Mary Tyler Moore was a modern woman’s role model

Name: Mary Tyler Moore was a modern woman’s role model
Uploaded: 2017-01-26T00:30:57Z
Duration: P394S
Description: She had an iconic smile and laugh, but actress and comedian Mary Tyler Moore was also a revolutionary. The Oscar-nominated actress famously played a single career woman next door and a quirky housewife, changing how women were portrayed. Jeffrey Brown reflects on her life with Cynthia Littleton of Variety and Dick Cavett, a former friend of the late television icon, who died at the age of 80.

Clip: 01/25/2017 | 6m 34s

She had an iconic smile and laugh, but actress and comedian Mary Tyler Moore was also a revolutionary. The Oscar-nominated actress famously played a single career woman next door and a quirky housewife, changing how women were portrayed. Jeffrey Brown reflects on her life with Cynthia Littleton of Variety and Dick Cavett, a former friend of the late television icon, who died at the age of 80.

Aired: 01/25/17

Rating: NR

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