Mary Tyler Moore was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 29, 1936. She is a seven-time Emmy Award-winning actress, Tony Award recipient, Academy Award nominee, and a longtime activist and fund-raiser for diabetes research. She is best known for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966) and The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977). Her books include After All (1995) and Growing up Again: Life, Loves, and Oh Yeah, Diabetes (2009).

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