Portrait of Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore

Acting

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.

Born: December 29, 1936

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Being Mary Tyler Moore

as Self (archive footage)

2020
2017
Mary Tyler Moore: Behind the Smile

as Self (archive footage)

2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

as Self / Various (archive footage)

2013
Inequality for All

as Mary Richards (archive footage)

2011
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

as Laura Petrie (archive footage)

2010
2009
2008
2005
2003
Blessings

as Lydia Blessing

2003
The Gin Game

as Fonsia Dorsey

2002
Miss Lettie and Me

as Lettie Anderson

2002
Cheats

as Mrs. Stark

2000
Mary and Rhoda

as Mary Richards-Cronin

1998
That '70s Show

as Christine St. George

1997
The View

as Self

1997
Keys to Tulsa

as Cynthia Boudreau

1997
Payback

as Kathryn Stanfill

1997
King of the Hill

as Reverend Karen Stroup (voice)

1996
1996
Flirting with Disaster

as Pearl Coplin

1995
New York News

as Louise Felcott

1995
The Naked Truth

as Catherine Wilde

1994
Ellen

as Mary Tyler Moore

1993
Frasier

as Marjorie (voice)

1993
Stolen Babies

as Georgia Tann

1990
Thanksgiving Day

as Paula Schloss

1990
The Last Best Year

as Wendy Haller

1988
Lincoln

as Mary Todd Lincoln

1986
American Masters

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

1986
Just Between Friends

as Holly Davis

1985
Mary

as Mary Brenner

1985
1985
1984
Heartsounds

as Martha Weinman Lear

1982
Six Weeks

as Charlotte Dreyfus

1982
Wogan

as Self

1982
1980
Ordinary People

as Beth Jarrett

1978
First, You Cry

as Betty Rollin

1976
Mary's Incredible Dream

as Angel / Devil / Woman

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1974
1971
1970
1969
Run a Crooked Mile

as Elizabeth Sutton

1969
Change of Habit

as Sister Michelle Gallagher

1968
Don't Just Stand There

as Martine Randall

1967
Thoroughly Modern Millie

as Miss Dorothy Brown

1961
X-15

as Pamela Stewart

1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Laura Petrie

1960
The Fatal Impulse

as Mary Snyder

1960
Surfside 6

as Kathy Murlow

1960
1960
The Aquanauts

as Dana March

1960
Thriller

as Mary Snyder

1960
Thriller

as Sherry Smith

1960
Overland Trail

as Joan Ransom

1959
Hawaiian Eye

as Susan Hart

1959
Hawaiian Eye

as Vanessa Kinard

1959
Hawaiian Eye

as Peggy Regan

1959
Riverboat

as Lily Belle de Lesseps

1959
The Deputy

as Amy Collins

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Girl on Telephone (uncredited)

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Marie Drew

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Laura Chandler

1958
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Sophie Anderson

1958
Once Upon a Horse...

as Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

1957
Operation Mad Ball

as Nurse (uncredited)

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Sam (voice) (uncredited)

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Host

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Hostess / Presenter / Special Award Recipient

1955
1953
The Oscars

as Self

1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

as Happy Hotpoint (uncredited)

1949
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee / Presenter

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee