Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Overview

Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song declared, she also influenced a generation of women to become more independent and to pursue successful and fulfilling careers. Moore’s own 50-plus-year career has spanned award-winning films and Broadway shows, as well as two beloved television series that broke ground and continue to entertain viewers. ​ This one-hour special includes highlights from a recent interview with Mary Tyler Moore, tributes from her co-stars and clips from iconic moments throughout her career. The program looks at her breakthrough role on The Dick Van Dyke Show, her iconic turn as TV's first independent career woman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and her Academy Award-nominated work on Ordinary People.

Directed by Steven J. Boettcher

Top cast

John Amos

Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)

Morey Amsterdam

Buddy Sorrell (archive footage)

Julie Andrews

Self / Millie Dillmount (archive footage)

Ed Asner

Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)

Lucille Ball

Lucy Ricardo / I Love Lucy (archive footage)

Jack Benny

Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)

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Jerry Berman

Narrator (voice)

Barbara Britton

Laura Petrie / Pilot-Head of the Family (archive footage)

Pat Carroll

Self / Loretta Kuhne (archive footage)

Georgia Engel

Georgette Baxter / MTM Show (archive footage)

Nanette Fabray

Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)

Tina Fey

Self

Ann Morgan Guilbert

Millie Helper (archive footage)

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Morty Gunty

Buddy Sorrell / Pilot-Head of the Family (archive footage)

John Harkins

Reverend Burns / MTM Show (archive footage)

Valerie Harper

Self / Rhoda Morganstern (archive footage)

Timothy Hutton

Conrad Jarrett / Ordinary People (archive footage)

Danny Kaye

Self (archive footage)

Michael Keaton

Self - Audition Tape (archive footage)

Ted Knight

Ted Baxter (archive footage)

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