by Christie D'Zurilla

Doris Roberts, a five-time Emmy winner best known for her work as Marie Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond," died Sunday in Los Angeles, a family spokeswoman confirmed to The Times on Monday. The actress "died peacefully in her sleep of natural causes," the family said. She was 90.

"Doris Roberts had an energy and a spirit that amazed me," costar Ray Romano said in a statement. "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."

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Source: http://www.latimes.com/