Mary Tyler Moore
Birthday: 1936-12-29 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USAMary Tyler Moore was an American actress, primarily known for her roles in television sitcoms. Moore is best known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–77), in which she starred as Mary Richards, a 30-something single woman who worked as a local news producer in Minneapolis, and for her earlier role as Laura Petrie (Dick Van Dyke's wife) on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66). She also appeared in a number of films, most notably 1980's Ordinary People, in which she played a role that was the polar opposite of the television characters she had portrayed, and for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. Moore was also active in charity work and various political causes, particularly around the issues of Animal rights and Diabetes mellitus type 1.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Mary Richards (archive footage)
as Herself
as Liz' Mom
as Mrs. Stark
as Esther Raymond
as Mary Richards-Cronin
as Cynthia Boudreau
as Pearl Coplin
as Louise Felcott
as Georgia Tann
as Wendy Haller
as Annie McGuire
as Mary Todd Lincoln
as Holly Davis
as Mary Brenner
as Martha Weinman Lear
as Charlotte Dreyfus
as Beth Jarrett
as Mary McKinnon
as Betty Rollin
as Angel / Devil / Woman
as Mary Richards
as Elizabeth Sutton
as Sister Michelle Gallagher
as Miss Dorothy Brown
as Laura Petrie
as Pamela Stewart
as Joan Ransom