Mary Tyler Moore
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1936-12-29
Day of Death
2017-01-25 (80 years old)
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 rights, vegetarianism and diabetes prevention.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert
as Self - Special Guest
(2017)
Mary Tyler Moore: Behind the Smile
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Various (archive footage)
(2013)
Inequality for All
as Mary Richards (archive footage)
(2012)
(2011)
(2011)
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as Laura Petrie (archive footage)
(2009)
Against the Current
as Liz' Mom
(2005)
Snow Wonder
as Lula
(2004)
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
as Laura Petrie
(2003)
The Gin Game
as Fonsia Dorsey
(2003)
(2003)
Blessings
as Lydia Blessing
(2002)
Miss Lettie and Me
as Lettie Anderson
(2002)
Cheats
as Mrs. Stark
(2002)
The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
as Self
(2002)
(2001)
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
as Sante Chambers Kimes / Eva Guerrero
(2000)
Labor Pains
as Esther Raymond
(2000)
Mary and Rhoda
as Mary Richards-Cronin
(1998)
(1997)
Payback
as Kathryn Stanfill
(1997)
Keys to Tulsa
as Cynthia Boudreau
(1996)
Flirting with Disaster
as Pearl Coplin
(1996)
(1993)
Stolen Babies
as Georgia Tann
(1991)
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
as Herself - Host
(1990)
Thanksgiving Day
as Paula Schloss
(1990)
The Last Best Year
as Wendy Haller
(1989)
(1986)
Just Between Friends
as Holly Davis
(1985)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
(1985)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1985)
Finnegan Begin Again
as Liz DeHaan
(1984)
Heartsounds
as Martha Weinman Lear
(1982)
I Love Liberty
as Self
(1982)
Six Weeks
as Charlotte Dreyfus
(1982)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1981)
Making 'M*A*S*H'
as Narrator (voice)
(1980)
Ordinary People
as Beth Jarrett
(1978)
First, You Cry
as Betty Rollin
(1978)
(1976)
Mary's Incredible Dream
as Angel / Devil / Woman
(1969)
Change of Habit
as Sister Michelle Gallagher
(1969)
Run a Crooked Mile
as Elizabeth Sutton
(1969)
Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman
as Herself
(1968)
Don't Just Stand There
as Martine Randall
(1968)
(1967)
Thoroughly Modern Millie
as Miss Dorothy Brown
(1961)
X-15
as Pamela Stewart
(1960)
The Fatal Impulse
as Mary Snyder
(1958)
Once Upon a Horse...
as Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
(1957)
Operation Mad Ball
as Nurse (uncredited)
Crew
(2003)
The Gin Game
Co-Executive Producer
(2001)
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
Executive Producer
(2000)
Mary and Rhoda
Executive Producer