Mary Tyler Moore, the multiple Emmy-winning actress who first charmed TV viewers on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” in the 1960s and became a beloved TV icon who could “turn the world on with her smile” on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” in the 1970s, has died. She was 80.
In a career that began as Happy Hotpoint, the dancing and singing 3-inch pixie in Hotpoint appliance commercials on “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” in 1955 when she was 18, Moore went on to star in television and films and on Broadway.
In 1981, she received an Academy Award nomination for best actress for her portrayal of the emotionally cold mother in “Ordinary People,” the Robert Redford-directed drama about an upper-middle-class family dealing with the death of its eldest son in a boating accident with his brother.
The unsympathetic, dark role was a departure for Moore, who remains best known for her light touch in two classic situation comedies that, together, earned her six Emmy Awards.
So sorry to hear this. Always liked her, and when was a kid, always watched Dick Van Dyke. May she rest in peace !!!
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MTM's first job as "Happy Hotpoint - The Dancing Elf"
Willie Green posted on 2017-01-25 15:33:49 Reply Private Reply
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I had a huge crush on her going all the way back to when she played Laura Petrie on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
She was great as the News Producer (Mary Richards) on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" too.
Mary Tyler Moore Show Theme and Intro by bourbonblog
RIP Mary.
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Yeah, you and just about every guy in the US.
Stoner posted on 2017-01-25 15:42:39 Reply Private Reply
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Wow! 1952, huh?
Nice find. I was only a year old when that came out, but I do rememeber the Ozzie and Harriet show from years later.
Moore's first regular television role was as a mysterious and glamorous telephone receptionist on Richard Diamond, Private Detective. On the show, Moore's voice was heard, but only her shapely legs appeared on camera, adding to the character's mystique.
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Stoner posted on 2017-01-26 07:40:13 Reply Private Reply
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Here's another one where she actually talks:
Willie Green posted on 2017-01-26 20:03:46 Reply Private Reply