Mary Tyler Moore dead at the age of 80

LOS ANGELES — Actress Mary Tyler Moore has died, the Associated Press reports.

She was 80 years old.



According to TMZ, Moore was in the hospital Wednesday. Her condition was bad enough that family members were there saying their goodbyes.

Moore was one of the most beloved sitcom actresses of the 1960s and 70s.

In 1961, Moore landed a role on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” as Laura Petrie, the wife of Van Dyke’s Rob Petrie.

Four years after that show ended its run, Moore landed her own show, “The Mary Tyler Show,” in 1970.

Moore won six Emmy Awards over the course of her career, including five for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Moore had Type I diabetes, and in 2011 had surgery to remove a benign brain tumor. In 2015, her friends told the Washington Post she had heart and kidney problems and was nearly blind.