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Mary Tyler Moore

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Mary Tyler Moore: Biography

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Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/29/1936, Capricorn
Profession: Actor

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Mary Tyler Moore Fast Facts:

Made her television debut as Happy Hotpoint, a tiny pixie in Hotpoint appliance commercials.
First recurring role in a TV series was in 1959 as a switchboard operator in Richard Diamond, Private Detective; only her legs were seen.
Cast opposite Richard Chamberlain in a 1966 musical adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany's. It flopped in previews and never opened.
Formed the production company MTM Enterprises with then-husband Grant Tinker in 1969. The company produced several hit series, including The Bob Newhart Show, WKRP in Cincinnati, Hill Street Blues, Remington Steele and St. Elsewhere.
Honored in 1980 with a special Tony Award for her Broadway debut in Whose Life Is It Anyway? as a quadriplegic, a role originally written for a man.
Inducted into the Television Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame in 1985.
Autobiography, After All, was published in 1995.
In 2002, TV Land unveiled a statue in her honor which depicts the famous hat-throwing scene from the opening credits of The Mary Tyler Moore Show in downtown Minneapolis.
Appeared alongside her Mary Tyler Moore Show costar Betty White for the first time since 1977 during a guest-starring stint on Hot in Cleveland in 2011.
Active in animal-rescue charities and cofounded the annual pet-adoption telethon Broadway Barks with actress Bernadette Peters.
Is a diabetic and serves as the international chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Mary Tyler Moore Relationships:
Marjorie Moore - Mother
Richard Meeker Jr. - Son
Robert Levine - Husband
George Tyler Moore - Father
Elizabeth Moore - Sister
Grant Tinker - Ex-husband
John Hackett Moore - Brother
Richard Meeker - Ex-husband
Mary Tyler Moore Awards:
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
1966 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - Winner
1976 People's Choice Awards: Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer - Winner
1979 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female TV Performer - Winner
1975 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female TV Performer - Winner
1978 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female TV Performer - Winner
1977 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female TV Performer - Winner
1972 Golden Globe: Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy Series or Television Movie - Nominee
1980 Tony: Special Award - Winner
1981 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress - Nominee
1981 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
1971 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1973 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1974 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1975 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1976 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1977 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Life Achievement Award - Winner
1974 Emmy: Actress of the Year- Series - Winner
1971 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1972 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1973 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1963 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series - Nominee
1964 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series - Winner
1974 Emmy: Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
1975 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1976 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
1977 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1979 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Winner
1980 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1965 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Winner