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Biography

Mary Tyler Moore was born on December 29th, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York, but she grew up in Southern California. Originally trained as a…more

Born

12/29/1936, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.

Birth Name

Mary Tyler Moore

Gender

Female

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Star (9)

Role
- Snow Wonder
  Aunt Lula
  - — Snow Wonder
    11/20/05
- New York News
  Louise Felcott
  - S 1: Ep 8 You Thought the Pope was Something
    11/30/95
  - S 1: Ep 7 Welcome Back Cotter
    11/9/95
  - S 1: Ep 6 A Question of Truth
    11/2/95
  - S 1: Ep 5 Good-Bye Gator
    10/19/95
  - S 1: Ep 4 Broadway Joe
    10/12/95
  - + 9 More Credits
- Annie McGuire
  Annie McGuire
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Journey
    12/28/88
  - S 1: Ep 7 Lewis in Love
    12/14/88
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Ferry
    12/7/88
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Legend of the Bad Fish
    11/30/88
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Fried Shoe
    11/16/88
  - + 6 More Credits
- Mary
  Mary Brenner
  - S 1: Ep 13 Steppin' Out with Mary Brenner
    4/8/86
  - S 1: Ep 12 Little Jo
    4/1/86
  - S 1: Ep 11 And the Winner Is
    3/25/86
  - S 1: Ep 10 Mr. Lucky
    2/19/86
  - S 1: Ep 9 Table for Two
    2/12/86
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
  Mary McKinnon
  - S 1: Ep 11 Guest Paul Williams
    5/13/79
  - S 1: Ep 10 Guest Star Nancy Walker
    5/6/79
  - S 1: Ep 9 Guest Star Linda Lavin
    4/29/79
  - S 1: Ep 8 Guest Star Hal Linden
    4/22/79
  - S 1: Ep 7 Guest Star Ken Howard
    4/15/79
  - + 6 More Credits
- Mary (1978)
  Host/Regular Performer
  - S 1: Ep 1 Show #0001
    9/24/78
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  Mary Richards
  - S 7: Ep 24 The Last Show
    3/19/77
  - S 7: Ep 23 Lou Dates Mary
    3/12/77
  - S 7: Ep 22 Mary's Big Party
    3/5/77
  - S 7: Ep 21 Mary's Three Husbands
    2/26/77
  - S 7: Ep 20 Murray Ghosts for Ted
    2/14/77
  - + 163 More Credits
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Laura Petrie
  - S 5: Ep 32 The Last Chapter
    6/1/66
  - S 5: Ep 31 The Gunslinger
    5/25/66
  - S 5: Ep 30 Long Night's Journey into Day
    5/11/66
  - S 5: Ep 29 Love Thy Other Neighbor
    5/4/66
  - S 5: Ep 28 You Ought to Be in Pictures
    4/27/66
  - + 155 More Credits
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective
  Sam
  - S 3: Ep 13 Echo of Laughter
    5/17/59
  - S 3: Ep 12 Jukebox
    5/10/59
  - S 3: Ep 11 Crown of Silla
    5/3/59
  - S 3: Ep 10 Two for Paradise
    4/19/59
  - S 3: Ep 9 Charity Affair
    4/12/59
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 16: Ep 111 Show #3086
    3/24/09
  - S 9: Ep 145 Show #1800
    5/6/02
  - S 8: Ep 6 Show #1464
    8/28/00
  - S 5: Ep 173 Show #1035
    6/26/98
  - S 4: Ep 186 Show #0835
    7/16/97
  - + 7 More Credits
- Rhoda
  Mary Richards
  - — Mary and Rhoda
    2/7/00
  - S 3: Ep 18 The Ultimatum
    1/30/77
  - S 1: Ep 25 Along Comes Mary
    3/10/75
  - S 1: Ep 9 Rhoda's Wedding (2)
    10/28/74
  - S 1: Ep 8 Rhoda's Wedding (1)
    10/28/74
  - + 2 More Credits
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 25 Show #1767
    3/23/93
  - S 11: Ep 47 Show #1631
    5/13/92
  - S 10: Ep 75 Show #1503
    7/11/91
  - S 9: Ep 123 Show #1390
    11/15/90
  - S 8: Ep 29 Show #1114
    3/23/89
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (70)

Role
- Hot in Cleveland
  Diane
  - S 2: Ep 1 Free Elka
    1/19/11
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 227 Episode #2.227
    5/29/09
  - S 2: Ep 171 Episode #2.171
    3/25/09
  - S 1: Ep 164 March 18, 2008
    3/18/08
- Lipstick Jungle
  Joyce
  - S 2: Ep 9 Chapter Sixteen: Thanksgiving
    11/21/08
  - S 2: Ep 1 Chapter Eight: Pandora's Box
    9/24/08
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 60: Ep 1 The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/08
  - S 50: Ep 1 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/13/98
  - S 47: Ep 1 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/10/95
  - S 45: Ep 1 The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/19/93
- Pioneers of Television
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Sitcoms
    1/2/08
- TV Revolution
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Maids, Babes & Mothers
    5/23/04
- The View
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 171 Moore/Harmon
    5/11/04
  - S 6: Ep 66 December 5, 2002
    12/5/02
  - S 4: Ep 2 July 17, 2001
    7/17/01
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 172 Mary Tyler Moore, Quentin Tarantino, Charisma Carpenter, and Los Lobos
    5/6/04
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 149 Mary Tyler Moore/Rosie Perez
    5/4/04
- The Greatest
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 15 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons (40 - 21)
    7/25/03
- The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated)
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 58 5/2/03
    5/2/03
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 205 Show #2479
    4/30/03
- TVography
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Making It After All
    6/3/02
- Everybody Loves Raymond
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 24 Everybody Loves Raymond: The First Six Years
    4/28/02
- The Ellen Show
  Mary
  - S 1: Ep 11 Ellen's First Christmess
    12/17/01
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself
  - S 53: Ep 1 The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    11/4/01
  - S 40: Ep 1 The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/28/88
  - S 39: Ep 1 The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/20/87
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 14 Show #1016
    9/28/01
  - S 5: Ep 168 Show #980
    5/14/01
  - S 4: Ep 94 Show #718
    2/3/00
  - S 3: Ep 189 Show #620
    6/21/99
  - S 3: Ep 112 Show #543
    3/3/99
  - + 4 More Credits
- Intimate Portrait
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 6 Betty White
    1/1/00
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 16 Mary Tyler Moore
    10/24/99
- King of The Hill
  Reverend Karen Stroup
  - S 3: Ep 21 Revenge of the Lutefisk
    4/20/99
- The Naked Truth
  Catherine Wilde
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Parents (1)
    4/3/97
  - S 2: Ep 5 A Year in the Life
    2/13/97
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Sister Show
    2/6/97
- The Naked Truth
  Catherine
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Spa (2)
    4/3/97
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 4: Ep 92 Show #0741
    2/3/97
  - S 2: Ep 117 Show #0336
    3/1/95
- Ellen
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 18 Lobster Diary
    2/21/96
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 183 May 19, 1995
    5/19/95
  - S 3: Ep 115 February 18, 1991
    2/18/91
  - S 1: Ep 57 November 22, 1988
    11/22/88
- Frasier
  Voice of Marjorie
  - S 1: Ep 23 Frasier Crane's Day Off
    5/12/94
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Mary Tyler Moore, Chris O'Donnell, Radiohead
    9/14/93
- Aspel & Company
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 6 Brian Conley, Barry Manilow, Mary Tyler Moore, Sting
    4/18/93
- Saturday Night Live
  Herself
  - S 15: Ep 1 15th Anniversary Special
    9/24/89
  - S 14: Ep 15 Mary Tyler Moore/Elvis Costello
    3/25/89
- Biography
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Mary Tyler Moore: All American Girl
    2/2/89
- Password Plus
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 46 PWP-46
    3/12/79
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 17: Ep 61 December 13, 1978
    12/13/78
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 110 February 22, 1978
    2/22/78
  - S 3: Ep 100 February 17, 1977
    2/17/77
  - S 3: Ep 1 September 20, 1976
    9/20/76
  - S 2: Ep 89 January 22, 1976
    1/22/76
  - S 1: Ep 1 October 21, 1974
    10/21/74
- Phyllis
  Mary Richards
  - S 2: Ep 2 You're Not Getting Any Better, Just Older
    9/27/76
  - S 1: Ep 5 The First Day
    9/30/75
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 45 October 31, 1975
    10/31/75
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 39: Ep 1 The 39th Annual Academy Awards
    4/10/67
  - S 56: Ep 1 The 56th Annual Academy Awards
    4/9/84
  - S 53: Ep 1 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/31/81
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 4 October 11, 1965
    10/11/65
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
  Sam, the secretary (voice only)
  - S 4: Ep 5 The Man from Emperor
    10/21/64
- The Danny Kaye Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 4 October 14, 1964
    10/14/64
  - S 1: Ep 30 April 15, 1964
    4/15/64
  - S 1: Ep 14 December 25, 1963
    12/25/63
  - S 1: Ep 13 December 18, 1963
    12/18/63
  - S 1: Ep 4 October 16, 1963
    10/16/63
- Stump the Stars
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 10 November 26, 1962
    11/26/62
- Thriller
  Sherry Smith
  - S 2: Ep 27 Man of Mystery
    4/2/62
- Straightaway
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 18 Sounds of Fury
    2/7/62
- Hawaiian Eye
  Peggy
  - S 3: Ep 11 Two for the Money
    12/6/61
- Lock-Up
  Nan Havens
  - S 2: Ep 39 Photo Finish
    6/10/61
- Hawaiian Eye
  Joan White
  - S 2: Ep 32 The Comics
    4/19/61
- SurfSide 6
  Kathy Murlow
  - S 1: Ep 25 Inside Job
    3/20/61
- The Aquanauts
  Dana March
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Aquanauts: Killers In Paradise
    1/25/61
- The Deputy
  Amy Collins
  - S 2: Ep 12 Day Of Fear
    12/17/60
- Bachelor Father
  Joanne Sutton
  - S 4: Ep 12 Bentley and the Big Board
    12/1/60
- Thriller
  Miss Snyder
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Fatal Impulse
    11/29/60
- Hawaiian Eye
  Vanessa Kinard
  - S 2: Ep 8 Vanessa Vanishes
    11/2/60
- Riverboat
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 6 Trunk Full of Dreams
    10/31/60
- Wanted: Dead or Alive
  Sophie Anderson
  - S 3: Ep 5 The Twain Shall Meet
    10/19/60
- Checkmate
  Millie
  - S 1: Ep 4 Lady on the Brink
    10/15/60
- The Tab Hunter Show
  brunette
  - S 1: Ep 1 One Blonde Too Many
    9/18/60
- The Millionaire
  Linda
  - S 6: Ep 33 Millionaire Vance Ludlow
    5/11/60
- Hawaiian Eye
  Susan Hart
  - S 1: Ep 29 Typhoon
    4/27/60
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Laura Chandler
  - S 2: Ep 27 The Fix
    4/8/60
- The Overland Trail
  Joan Ransom
  - S 1: Ep 6 All The O'Mara Horses
    3/13/60
- Johnny Staccato
  Bonny Howard
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Mask of Jason
    3/3/60
- Bachelor Father
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 18 Bentley and the Combo
    1/14/60
- Ford Startime
  Featured Dancer
  - S 1: Ep 13 Meet Cyd Charisse
    12/29/59
- Bourbon Street Beat
  Laura Montgomery (as Mary Moore)
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Black Magnolia
    12/21/59
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Marie Drew
  - S 2: Ep 5 Thanks for Tomorrow
    10/30/59
- Bourbon Street Beat
  Elyse Picard
  - S 1: Ep 4 Woman In The River
    10/26/59
- 77 Sunset Strip
  Girl #1
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Kookie Caper
    10/9/59
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Student #1 (as Mary Moore)
  - S 8: Ep 13 Ivy League
    3/13/59
- Steve Canyon
  Second Spanish Girl (as Mary Moore)
  - S 1: Ep 28 Operation Strikeforce
    3/5/59
- Steve Canyon
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Robbery
    2/19/59
- Club Oasis
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 3 October 26, 1957
    10/26/57
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- That '70s Show
  Christine St. George
  - S 8: Ep 12 Killer Queen
    2/9/06
  - S 8: Ep 11 Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy
    2/2/06
  - S 8: Ep 10 Sweet Lady
    1/26/06
Director (1)

Role
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  Director
  - S 5: Ep 11 A Boy's Best Friend
    11/23/74
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
  Executive Producer

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- Kent cigarettes were one of the sponsers of The Dick Van Dyke Show and would regularly hand out free cartons of Kents to the cast and crew. During an interview with David Letterman, Mary "confessed" that she didn't like Kents so she'd always take her share of the cartons and trade them in at the local store for her preferred brand.
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- In March of 1997, Mary Tyler Moore was supposed to be the master of ceremonies for the Directors Guild of America awards, but had to back out due to blurred vision caused by her diabetes.
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- Mary Tyler Moore has a twelve foot gate guarding her 30 acre estate in Millbrook, New York.
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- Mary Tyler Moore: Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.
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- Mary Tyler Moore: I'm not an actress who can create a character. I play me.
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- Mary Tyler Moore: My hope is that all Americans will join in to help convince Congress to take that final step to fund research. In the end, it's all about realizing our interconnectedness, mutual compassion, and hope for the future.
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