Mary Tyler Moore

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

December 29, 1936

died

January 25, 2017

place of birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Ordinary People
7.4

Ordinary People

1980as Beth Jarrett
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
7.8

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

1989as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

Night of 100 Stars II

1985as Self
Flirting with Disaster
6.2

Flirting with Disaster

1996as Pearl Coplin
Being Mary Tyler Moore
6.6

Being Mary Tyler Moore

2023as Self (archive footage)
Thoroughly Modern Millie
6.9

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967as Miss Dorothy Brown
Cheats
5.4

Cheats

2002as Mrs. Stark
Night of 100 Stars
6.8

Night of 100 Stars

1982as Self
Heartsounds
8.0

Heartsounds

1984as Martha Weinman Lear
Keys to Tulsa
4.8

Keys to Tulsa

1997as Cynthia Boudreau
Operation Mad Ball
6.7

Operation Mad Ball

1957as Nurse (uncredited)
X-15
6.1

X-15

1961as Pamela Stewart
I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

1982as Self
Six Weeks
6.0

Six Weeks

1982as Charlotte Dreyfus
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
10.0

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015as Self / Various (archive footage)
Inequality for All
7.5

Inequality for All

2013as Mary Richards (archive footage)
Against the Current
5.4

Against the Current

2009as Liz' Mom
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
7.7

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

2002as Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985as Self (archive footage)
Just Between Friends
5.3

Just Between Friends

1986as Holly Davis
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

2011as Laura Petrie (archive footage)
The Last Best Year
7.7

The Last Best Year

1990as Wendy Haller
Payback
6.8

Payback

1997as Kathryn Stanfill
Mary and Rhoda
6.4

Mary and Rhoda

2000as Mary Richards-Cronin
Change of Habit
5.4

Change of Habit

1969as Sister Michelle Gallagher
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
9.4

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

2003as Self
Run a Crooked Mile
7.7

Run a Crooked Mile

1969as Elizabeth Sutton
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
6.7

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

1968as Liz
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
10.0

The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited

2004as Laura Petrie
Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert
10.0

Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert

2020as Self - Special Guest
Blessings
6.5

Blessings

2003as Lydia Blessing
Thanksgiving Day
7.5

Thanksgiving Day

1990as Paula Schloss
First, You Cry

First, You Cry

1978as Betty Rollin
Snow Wonder
5.5

Snow Wonder

2005as Lula
Finnegan Begin Again
6.5

Finnegan Begin Again

1985as Liz DeHaan
The Gin Game
6.6

The Gin Game

2003as Fonsia Dorsey
Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
7.3

Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes

2001as Sante Chambers Kimes / Eva Guerrero
Stolen Babies
5.5

Stolen Babies

1993as Georgia Tann
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
10.0

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

2011as Self
Don't Just Stand There
7.0

Don't Just Stand There

1968as Martine Randall
Once Upon a Horse...
8.3

Once Upon a Horse...

1958as Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
The Fatal Impulse
1.0

The Fatal Impulse

1960as Mary Snyder
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
7.0

Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show

1991as Herself - Host
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
10.0

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration

2025as Self (archive footage)
Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman
8.5

Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman

1969as Herself
Kids Are Punny
6.3

Kids Are Punny

1998as Self (voice)
Mary's Incredible Dream

Mary's Incredible Dream

1976as Angel / Devil / Woman
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden

1996as Jessica
Miss Lettie and Me
7.0

Miss Lettie and Me

2002as Lettie Anderson
Mary Tyler Moore: Behind the Smile

Mary Tyler Moore: Behind the Smile

2017as Self (archive footage)