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Born
in Brooklyn, NY, on December 29, 1936, actress/dancer/rubberfaced
comedienne
Mary Tyler Moore went on to star in the definitive television
comedies of both the 1960s and the 1970s: The Dick Van Dyke
Show (1961-1966) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977).
For her performances as Laura Petrie and Mary Richards,
Moore won five Emmy Awards, in 1965, 1966, 1973, 1974, and
1976.
Moore
got her start in television commercials, acting as Happy
Hotpoint, the Hotpoint Appliance Elf during The Ozzie and
Harriet Show in 1955. She then progressed to a stint as
the disembodied voice and legs of Sam, the answering service
lady, on Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957-1960).
Three unsuccessful shows and a series of TV specials followed
her more notable series: Mary (1978), the Mary Tyler Moore
Hour (1979), and Mary (1985-1986). Her dramatic career took
off in 1981, when she was nominated for an Academy Award
for her portrayal of the repressed mother in Ordinary People.
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