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Legendary American stage, film and television actress, as well as a producer and social advocate. She was widely known for her prominent television [[Sit Com]] roles in ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' (1961–1966) and ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' (1970–1977). In her film work, Moore developed a markedly wide range, including 1967's ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'' and 1980's ''[[Ordinary People]]'', the latter earning Moore a nomination for [[Academy Award|Academy Award for Best Actress]]. Moore was a noted advocate for animal rights, vegetarianism and diabetes prevention.
With her two most prominent roles challenging gender stereotypes and norms, ''The New York Times'' said Moore's "performances on
Initially intending to be a dancer, Moore's TV career began as "Happy Hotpoint", an elfin creature dancing on Hotpoint home appliance|appliances in commercials during the 1950s series ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet|Ozzie and Harriet]]''. Her first regular television role was as the mysterious and glamorous telephone receptionist Sam in ''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]''. In the show [[The Faceless|her voice was heard but only her legs appeared on camera]], adding to the character's mystique. About this time, she guest-starred in John Cassavetes' [[NBC]] detective series ''[[Johnny Staccato]]'', and also in ''[[Bachelor Father (U.S. TV series)|Bachelor Father]]'' in the episode titled "Bentley and the Big Board". In 1961, Moore appeared in several big parts in movies and on television, including ''[[Bourbon Street Beat]]'', ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'', ''[[Surfside 6]]'', ''[[Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)|Wanted: Dead or Alive]]'', ''[[Steve Canyon]]'', ''[[Hawaiian Eye]]'', ''[[Thriller (U.S. TV series)|Thriller]]'' and ''[[Lock-Up (TV series)|Lock-Up]]''.
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