Lorna Raver, a veteran actress known for her roles in shows like The Young and the Restless and her memorable performance as the villain in the cult horror classic Drag Me to Hell, has died.

Raver’s passing on May 12 was announced in the “In Memoriam” section of the Summer 2025 edition of SAG-AFTRA’s magazine. She was 81.

Born Lorna Raver Johnson on October 9, 1943, in York, Pennsylvania, began her acting career at the renowned Hedgerow Theater near Philadelphia. After honing her craft, she moved to New York City, where she made her off-Broadway debut in 1979, playing a restaurant owner in Robin Swicord’s Last Days of the Dixie Girl Café, per The Hollywood Reporter.

In 1980, she starred in the premiere of Matt Williams’ Between Daylight and Boonville off-Broadway, before taking her tale

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