Source: http://www.spreaker.com/user/www.dtmwickedradio.com/wicked-edge_12 Host :Tiffani Beth Special Guest Dorris Roberts Doris Roberts Biography - 2014 5-time Emmy® Award winner and 11-time Emmy® nominee Doris Roberts is seen on television and in film every day, all around the world. Voted #3 "Favorite Mom of All Time" in an audience survey by ABC News and People Magazine, her character "Marie Barone" is a cherished icon in over 160 countries -- a role that earned 4 of her 5 television Emmys®. Doris was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2014 with her fellow cast members for their hit television show, Everybody Loves Raymond. She earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003, has a street named after her in The Bronx, N.Y., and was honored in New Zealand with her hand prints in the Artists Hands Wall of Fame. Ms. Roberts made her stage debut on Broadway in William Saroyan's The Time of Your Life, in 1955. She went on to appear in The Desk Set with Shirley Booth; in Neil Simon's The Last of the Red Hot Lovers with James Coco and Linda Lavin; and in Terrence McNally's Bad Habits, for which she won the Outer Critics Circle Award for "Best Actress." Doris reunited with McNally in 2009 when she starred in Unusual Acts of Devotion, a special pre-Broadway engagement at the famed La Jolla Playhouse in California. Doris also appeared on stage with Brooke Shields and Anna Chlumsky in Delia and Nora Ephron's final work for the stage, Love, Loss, and What I Wore. Doris is a lifetime member of the world-renowned Actors Studio. In 1975, Lily Tomlin insisted Doris come to Hollywood to be part of The Lily Tomlin Special. That fateful call led to numerous roles in television hits, including Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, All in the Family, Rhoda, Soap, Barney Miller, and Alice. In 1979, Doris was cast as a series lead in the sitcom Angie and in 1982, she earned her first Emmy® for her special guest appearance as "Cora" in St. Elsewhere. It is no wonder she was quickly cast as "Mildred Krebs" in 1983 alongside Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan in the television favorite, Remington Steele. Page 2 During the Christmas season, Doris draws big ratings every year for the Hallmark Channel's film series, Mrs. Miracle, based on Debbie Macomber's best-selling books. Another Hallmark Channel favorite is Doris' portrayal of "Ruth" in Our House, about a wealthy homeowner who takes-in a group of homeless people after a young woman saves her life. Doris also stars as Dana Delany's mother with Alzheimer's in Hallmark Channel's original film, A Time to Remember. "I love my job and I love working," says Doris -- and what an impressive body of work she has. Doris has starred in roles written specifically for her, including the character "Rose" in the popular TV series, Touched by an Angel with Della Reese and Roma Downey; and her critically acclaimed performance in NBC's Law & Order: Criminal Intent, as "Virginia Harrington" in the episode, "Privilege." Recent television appearances include ABC's Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, and The Middle; TNT's Major Crimes; TV Land's Hot in Cleveland; and her voice cameo in Seth McFarlane's hit show American Dad on Fox TV. In Disney's animated TV movie, Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension, fans love Doris' voice in the role of "Mrs. Thompson." It is no surprise that Doris Roberts continues being one of Hollywood's most-recognized and most-loved leading actors. In 2014, she appeared as "Grandma" in Universal Studio's reboot of The Little Rascals; as Joey Lawrence's recurring character "Nona Sophia" in ABC Family's Melissa & Joey; and she delivered one of her most powerful performances as "Norma" in the Larry Levinson/PixL original film, Touched. Doris also lit up the Hulu Network with her guest-starring role on The 4 to 9ers: The Day Crew, as "Mrs. Doyle" -- making Doris an Internet sensation in the era of digitally distributed programming. On the silver screen, Doris Roberts delivers outstanding performances, film-after-film. She delights audiences in Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection; brings her signature personality to David Rich's "summer of love" film, Margarine Wars; and delivers a powerful performance in Another Harvest Moon with Ernest Borgnine, Anne Meara, and Piper Laurie. Page 3 In Twentieth Century Fox's Aliens in the Attic, Doris showcases her "high-jump-spin-kick" action scenes and thrills audiences in the role of Ashley Tisdale's grandmother. In Adam Sandler's film, Grandma's Boy, Doris brings the laughs with Allen Covert, Jonah Hill, and Shirley Jones. In Keeping Up with the Steins, Doris plays Jeremy Piven's mother and co-star to Garry Marshall and Cheryl Hines. In the cult-classic holiday movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Doris' character "Francis" helps Che

• published: 28 May 2014
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