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.

Life and career 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.

Filmography

Film 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