Valerie Harper

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Biography

Perhaps no other actress evoked the edgy, freewheeling spirit of 1970s television than Emmy-winning actress Valerie Harper, whose star-making turn as the brassy, bold Rhoda Morgenstern on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (CBS, 1970-77) and its spin-off "Rhoda" (CBS, 1974-78) remained one of the most adulated performances in TV history. Harper began her career as a Broadway showgirl, making a name for herself in such high-profile productions as …
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Job Title

Actor, Camera, Film & Tape

Born

August 22, 1940

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Child Abuse: Innocence on Trial

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The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards

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