Valerie Harper

Birth Name:

Valerie Kathryn Harper

Birth Place:

Suffern, New York, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack, Writer, Producer

Co-founded the non-profit L․I․F․E․ in 1983 with Dennis Weaver, a charitable organization aimed at feeding the homeless population of Los Angeles
Announced in early 2013 that she had been diagnosed with an incurable form of brain cancer and that doctors had given her only months to live
Although her family moved frequently throughout her childhood, she eventually chose to stay in New York to study ballet before beginning her career on Broadway
Quote: "I used to get some ego thing out of saying I wasn't a star, just an actress․ Forget it․ I'm a star․ I wanted it, I worked for it and I got it․"
Worked as a chorus girl on Broadway before landing the role of Rhoda Morgenstern on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in 1970, a character that would eventually land her own spinoff in 1974
Continued her career on television with "Valerie" in 1986, but would eventually be fired by pproduction company Lorimar the following year, thus prompting a wrongful termination lawsuit in which she was awarded $1․4 million
Met Mary Tyler Moore almost a decade prior to being cast on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" after her husband Richard Schaal guest-starred on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in 1961
Ran for president of the Screens Actors Guild in 2001, but lost to Melissa Gilbert

1971Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy:Winner
1972Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy:Winner
1973Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actress - Television:Nominated
1973Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy:Winner
1974Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actress - Television:Nominated
1974Primetime Emmy - Best Supporting Actress in Comedy:Nominated
1975Golden Globe - Best TV Actress - Comedy or Musical:Winner
1975Golden Globe - Most Promising Newcomer - Female:Nominated
1975Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
1976Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical:Nominated
1976Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1977Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1978Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
1980Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture:Nominated
2003TV Land Award - Hippest Fashion Plate - Female:Nominated
2004Groundbreaking ShowWinner
2016Award of Excellence Special Mention - Best Leading Actor:Winner
2017Festival Award - Best Leading Actor:Winner

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