Daniel Pinna
I will forever remember Valerie as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off Rhoda. For some reason I actually appreciated watching this show as a young child. I wasn’t the targeted demo at the time but it appealed to me!
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Valerie Kathryn Harper 1939 - 2019
Valerie Kathryn Harper was born on August 22, 1939 in Suffern, Rockland County, New York United States, and died at age 80 years old on August 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Valerie Kathryn Harper.
Valerie Kathryn Harper
August 22, 1939
Suffern, Rockland County, New York, 10901, United States
August 30, 2019
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Daniel Pinna
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09/03/2019
Valerie Kathryn Harper
Valerie Kathryn Harper best known for her roles as Rhoda Morgenstern in the 1970s tv series 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', the spin-off 'Rhoda', and as Valerie Hogan in 'Valerie'. Primetime Emmy Award winner (x4 times!!), her notable film roles include Freebie and the Bean (1974), and Chapter Two (1979), both of which garnered her Golden Globe Award nominations.
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Kathy Pinna
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08/30/2019
Valerie Kathryn Harper
A photo of Valerie Kathryn Harper.
Known professionally as Valerie Harper and born (a Catholic) to a lighting salesman and a nurse in Suffern, New York, Valerie was the middle of three children.
She trained as a dancer and began her career in NYC as a chorus girl. She moved on to the comedy group Second City, where she met and married comedian Dick Schaal. They were married in 1964 and divorced in 1978.
In 1970, while living in Los Angeles. she auditioned for the role of "Rhoda" on the Mary Tyler Moore Show - and starred on the show for 4 years. Her spin-off from the Mary Tyler Moore Show, "Rhoda", was on tv for another 4 years, making her a fixture on 1970s tv.
A popular actress and comedian, she appeared in numerous television shows, movies, and theater productions and was nominated for Emmys (won 4), Golden Globes (won 1), and a Tony . She was also an activist for the E.R.A. and the Women's Liberation Movement and co-founded a charity that feeds the needy in L.A.
In 2009, she was diagnosed with lung cancer and in 2013, with brain cancer, both of which she courageously fought for several years.
On August 30, 2019, Valerie succumbed to her illnesses at age 80. She was survived by her husband, Tony Cacciotti, her husband since 1987, and their (adopted) daughter, actress Cristina Cacciotti.
Known professionally as Valerie Harper and born (a Catholic) to a lighting salesman and a nurse in Suffern, New York, Valerie was the middle of three children.
She trained as a dancer and began her career in NYC as a chorus girl. She moved on to the comedy group Second City, where she met and married comedian Dick Schaal. They were married in 1964 and divorced in 1978.
In 1970, while living in Los Angeles. she auditioned for the role of "Rhoda" on the Mary Tyler Moore Show - and starred on the show for 4 years. Her spin-off from the Mary Tyler Moore Show, "Rhoda", was on tv for another 4 years, making her a fixture on 1970s tv.
A popular actress and comedian, she appeared in numerous television shows, movies, and theater productions and was nominated for Emmys (won 4), Golden Globes (won 1), and a Tony . She was also an activist for the E.R.A. and the Women's Liberation Movement and co-founded a charity that feeds the needy in L.A.
In 2009, she was diagnosed with lung cancer and in 2013, with brain cancer, both of which she courageously fought for several years.
On August 30, 2019, Valerie succumbed to her illnesses at age 80. She was survived by her husband, Tony Cacciotti, her husband since 1987, and their (adopted) daughter, actress Cristina Cacciotti.
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Kathy Pinna
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08/30/2019
Valerie Harper
A photo of Valerie Kathryn Harper as the character "Rhoda Morgenstern" on the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States
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Amanda S. Stevenson
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11/13/2018
Nancy Walker, Valerie Harper & Julie Kavner
A photo of Nancy Walker (rt) in RHODA as Rhoda's mom with Valerie Harper & Julie Kavner .
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Amanda S. Stevenson
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11/13/2018
Nancy Walker, Valerie Harper & Julie Kavner
A photo of Nancy Walker with co-stars on RHODA. - Valerie Harper & Julie Kavner
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