Lauri Johnson was born on December 27 1949 in Santa Monica California USA as Laura Denise Smith is an American actress She is the daughter of singerpianist Annette Warren and TV and film musician and jazz pianist Paul T Smith She is known for her work on Mom 2013 Waitress 2007 and Everybody Loves Raymond 1996 She has been married to William Salisbury since August 24 1998 They have one child She was previously married to William J Johnson