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Actress Doris Roberts is interviewed by WRCB-TV's Jed Mescon during the 2012 Life Boomers & Seniors Expo on Saturday at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Roberts is known for her work on the television show "Everybody Loves Raymond" and spoke about her life experiences at the expo.

Vendors, attendees enjoy Chattanooga's premier senior expo

The Life Expo, a convention for seniors and boomers, pulled vendors ranging from health care and hospices to dance classes and exercise machines to the Chattanooga Convention Center on Saturday. The Nashville-based Cancer Queens performed a health-centric song and dance routine, and a group interview with special guest Doris Roberts, well known as Marie Barone from "Everybody Loves Raymond," capped off the day's events.

Richard Jones has his blood pressure checked by Daisy Ostrowicki, a nurse in the cardiac short stay department at Memorial Hospital, during the 2012 Life Boomers & Seniors Expo.

Doris Roberts hates when people call her old.

"I want the word 'old' stricken from our vocabulary," she said. "I want the word 'older' put in. You can call me an older woman, because that's what I am, but don't call me an old woman, because I am not that."

The 85-year-old actress -- most famous for her role as Marie Barone in the TV sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond" -- was the featured speaker at the 2012 Life Boomers & Seniors Expo on Saturday. Hundreds of people attended the Expo and listened as Roberts shared stories from her life.

She told about the time she tried to use her Zippo lighter after her 5-year-old son blew out the candles in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, and about a moment of laughter she shared with her late husband before he died. She talked about working with Tyler Perry -- he's a genius, she said -- and her plans to start filming a new movie next week.

She's a staunch supporter of President Barack Obama and enjoys sharing dinner with friends. She's not much like Marie Barone, she said, and people are usually surprised by that. She finds death frightening. She's proud of her career, but even more proud of her son and grandchildren.

And she never gets tired of hearing from "Everybody Loves Raymond" fans.

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At Life Boomers & Seniors Expo, Roberts says stricken the word 'old' from vocabulary (with video)