You met her as the ever lovable Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show and solidified her legacy as a TV icon when she played the plucky single gal Mary on The Mary Tyler Moore Show– Mary Tyler Moore has died Wednesday, January 25. She was 80 years old.
“Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine,” Mara Buxbaum, Moore’s longtime representative said in a statement. “A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile.”
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