Doris Roberts was a 20-year veteran of the Broadway stage before she began appearing steadily in character roles on film and television during the 1970s. A versatile player with an inescapably “mom-like” presence, she was adept at playing sympathetic roles but made her most memorable mark as hard-boiled dames, gossips, and nags who were often too savvy of the ways of the world to be fooled by anyone. Roberts built up some face recognition with regular appearances in the sitcoms “Mary Hartman Mary Hartman” (syndicated, 1976-77) and “Angie” (ABC, 1979-1980) but truly came into her own as a
Made TV acting debut in "Jane Eyre" on "Studio One"
1955
Stage acting debut "The Time of Your Life"
Spent 20 years as New York stage actress, including Broadway runs in "Desk Set" and later opposite James Coco in both "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" and "Bad Habits"
1961
Early feature film work, appearing in "Something Wild"
