Mary Tyler Moore Age, Wiki and Bio

Mary Tyler Moore

Quick Info

ProfessionActress
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth29/12/1936
Age80 years (died on 25, Jan, 2017)
BirthplaceBrooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Date of Death25/01/2017

Bio/Wiki

Real NameMary Tyler Moore
NicknameNot Known
Famous forThe Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977)

Physical Stats & More

Height5’ 7”
Weight61 kg
Eye ColorGrey
Hair ColorBlonde

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • St. Rose of Lima Parochial School, Brooklyn, New York
  • Saint Ambrose School, Los Angeles
  • Immaculate Heart High School, Los Feliz, California
CollegeN/A
Educational QualificationsHigh School Graduate

Personal Life

Date of Death25/01/2017
Place of DeathGreenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
HometownFlushing, Queens, New York

Relationships & More

SexualityStraight
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/Boyfriends
  • Paul Stanley (Musician)
  • Richard Meeker
  • Grant Tinker (Enterpriser)
  • Warren Beatty (Actor)
  • Robert Levine (Physician)
Husbands
  • Late Richard Carleton Meeker (aka Dick Meeker) (married 1955–61)
  • Grant Tinker (married 1962–81)
  • Robert Levine (married 1983- her death, 2017)
Children
SonLate Richard Meeker Jr. (born to Richard Carleton Meeker in 1955)
DaughterN/A

Family

FatherLate George Tyler Moore (Clerk, retired executive of Southern California Gas Company)
MotherLate Marjorie
Siblings
BrotherLate John More (7 years younger to her, died at the age of 47 due to Kidney Cancer)
SisterLate Elizabeth Ann (29 years younger to her, died in 1978 due to drug overdose)

Career

Debut
CommercialHappy Hotpoint commercial in 1950s
TVThe Eddie Fisher Show (1957)
FilmX-15 (1961)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Mary was diagnosed with type I diabetes.
She struggled with alcoholism.
In 2011, she had brain surgery to remove a tumor.
Mary authored two memoirs: 'After All' (1995) and 'Growing Up Again: Life, Loves, and Oh Yeah, Diabetes' (2009).
Mary reportedly attempted to help her brother, John, commit suicide by giving him drugs in ice cream during his Kidney Cancer battle. Unfortunately, John passed away at 47 three months later, despite the failed attempt.
Her son passed away at 24 on October 14, 1980, in an accidental gunshot incident involving his gun collection job.
Mary was well-known for her philanthropic efforts, particularly in animal rights and diabetes causes.