Mary Tyler Moore Net Worth

Mary Tyler Moore's Quotes

• Sometimes, you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers.
• There is a dark side. I tend not to be as optimistic as Mary Richards. I have an anger in me that I carry from my childhood experiences -- I expect a lot of myself and I'm not too kind to myself.
• Diabetes is an all-too-personal time bomb which can go off today, tomorrow, next year, or 10 years from now - a time bomb affecting millions like me and the children here today.
• I'm not an actress who can create a character. I play me.
• Diets are for those who are thick and tired of it.

Interesting Facts about Mary Tyler Moore

1. Her sister, Elizabeth Moore, was born 3 months earlier than her own son. Elizabeth was born March 20, 1956, and Richard was born July 3; both in Los Angeles at Queen of Angels Hospital.
2. Left dancing for acting because it "lacked the spotlight", and she "really wanted to be a star".
3. First television appearance was in 1955 as "Happy Hotpoint" the Hotpoint Appliance elf, in commercials aired during the sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952).
4. Was a conservative libertarian and animal rights activist.
5. Entered Betty Ford clinic for alcoholism. [1984]
6. On October 14, 1980, her son Richard Meeker Jr. died of an accidental gunshot to the head while handling a small .410 shotgun. The model was later removed from the market because of its hair trigger.
7. Celebrity sponsor of the Great American Meatout. [March 2001]
8. Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (insulin dependent) at age 33.
9. She testified before Congress in 2001 (along with actors Kevin Kline and Jonathan Lipnicki and former astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13) calling for an increase in funding for diabetes research and support embryonic stem cell research, which she called "truly life affirming." Also present in the hearing room were about 200 children with diabetes and their families, who were in town for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Children's Congress 2001.
10. Told David Letterman that her (and others') nickname for Dick Van Dyke when they did The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) together was Penis Von Lesbian, a play on his real name.
11. Bronze statue capturing her character Mary's signature hat-toss went on display May 8, 2002, at the Minneapolis intersection where the scene for Mary Tyler Moore (1970) was originally filmed. On hand for the ceremony, Moore tossed her tam, but this time, into an appreciative downtown crowd.
12. Founded MTM Enterprises in 1969 with ex-husband Grant Tinker. Sold the company in 1990.
13. She appeared in the Broadway play "Sweet Sue" (1988) with Lynn Redgrave and a fully nude Barry Tubb.
14. Mary Tyler Moore portrayed the first Sam, who was in charge of the answering service on CBS Television's Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957). Only her voice and her legs were known to the viewer.
15. Walked out of the Neil Simon play "Rose's Dilemma," citing problems with the playwright. Reportedly, he sent her an insulting note prior to an appearance regarding her failure to memorize lines. The problem was that he had kept rewriting her lines and expected her to learn them on the spot. She was replaced by actress Patricia Hodges, but the play closed two months later to poor reviews. [December 2003]
16. Was named as "Queen of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival. [1996]
17. Was paired with Richard Chamberlain for "Holly Golightly" (1967), a musical adaptation of Truman Capote's earlier novel (and film), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961). When it became obvious during pre-Broadway tryouts that no amount of play-doctoring was going to save a potentially disastrous show, producer David Merrick announced that he was closing the show one week prior to its scheduled Broadway opening, as he put it, "out of consideration for the audience.".
18. Was a heavy smoker during the time The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) was in production. Had since quit. She was trying to quit smoking during filming directed by Carl Reiner when she discovered that she was going to be off-screen for the majority of the episode. Moore later admitted in an interview with Larry King that she smoked three packs of cigarettes a day.
19. She won the Tony Award after taking over the lead in the play "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" (1980). She was so good that she was given a special Tony because she was not eligible for a traditional nomination due to being a replacement performer. She won the Tony Award when her company, MTM, backed the revival of the play "Joe Egg" (1985).
20. MTM's mascot is a cute orange-striped kitten named Mimsie.