(born 1936) Female actor, dancer and comedian; her longrunning sitcom roles personified changing images of American females. As Laurie Petrie, suburban wife and mother on the Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–6), Moore projected innocence and enthusiasm. These qualities were tempered as she portrayed a single woman in a television newsroom in the Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–7); Moore won multiple Emmys in both roles. Her joint production company with husband Grant Tinker, also contributed television milestones like Hill Street Blues (NBC, 1981–7). Her later career has seen expansion to dramatic roles in film (Oscar nomination for Ordinary People, 1980) and stage, alongside deep personal tragedies.