Marie Barone
From Everybody Loves Raymond
| Marie Barone | |
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| Full Name | Marie Janella Barone |
| Actor/Actress | Doris Roberts |
| First Appearance | Season 1 Episode 1 "Pilot" |
| Number of episodes | 209 |
| Relatives | Husband - Frank Sons - Ray, Robert Grandchildren - Ally, Michael, Geoffrey In-Laws - Debra, Amy |
Marie is the overbearing, intrusive mother of Ray in Everybody Loves Raymond.
She is the matriarch of the Barone family. As in the episode entitled Lucky Suit, Robert refers to her as "Queen Marie". Even though her sons are in their forties, she still coddles them like little kids. And she has always favored the younger son Ray over Robert.
She is an exceptional cook and always has a clean house. Marie often criticizes Ray's wife Debra for not keeping her own house clean and feeding her family properly. And she dismisses anyone who doesn't live up to her standards...like Debra. Even though she loves him, she constantly bickers with her husband Frank and calls him a lazy, stubborn slob.
Marie has a habit of making someone feel guilty in order to get what she wants. Most of the time, the person that she makes feel guilty is Ray.
[edit] Relationship to other characters
- Mother to Ray and Robert
- Mother-in-law to Debra
- Wife to Frank
- Grandmother to Ally, Michael and Geoffrey
- Mother-in-law to Amy
[edit] Memorable Quotes
- MARIE: I can't talk! There's too much fruit in the house!
- MARIE: (frequently throughout the series) I don't like that, Raymond.
- DEBRA: (chuckles) Cleaning is cleaning.
- MARIE: You'd think so!
- RAY: Did you say that you like Amy more than Debra?
- MARIE: I am not...saying that.
- RAY: I know. I know you're not saying it now. But did you say it--ever?
(Pause)
- RAY: What if I told you that we have a tape of you saying it, Ma?
- MARIE: Give me the tape.
- MARIE: (as Debra rolls eyes) May I say something as an impartial observer?
- MARIE: Years ago, I gave birth to two beautiful boys. And I wanted nothing more than to see them grow up, get married, and give me grandchildren. But if you want to take that away from me, by all means you go and tell that to Robert. And I'll just be back across the street living out the rest of my life...as best I can...with a hole in my heart.
