mary tyler moore

TV icon Mary Tyler Moore has passed away at age 80. On The Dick Van Dyke Show, Moore played Laura Petrie, the wife of the title character and in 1970, she played single gal and TV producer Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

She reigned as America's sweetheart during the 60's and 70's. Mary Tyler Moore, first as co-star of the Dick Van Dyke Show and then as Mary Richards, the darling of CBS Saturday nights from 1970 - 1976. The show had top ratings and won a bushel basket of Emmys. The show and its spin-off Rhoda were produced by Mary and her husband, Grant Tinker, as part of their MTM Enterprises. And, I came in cont

This just in -- According to PEOPLE, Emmy-winning actress Mary Tyler Moore will have brain surgery to remove a meningioma, a benign tumor of the lining tissue of the brain. "At the recommendation of her neurologist, who has been monitoring this for years, and a neurosurgeon, Mary decided to proceed with this fairly routine procedure," her rep tells PEOPLE. The 73-year-old actress, who fo