Biography of Mary Tyler Moore

MARY TYLER MOORE holds a special place in people’s hearts. She is a symbol of female independence and strength, both in her work and personal life.

Moore was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Southern California, dancing professionally in commercials beginning the day after she graduated from high school. She won her first role on a TV series on Richard. A variety of guest roles followed on hit series of the late 50’s.The Dick Van Dyke Show, a role which earned herThe Mary Tyler Moore Show became one of the most acclaimedThe Mary Tyler Moore Show, Moore really began to show audiences her emotionalFirst You Cry Whose Life Is It Anyway? as a hospitalized quadriplegic fighting for control of her ownOrdinary People (1980) that Moore revealed the power of her dramaticGore Vidal’s Lincoln, againStolen Babies. TheStolen Memories: Secrets From The Rose, which captured the highest A. C. Nielsen rating for an original movie and the largest householdFlirting With Disaster. After All. WrittenAfter All reveals the triumphs, struggles and her comedic overview of television, film,Diamond, Private Detective From 1961 to 1966, Moore portrayed Laura Petrie on two Emmy Awards. During the seventies,series in television history, earning more Emmy’s than any other show -- including three for Moore as Best Actress and two Golden Globes.

During the years after range. The heartbreaking accuracy of her portrayal of a woman battling breast cancer in earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actress in a Drama. A year later, her triumphant dramatic debut on Broadway in destiny, captured a special Tony Award.

But it was in Robert Redford’s ability -- a performance that earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, as well as a Golden Globe Award. In 1981, Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals (the nation’s oldest undergraduate dramatic organization) honored Ms. Moore with their "Woman Of The Year" Award.

In 1988, Moore portrayed Mary Todd Lincoln in the NBC-TV mini-series earning critical praise and still another Emmy nomination for Ms. Moore. In 1993, she received a record seventh Emmy Award for her role as Georgia Tann in Lifetime’s original production of following year Ms. Moore starred in the Family Channel’s Garden audience ever for the network. She was the startling mother in In November of 1995, G. P. Putnam’s Sons released her best-selling autobiography,entirely on her own, and stage.

Moore is the International Chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, a position she has held since 1985. During her tenure, JDF has grown to become the world’s largest not-for-profit funder of diabetes research. Moore’s compassion is further evidenced by her active involvement with several animal welfare organizations. Moore and her husband, Dr. S. Robert Levine, fund several scholarship programs in the arts and academics.

They make their home in Manhattan, as well as upstate New York, with their dogs, horses, and goats.