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Valerie Harper

Acting · 1939–2019 · Suffern, New York, USA

Biography

Valerie Harper (August 22, 1939 – August 30, 2019) was an American actress, known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and for her starring roles on the sitcoms Rhoda (a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show) and Valerie.

Known for

Filmography

2018Betty White: First Lady of TelevisionSelf
2018Liza on DemandWanda
2017My Mom and the GirlNanny
2015Mary Tyler Moore: A CelebrationSelf / Rhoda Morganstern (archive footage)
2015Marsha Hunt's Sweet AdversitySelf
2015Merry XmasMother
2015She's The Best Thing in ItSelf
2014Signed, Sealed, DeliveredTheresa Capodiamonte
2014The Town That Came A-Courtin'Charlotte
2012ShiverAudrey Alden
2012Fixing PeteMrs. Friedlander
20112 Broke GirlsNola Anderz
2011CertaintyKathryn
2011My Future BoyfriendBobbi Moreau
2010Hot in ClevelandAngie
2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf
2009Drop Dead DivaJudge Leslie Singer
2008Childrens HospitalMamma Fiorucci
2007Golda's Balcony
2006'Til DeathBarbara Stark
2006Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner ErhardSelf - Emmy Awards (archive footage)
2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant
2005American Dad!(voice)
2005CommittedLily Solomon
2004The Wedding FrameMary Allen (voice)
2004Desperate HousewivesClaire Bremmer
2003The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait SeriesNarrator (voice)
2002Dancing at the Harvest MoonClaire
2002Less than PerfectJudith, Owen's Mom
2002The Mary Tyler Moore ReunionSelf
2001Good Day LiveSelf
2000Mary and RhodaRhoda Morgenstern-Rousseau
1999Family LawJulia
1998That '70s ShowPaula
1998Sex and the CityWallis Wysel
1997The ViewSelf
1997Dog's Best FriendChicken (voice)
1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest
1995The Great Mom SwapGrace
1995The OfficeRita Stone
1994A Friend to Die ForMrs. Delvecchio
1994Touched by an AngelKate Prescott
1993Intimate PortraitSelf - Narrator (voice)
1992Melrose Place
1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal FashionDyan Draper
1991Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary ShowHerself
1990Stolen: One HusbandKatherine Slade
1990Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney YearsSelf
1990City
1989The SimpsonsMrs. Butterworth (voice)
1989Hanna-Barbera's 50thSelf
1988The People Across the LakeRachel Yoman
1988Drop-Out MotherNora Cromwell
1987Strange VoicesLynn Glover
1986The Hogan FamilyValerie Hogan
1985The ExecutionHannah Epstein
1984Blame It on RioKaren Hollis
1983An Invasion of PrivacyKate Bianchi
1982Don't Go to SleepLaura
1982Farrell: For the PeopleLiz Farrell
1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982I Love LibertySelf
1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
1981The Day the Loving StoppedNorma Danner
1980The Shadow BoxMaggie
1980Fun and GamesCarol Heffernan
1980FridaysSelf
1980The Last Married Couple in AmericaBarbara
1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70'sSelf (archive footage)
1979Chapter TwoFaye Medwick
1977Night TerrorCarol Turney
1976The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest Star
1975Rocky Mountain ChristmasSelf
1975People's Choice AwardsSelf - Host
1974Freebie and the BeanConsuelo
1974RhodaRhoda Morgenstern
1974Thursday's GameAnn Menzente
1974NOVASelf
1972The Trouble With PeopleWife (Story 5)
1971ColumboEve Babcock
1970The Mary Tyler Moore ShowRhoda Morgenstern
1969Love, American StyleBarbara Watkins
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest / Various Characters
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1959Li'l AbnerDogpatch girl
1956Rock, Rock, Rock!Teenager at Prom (uncredited)
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee

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