Mary Tyler Moore

Mary 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 Dykes wife) on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66). She also appeared in a number of films, most notably 1980s 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.

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