Mary Tyler Moore Fast Facts

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Updated 6:32 PM EDT, Fri June 14, 2019
The ladies of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" will appear together again on a September episode of TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland." Here's a look at what the stars of the beloved CBS series are up to now, more than three decades after the show went off the air:
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The ladies of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" will appear together again on a September episode of TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland." Here's a look at what the stars of the beloved CBS series are up to now, more than three decades after the show went off the air:
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After playing Mary Richards on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," Moore appeared in a number of films, TV movies and series, such as "Mary" and "Annie McGuire." She recently guest-starred as Diane on a 2011 episode of Betty White's "Hot in Cleveland."
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After playing Mary Richards on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," Moore appeared in a number of films, TV movies and series, such as "Mary" and "Annie McGuire." She recently guest-starred as Diane on a 2011 episode of Betty White's "Hot in Cleveland."
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After playing Murray Slaughter on "Mary Tyler Moore," Gavin MacLeod hopped aboard "The Love Boat" as Capt. Merrill Stubing. He has since guest-starred on "That '70s Show" and "The Suite Life on Deck."
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After playing Murray Slaughter on "Mary Tyler Moore," Gavin MacLeod hopped aboard "The Love Boat" as Capt. Merrill Stubing. He has since guest-starred on "That '70s Show" and "The Suite Life on Deck."
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Valerie Harper has appeared on programs such as "Desperate Housewives" and "Drop Dead Diva" since her days as Rhoda. She opened up to <a href="http://piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/13/valerie-harper-on-her-terminal-cancer-diagnosis-people-are-sending-me-all-kinds-of-wishes-and-love-and-heart-and-i-accept-it/?iref=allsearch" target="_blank">Piers Morgan</a> about facing terminal cancer in March, saying, "I want folks to know where I am now, and how much I have just been touched to the bone marrow by their concern, their love, their offers of care. ... People are sending me all kinds of wishes and love and heart. And I accept it."
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Valerie Harper has appeared on programs such as "Desperate Housewives" and "Drop Dead Diva" since her days as Rhoda. She opened up to Piers Morgan about facing terminal cancer in March, saying, "I want folks to know where I am now, and how much I have just been touched to the bone marrow by their concern, their love, their offers of care. ... People are sending me all kinds of wishes and love and heart. And I accept it."
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Since playing Lou Grant, Edward Asner has lent his voice to several projects, such as "The Cleveland Show." He also has appeared in sitcoms like "The Middle" and "Hot in Cleveland." He guest-starred on a February episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" as coach Martin Schultz.
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Since playing Lou Grant, Edward Asner has lent his voice to several projects, such as "The Cleveland Show." He also has appeared in sitcoms like "The Middle" and "Hot in Cleveland." He guest-starred on a February episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" as coach Martin Schultz.
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Since Georgette Franklin, Georgia Engel has appeared in films like "The Sweetest Thing," lent her voice to animated features like "Open Season and guest-starred on series like "Passions." She recently played Mamie on "Hot in Cleveland."
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Since Georgette Franklin, Georgia Engel has appeared in films like "The Sweetest Thing," lent her voice to animated features like "Open Season and guest-starred on series like "Passions." She recently played Mamie on "Hot in Cleveland."
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Ted Knight, who played Ted Baxter on "Mary Tyler Moore," was one of the stars of the classic film comedy "Caddyshack" and went on to play Henry Rush on TV's "Too Close for Comfort." He died in 1986 at 62.
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Ted Knight, who played Ted Baxter on "Mary Tyler Moore," was one of the stars of the classic film comedy "Caddyshack" and went on to play Henry Rush on TV's "Too Close for Comfort." He died in 1986 at 62.
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Cloris Leachman played "The Facts of Life's" Beverly Ann Stickle after her days on "Mary Tyler Moore." After many TV guest spots and appearances in films, the comedian now plays Maw Maw on "Raising Hope." She also competed on the seventh season of "Dancing with the Stars."
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Cloris Leachman played "The Facts of Life's" Beverly Ann Stickle after her days on "Mary Tyler Moore." After many TV guest spots and appearances in films, the comedian now plays Maw Maw on "Raising Hope." She also competed on the seventh season of "Dancing with the Stars."
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After "Mary Tyler Moore" and "The Golden Girls," Betty White went on to appear in a number of projects. She recently lent her voice to "The Lorax" and she hosts "Betty White's Off Their Rockers." As for her role as Elka Ostrovsky on "Hot in Cleveland," White recently said: "After 'The Mary Tyler Moore' group and 'The Golden Girls' group, to again get a group of women who all aren't just making it work, we adore each other! And if you wind up with these kinds of friendships that are life-long, there's nothing like it."
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After "Mary Tyler Moore" and "The Golden Girls," Betty White went on to appear in a number of projects. She recently lent her voice to "The Lorax" and she hosts "Betty White's Off Their Rockers." As for her role as Elka Ostrovsky on "Hot in Cleveland," White recently said: "After 'The Mary Tyler Moore' group and 'The Golden Girls' group, to again get a group of women who all aren't just making it work, we adore each other! And if you wind up with these kinds of friendships that are life-long, there's nothing like it."
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Here is a look at the life of Mary Tyler Moore, Emmy and Tony award-winning actress.

Personal:
Birth date: December 29, 1936

Death date: January 25, 2017

Birth place: Brooklyn, New York

Birth name: Mary Tyler Moore

Father: George Moore, a utilities company clerk

Mother: Marjorie (Hackett) Moore

Marriages: S. Robert Levine (1983-January 25, 2017, her death); Grant Tinker (1962-1981, divorced); Richard Meeker (1955-1961, divorced)

Children: with Richard Meeker: Richard Meeker Jr., 1956-1980

Other Facts:
15 Primetime Emmy nominations with seven wins, and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.

One non-competitive Tony Award.

One Academy Award nomination but did not win.

Moore suffered from Type 1 diabetes and was the international chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Timeline:
October 3, 1961-June 1, 1966 - Plays Laura Petrie, the wife on “The Dick van Dyke Show.”

1964 - Winner of Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress Emmy for “The Dick van Dyke Show.”

1966 - Winner of Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress Emmy for “The Dick van Dyke Show.”

1969 - Moore and her then-husband, television executive Grant Tinker, co-found MTM Enterprises, which produces numerous popular TV shows from the 1970s to the 1990s.

1970 - “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” debuts. Moore plays Mary Richards, a successful, single TV journalist.

1973 - Winner of Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress Emmy for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

1974 - Winner of Actress of the Year - Series Emmy for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

1974 - Winner of Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

1976 - Winner of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy for “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.”

1980 - Winner, Special Tony Award for “Whose Life Is It Anyway?”

1980 - Moore’s son Richard dies at the age of 24 of an accidental self-inflicted gun shot wound.

1986 - Is inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.

1993 - Wins an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special for “Stolen Babies.”

May 8, 2002 - A bronze statue is unveiled in Minneapolis, where “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” takes place, depicting Moore’s iconic hat toss in the opening sequence.

May 12, 2011 - Announces plans for elective brain surgery to remove a benign tumor.

January 29, 2012 - Receives the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.

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