Doris Roberts (AP) Los Angeles ? Everybody loved Doris Roberts. The spunky actress who played the tart-tongued, endlessly meddling mother on CBS' Everybody Loves Raymond received an outpouring of praise on Monday following news of her death. Phil Rosenthal, the sitcom's creator, called her "a wonderful, funny, indelible actress and friend" on Twitter. We loved our mom, the great #DorisRoberts. A wonderful, funny, indelible actress and friend. pic.concours-twitter.htm">twitter.com/539JOa8EWo ? Phil Rosenthal (@PhilRosenthal) April 18, 2016 CBS said in a statement that Roberts "will be remembered for lighting up every room she walked into with an unparalleled combination of energy, humour, warmth and even a little bit of grit."