Mary Tyler Moore (29 December 1936 – 25 Januar 2017) wis an American actress, kent for her roles in the telly sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977), in that she featurt as Mary Richards, a single wumman wirkin as a local news producer in Minneapolis, an The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966), in that she played Laura Petrie, an umwhile dancer turnt Westchester hamemaker, wife an mither.[1][2][3][4] Her film wirk includes 1967's Thoroughly Modern Millie an 1980's Ordinary People, in that she played a role that wis verra different frae the telly chairacters she haed portrayed, an for that she wis nominatit for an Academy Awaird for Best Actress.[5][6][7]
Due tae her roles on baith The Mary Tyler Moore Show an The Dick Van Dyke Show, in that her chairacters aften brakit frae stereotypical eemages o weemen an pushed gender norms, Moore becam a cultural icon an serrt as an inspiration for mony younger actresses, professional weemen, an feminists.[8][9][10] She wis later active in chairity wirk an sindry poleetical causes, pairteecularly the issues o ainimal richts an diabetes. She wis diagnosed wi teep 1 diabetes early in the run o The Mary Tyler Moore Show.[11] She an aa suffered frae alcoholism, which she wrote aboot in her first o twa memoirs. In Mey 2011, Moore unnerwent elective harn surgery tae remuive a benign meningioma.[12] She deet frae cardiopulmonary reest due tae pneumonia at the age o 80 on 25 Januar 2017.[13]