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\n\t\tActress Lorna Raver has died aged 81 (Picture: Jeffrey Mayer\/ WireImage)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tActress Lorna Raver has died aged 81 (Picture: Jeffrey Mayer\/ WireImage)<\/p>\n
Lorna Raver, best known for starring in horror films The Caller and Drag Me to Hell<\/a>, has died aged 81.<\/p>\n The American actress\u2019 death was announced in the In Memoriam section of SAG-AFTRA\u2019s Summer 2025 magazine edition, per The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Although limited details were given, it was shared that she died on May 12.<\/p>\n Born in York, Pennsylvania, Raver had early acting experience performing at the Hedgerow Theater in her home state.<\/p>\n She then moved to New York City, appearing off-Broadway in the premieres of Last Days at the Dixie Girl Cafe and Between Daylight and Boonville.<\/p>\n After spending several years working as a stage actress in Chicago, she then moved to Los Angeles, where she continued appearing in theatre productions but also took on screen roles.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t Her on-screen debut was in Donald Petrie\u2019s Opportunity Knocks in 1990.<\/p>\n Raver also featured on episodes of The Young and the Restless, Ally McBeal, Boston Legal, ER, Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Beverly Hills, 90210, Felicity, Judging Amy, Star Trek: Voyager, Gilmore Girls, Charmed, Cold Case, Desperate Housewives, Weeds, Nip\/Tuck, Bones and Grey\u2019s Anatomy.<\/p>\n But it was in 2009 that she earnt critical acclaim for playing Mrs Ganush in Sam Raimi\u2019s horror film Drag Me to Hell.<\/p>\n Written before Raimi started working on the Spider Man film trilogy<\/a>, the movie followed a loan officer who chooses not to extend the mortgage of the elderly Mrs Ganush, and then has a curse placed on her that involves facing three days of escalating torment before being plunged into the depths of Hell to burn for eternity.<\/p>\n Drag Me to Hell premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was a critical and commercial success. It grossed $90.8million (\u00a366million) worldwide on a $30million (\u00a322million) budget.<\/p>\n It also won the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film at the 36th Saturn Awards.<\/p>\n In the 2014 book Welcome to Our Nightmares: Behind the Scene With Today\u2019s Horror Actors, the actress admitted she had no idea what the movie was about when she auditioned for the part.<\/p>\n \u2018I was so ignorant of the whole horror genre. I was definitely interested in doing it because of Sam Raimi, but I was not fully aware of exactly what I was getting into until it happened,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n \t\t Raver then went on to appear in the 2011 British supernatural horror film The Caller, playing the character of Rose.<\/p>\n Away from the screen, Raver was also an audiobook narrator for Tantor, Books on Tape, and Blackstone Audio.<\/p>\n Her partner of 25 years, Yuri Rasovsky \u2013 who was a Peabody Award winner known for his work as a writer, producer and director for radio and a Grammy nominee \u2013 died aged 67 in 2012.<\/p>\n Raver\u2019s last screen credit was in the 2013 movie Rushlights. She eventually retired from acting in 2014.<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n \t\t\tComments Arrow Arrow![\"Actress](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_262029514-1e81.jpg\")
\n\t\tShe had a career spanning decades (Picture: Jeff Kravitz\/ FilmMagic)<\/p>\n![\"Editorial](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_262029296-5cec.jpg\")
\n\t\tOne of Raver\u2019s best known roles was in the 2009 horror film Drag Me To Hell (Picture: Universal\/ Kobal\/ Shutterstock)<\/p>\n![\"Editorial](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_262029230-41f1.jpg\")
\n\t\tAnother notable horror film credit was in 2011\u2019s The Caller (Picture: Entertainment\/ Kobal\/ Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
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