Acting
Lorna Raver
Born Oct 9, 1943 · Pennsylvania, USA · Died May 12, 2025
Lorna Raver (October 9, 1943 - May 12, 2025) was an American actress who has appeared in numerous plays, films, and television series. She is sometimes credited as Lorna Raver Johnson.
Born in York County, Pennsylvania, Raver 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 Chicago and regionally before moving to Los Angeles, where she had many guest roles on TV and continued to work in live theater, including performances of 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 (previously played by Millie Perkins) on CBS's The Young and the Restless. She won wide critical acclaim as Mrs. Ganush in Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell. In addition to numerous other stage and television appearances, she is a notable audio book narrator for Tantor, Books on Tape and Blackstone Audio, frequently working with her domestic partner Yuri Rasovsky.
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Acting
Pardon My Curse: The Making of Drag Me to Hell
2024
Documentary
Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage
2014
Fantasy · Family · Adventure
Rushlights
2013
Crime · Drama · Romance
The Caller
2011
Horror · Thriller · Mystery
Traffic Light
2011
Comedy
Armored
2009
Action · Crime · Drama
Drag Me to Hell
2009
Horror · Thriller
Raising the Bar
2008
Drama
Eli Stone
2008
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007
TV Movie · Mystery · Drama
In Justice
2006
Crime · Drama
Bones
2005
Crime · Drama
Weeds
2005
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Drama
Desperate Housewives
2004
Mystery · Drama · Comedy
Boston Legal
2004
Comedy · Drama
Clubhouse
2004
Drama
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
Drama · Action & Adventure
One Tree Hill
2003
Drama
Nip/Tuck
2003
Drama
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Gilmore Girls
2000
Comedy · Drama
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
Comedy
Stark Raving Mad
1999
Comedy
Charmed
1998
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Felicity
1998
Drama · Soap
Ally McBeal
1997
Drama · Comedy
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
Documentary · Mystery · Reality
The Practice
1997
Drama
Freeway
1996
Comedy · Crime · Thriller
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
ER
1994
Drama
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
Family · Comedy
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Western · Drama
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
Drama
Opportunity Knocks
1990
Comedy