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Mary Tyler Moore

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American actress and television producer (1936-2017)

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Mary Tyler Moore was an American television, stage, film, and voice actor. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 29, 1936, she began her work period in 1958. She was a Catholic who spoke English and suffered from type-1 diabetes. Moore was married to Grant Tinker and had one child.

She received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, a Special Tony Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and several other Primetime Emmy Awards. Moore is recognized in the Grammy Winners collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

She died of pneumonia from natural causes in Greenwich on January 25, 2017, ending her work period.

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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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…

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  • Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Being Mary Tyler Moore — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert — Self - Special Guest2020
  • Mary Tyler Moore: Behind the Smile — Self (archive footage)2017
  • Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration — Self / Various (archive footage)2015
  • Inequality for All — Mary Richards (archive footage)2013
  • Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl — Self2012
  • Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored — Laura Petrie (archive footage)2011
  • Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life — Self2011
  • Hot in Cleveland — Diane2010

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Total plays
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Moore
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Greenwich
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Religion
Catholicism
Field of work
acting
Instrument
voice
Image
Mary Tyler Moore rework.jpg
Number of children
1
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Mary Tyler Moore
date of birth
1936-12-29
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date of death
2017-01-25
medical condition
type-1 diabetes
name in native language
Mary Tyler Moore
start of work period
1958-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
pneumonia
end of work period
2017-00-00
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

Mary Tyler Moore (December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017) was an American actress, producer, and social advocate. She is best known for her television 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, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards.

Moore was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the drama film Ordinary People. Moore had major supporting roles in the musical film Thoroughly Modern Millie and the dark comedy film Flirting with Disaster. Moore also received praise for her performance in the television film Heartsounds.

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