The award-winning actress Doris Roberts, who starred in the sitcom 'Everybody Loves Raymond', died in Los Angeles on April 17. She was 90.

She won four Emmy awards for her portrayal of Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond and also received a total of seven nods for the best supporting actress for the sitcom.

Phil Rosenthal, the show’s producer, twitted that, “We loved our mom, the great #DorisRoberts. A wonderful, funny, indelible actress and friend,”  

Ray Romano, the  show's star said that, "Doris Roberts had an energy and a spirit that amazed me. She never stopped."

"Whether working professionally or with her many charities, or just nurturing and mentoring a young, green comic trying to make it as an actor, she did it all with such a grand love for life and people and I will miss her dearly," he added.

The Daily News reported that,  the creator of "Everybody Loves Raymond, Philip Rosenthal, said that, "She had a very special place in my heart.”

“She was a very strong woman, and you know, she was a very strong actress,” he added. “And everything she did came from love. She was like a mama bear.”

“Doris just hit it out of the park,” he added.

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