Lorna Raver

Acting

Lorna Raver

Born October 9, 1943Pennsylvania, USA34 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Rushlights
2013Rushlights
as BelleMovie
The Caller
2011The Caller
as Rose LazarMovie
Armored
2009Armored
as Child Welfare AgentMovie
Drag Me to Hell
2009Drag Me to Hell
as Mrs. GanushMovie
Eli Stone
2008Eli Stone
as Judge GilbergTV
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
as Mrs. WolcottMovie
In Justice
2006In Justice
as Bonnie LevinTV
Bones
2005Bones
as Professor Marlene TwardoshTV
Weeds
2005Weeds
as IrmaTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomy
as Ghost LadyTV
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewives
as Judge SullivanTV
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legal
as Judge Katherine TaylorTV
Nip/Tuck
2003Nip/Tuck
as Lena WorkmanTV
Gilmore Girls
2000Gilmore Girls
as Professor AndersonTV
Stark Raving Mad
1999Stark Raving Mad
as Phyllis BleckTV
Charmed
1998Charmed
as Madame TerezaTV
Felicity
1998Felicity
as Professor Linda CohenTV
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBeal
as Judge SaturnTV
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Geraldine Collins (segment "The Landlady")TV
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Pearson's AssistantTV
Freeway
1996Freeway
as JudgeMovie
ER
1994ER
as Anne AdelsteinTV
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990Beverly Hills, 90210
as Mrs. Van DykeTV