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Mary Tyler Moore Biography

Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profession
Actor

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
  • Was active in animal-rescue charities and cofounded the annual pet-adoption telethon Broadway Barks with actress Bernadette Peters
  • Was a diabetic and served as the international chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Awards

  • 1993Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special: winner
  • 1988Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special: nominated
  • 1985Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special: nominated
  • 1982BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 1981Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: winner
  • 1980Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1979People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female TV Performer: winner
  • 1979Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special: nominated
  • 1978People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female TV Performer: winner
  • 1977Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1977People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female TV Performer: winner
  • 1977Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1976Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1976Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1975Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1975People's Choice Awards-Favorite Female TV Performer: winner
  • 1975Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1974Emmy-Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1974Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1974Emmy-Actress of the Year- Series: winner
  • 1973Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1973Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 1972Golden Globe-Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy Series or Television Movie: nominated
  • 1972Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1971Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: winner
  • 1971Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1966Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 1965Golden Globe-Actress in a Television Series: winner
  • 1964Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series: winner
  • 1963Emmy-Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series: nominated

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