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    Mary Tyler Moore

    American actress and television producer

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  2. Dancing. Before she was a silver screen star, Moore aspired to be a dancer, and that passion was her gateway into showbiz. Back in the ’50s, Moore’s first TV job was quite the quirky gig: As “Happy Hotpoint” she gleefully danced as an elf to promote Hotpoint brand appliances. Were Moore’s little elfin dances hokey? Of course.

  3. Mini Bio. Mary Tyler Moore was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on December 29, 1936. Moore's family relocated to California when she was eight. Her childhood was troubled, due in part to her mother's alcoholism. The eldest of three siblings, she attended a Catholic high school and married upon her graduation, in 1955.

    • December 29, 1936
    • January 25, 2017
  4. Moore's television career began in 1952 (until 1956) with a job as "Happy Hotpoint", a tiny elf dancing on Hotpoint appliances in TV commercials during the 1950s series Ozzie and Harriet. [22] After appearing in 39 Hotpoint commercials in five days, she received approximately $6,000 (approximately $73,891 in 2023).

  5. May 26, 2023 · Actor Mary Tyler Moore was known for her roles on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Read about her spouses, statue, death, and more.

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  6. Jan 25, 2017 · Although she was best known for her iconic role on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” Moore was also a trained dancer and dreamed of making it into a career. In her 2009 memoir, Growing Up Again: Life, Loves, and Oh Yeah, Diabetes, Moore wrote about how dance gave her strength and stability:

  7. Jan 25, 2017 · And even though she would try to break that image with other roles through the years, those roles forever touched TV audiences. Moore was a leggy brunette dancer from Brooklyn. Her first TV job...

  8. Jan 27, 2017 · On “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Tyler Moore had played Laura Petrie, a comely and bemused housewife who had left her career as a dancer behind for suburban life. She was witty yet tolerant,...

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