her work on stage and in movies.

She was born Nov. 4, 1925, in St. Louis and grew up in New York, Daily said.

Besides her son, she is survived by her daughter-in-law, Jane, and three grandchildren, Kelsey, Andrew, and Devon Cannata.

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