Moore, Mary Tyler, 1936–, American actress, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Although she began her career as a dancer, Moore's success came on with television, first as the secretary on "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" (1959), then as the costar of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961–66), and finally with "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (1970–77), the first to center on an unmarried and happy career woman. In 1970, with her then husband Grant Tinker, she formed MTM productions, which produced other successful television comedies. She appeared on Broadway in Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1980) and in the film Ordinary People (1980).

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See her autobiography, After All (1995).

Moore, Mary Tyler

(born Dec. 29, 1936, Brooklyn, New York, N.Y., U.S.) U.S. television and film actress. She studied dance and appeared in commercials and in minor roles on television before costarring in the hit Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66; two Emmy Awards). She achieved even greater success as the star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–77; four Emmy Awards), which became the most popular situation comedy of the 1970s. She also won an Emmy for her role in the television miniseries Stolen Babies (1993). Her films include Ordinary People (1980) and Flirting with Disaster (1996).

Moore, Mary Tyler (1934– ) television actress; born in New York City. A professional dancer, she began her career as a comic actress on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1960–65). She then starred in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–77), a CBS situation comedy that gained her the nickname, "American's girl friend." She founded MTM productions (1970–81) with her then husband, Grant Tinker. She subsequently worked as a dramatic actress in the movie Ordinary People (1980) and in made-for-television movies such as Thanksgiving Day (1990).