Lorna Raver
Lorna Raver (October 9, 1943 – May 12, 2025) was an American actress who appeared in numerous plays, television series and films, such as the two horror movies The Caller and Drag Me to Hell. She was sometimes credited as Lorna Raver Johnson.
Lorna Raver
- Name
- Lorna Raver
- Born
- 9 October 1943
- Birthplace
- York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- 12 May 2025
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Lorna Raver (October 9, 1943 – May 12, 2025) was an American actress who appeared in numerous plays, television series and films, such as the two horror movies The Caller and Drag Me to Hell. She was sometimes credited as Lorna Raver Johnson.
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Lorna Raver (1943–2025) was an American actor, actress and film actor, among other activities. The actor was born in York. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Lorna Raver • Born — 9 October 1943 • Birthplace — York, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Died — 12 May 2025 • Other Names — Lorna Raver Johnson • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1989–2014
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Raver was born in York, Pennsylvania, and was raised in a Pennsylvania Dutch environment. She had early experience performing at the Hedgerow Theater in Pennsylvania. She moved to New York City, appearing off-Broadway in the premieres of Last Days at the Dixie Girl Cafe and Between Daylight and Boonville. She then spent several years as a stage actress in the Chicago area before moving to Los Angeles, where she had many guest roles on TV and continued to work in live theater. Some of her performances included The Seagull, Spinning into Butter, The Women, The American Plan, Oedipus Rex, and The Drama Coach, for which she won the Drama-Logue and LA Weekly awards. She also performs in radio drama. On September 19, 2006, she began appearing as Rebecca Kaplan on CBS's The Young and the Restless. She won critical acclaim as Mrs. Ganush in Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell (2009). In addition to numerous other stage and television appearances, she is a notable audiobook narrator for Tantor, Books on Tape, and Blackstone Audio. Raver retired from acting in 2014. Raver died on May 12, 2025, aged 81.
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• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 1996 — Freeway — Judge — Debut in film • 2003 — First Watch — Vice President • 2005 — Candor City Hospital — Short film • 2009 — Drag Me to Hell — Mrs. Sylvia Ganush — Main role • Armored — Child Welfare Agent • Bones — Professor Marlene Twardosh — Episode: "The Beaver in the Otter" • 2011 — The Caller — Rose • Breaking Waves — Mrs. Conwell • 2012 — Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage — Zoreh • Rushlights — Belle Brogden
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