Mary Tyler Moore was born in the Brooklyn Heights section of
Brooklyn, New York.
Moore is best known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show on CBS from
1970 to 1977, and The Dick Van Dyke Show also CBS from 1961 to
1966. She also appeared in a number of films, most notably 1967’s
Thoroughly Modern Millie and 1980’s Ordinary People.
Moore was diagnosed with Type I diabetes when she was 33. In 2011,
she had surgery to remove a meningioma, a benign brain tumor. Since
2012, she has reportedly suffered heart and kidney problems and has
become nearly blind.
Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore on the set of The Dick Van Dyke Show.