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Drag Me To Hell and Desperate Housewives Actress Lorna Raver Dies - Liverpool Echo
Lorna Raver, celebrated for her role as Mrs. Ganush in the $90.8 million grossing horror film Drag Me to Hell, had a diverse career in TV, stage, and audiobook narration.
- Lorna Raver, a stage-trained actress known for her role as Mrs. Ganush in the 2009 film Drag Me to Hell, died on May 12 at age 81.
- She accepted the role because Sam Raimi directed the film but admitted she was not fully aware of the horror genre or the movie's nature until after auditioning.
- Raver described Mrs. Ganush as a powerful character and recalled the curse line, "Soon it will be you who comes begging to me," spoken after the bank refused a mortgage extension.
- Drag Me to Hell grossed $90.8 million worldwide and received critical acclaim, while Raver also appeared in TV series like The Young and the Restless and Desperate Housewives.
- News of Raver's death appeared in SAG-AFTRA's Summer 2025 magazine, prompting fans and colleagues to pay tribute to her work in film, television, and audiobook narration.
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As vengeful witch Mrs. Ganush she taught millions of moviegoers in the movie "Drag Me To Hell". Now it is known: US actress Lorna Raver is dead. She died already in May. The grief for the horror movie icon is huge.
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