Pioneers of Television

Mary Tyler Moore's Big Break

Clip: Season 3 Episode 1 | 1m 30s

Actress Mary Tyler Moore describes how she nearly didn't go to the audition for "The Dick Van Dyke Show." She wowed the show's creator and director, Carl Reiner, and got the part of Laura Petrie, the wife of Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke).

Aired: 01/15/13

Rating: NR

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