Mary Tyler Moore
Biography
Mary Tyler Moore was an American actress and producer who began her television career in 1955 and became known for two long-running sitcoms. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Los Angeles, she first gained fame as Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show and then starred in The Mary Tyler Moore Show from 1970 to 1977, playing an independent working woman; the role brought her three Emmy Awards. On film she received an Academy Award nomination for Ordinary People (1980) and had supporting roles in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and Flirting with Disaster (1996), following earlier work in Operation Mad Ball (1957) and Change of Habit (1969). She produced plays and television through MTM Enterprises, which she co-founded, won a special Tony Award for Whose Life Is It Anyway?, and wrote two memoirs.
80years old at death
- Born Brooklyn
- Died Greenwich
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 66 years1957 to 2023
Genres
- Comedy46%, 6 films
- Drama46%, 6 films
- Romance23%, 3 films
- Crime15%, 2 films
- Documentary15%, 2 films
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First role
Moore's first regular television role was as Sam, a switchboard operator on Richard Diamond, Private Detective, whose face was never shown on camera, only her legs and hands. She was fired after asking for a raise and replaced by Roxane Brooks.
Beyond film
Moore starred in a musical version of Breakfast at Tiffany's titled Holly Golightly in December 1966, but the show closed in previews before opening on Broadway.
Beyond film
In December 2003, Moore was in previews for Neil Simon's play Rose's Dilemma at the off-Broadway Manhattan Theatre Club. After Simon sent a letter telling her to "learn your lines or get out of my play", she quit; she had used an earpiece to feed her lines.
Mary Tyler Moore movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Edward Asner's page
Lily Tomlin's page
Bernadette Peters's page
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1964 to 2012, ten of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 1980 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Ordinary People | Won |
| 1965 | Awards | Won | |
| 1964 | For an Actress in a Television Series | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1993 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Stolen Babies | Won |
| 1976 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Won |
| 1974 | Actress of the Year | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Won |
| 1974 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Won |
| 1973 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Won |
| 1966 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2012 | Life Achievement Award | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 1984 | Crystal Award | Won | |
| 1980 | Special Tony Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.