Mary Tyler Moore

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1936-12-29 (81 years old)

Deathday

2017-01-25

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Mary Tyler Moore

Biography

Mary Tyler Moore (December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017) was an American actress, producer, and social advocate. She is best known for her roles on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977), which "helped define a new vision of American womanhood" and "appealed to an audience facing the new trials of modern-day existence". Moore won seven Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Ordinary People. Moore is also known for her supporting role in the musical film Thoroughly Modern Millie. Moore was an advocate for animal ri...

Acting

1996

Flirting with Disaster

as Pearl Coplin

1985

2011

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

as Laura Petrie (archive footage)

1967

Thoroughly Modern Millie

as Miss Dorothy Brown

2023

Being Mary Tyler Moore

as Self (archive footage)

1961

X-15

as Pamela Stewart

1982

1958

Once Upon a Horse...

as Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

1957

Operation Mad Ball

as Nurse (uncredited)

1980

Ordinary People

as Beth Jarrett

1969

Change of Habit

as Sister Michelle Gallagher

1986

Just Between Friends

as Holly Davis

2003

The Gin Game

as Fonsia Dorsey

1982

Six Weeks

as Charlotte Dreyfus

2000

Labor Pains

as Esther Raymond

2017

Mary Tyler Moore: Behind the Smile

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Keys to Tulsa

as Cynthia Boudreau

1981

Making 'M*A*S*H'

as Narrator (voice)

1990

The Last Best Year

as Wendy Haller

2000

Mary and Rhoda

as Mary Richards-Cronin

1968

Don't Just Stand There

as Martine Randall

1978

First, You Cry

as Betty Rollin

1984

Heartsounds

as Martha Weinman Lear

2013

Inequality for All

as Mary Richards (archive footage)

1997

Payback

as Kathryn Stanfill

1976

Mary's Incredible Dream

as Angel / Devil / Woman

1969

Run a Crooked Mile

as Elizabeth Sutton

2009

2002

Cheats

as Mrs. Stark

1993

Stolen Babies

as Georgia Tann

1960

The Fatal Impulse

as Mary Snyder

2015

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

as Self / Various (archive footage)

2002

Miss Lettie and Me

as Lettie Anderson

1985

2003

Blessings

as Lydia Blessing

1990

Thanksgiving Day

as Paula Schloss

2005

2020

2025

Production

2003

The Gin Game

as Co-Executive Producer

2000

Mary and Rhoda

as Executive Producer

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