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Mary Tyler Moore ( December 29 , 1936  January 25 , 2017 ) was an American actress , known for her roles in the television sitcoms " The Mary Tyler Moore Show " ( 1970  1977 ), in which she starred as Mary Richards , a single woman working as a local news producer in Minneapolis , and " The Dick Van Dyke Show " ( 1961  1966 ), in which she played Laura Petrie , a former dancer turned Westchester homemaker , wife and mother . Her film work includes 1967 ' s " Thoroughly Modern Millie " and 1980 ' s " Ordinary People ", in which she played a role that was very different from the television characters she had portrayed , and for which she was nominated for an Academy ___MASK79___ for Best Actress . Rhoda was an American sitcom starring Valerie Harper which aired a total of 109 half - hour episodes and one hour - long episode over five seasons from September 9 , 1974 to December 9 , 1978 . The show was a spin - off of " The Mary Tyler Moore Show ", in which Harper between the years 1970 and 1974 had played the role of Rhoda Morgenstern , a spunky , weight - conscious , flamboyantly fashioned Jewish neighbor and native New Yorker in the role of Mary Richards ' best friend . After four seasons , Rhoda left Minneapolis and returned to her original hometown of New York City . The series is noted for breaking two television records , and was the winner of two Golden Globes and two Emmy Awards . An ___MASK19___ , or simply Emmy , recognizes excellence in the television industry , and corresponds to the Academy Award ( for film ), the Tony Award ( for theatre ), and the Grammy Award ( for music ). Allan Burns ( born May 18 , 1935 ) is an American screenwriter and television producer . Burns is best known for , alongside James L . Brooks , creating and writing for the television sitcoms The Munsters , The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda . Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County , and larger of the Twin Cities , the 16th - largest metropolitan area in the United States , containing about 3 . 5 million residents . As of ___MASK78___ , Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota and 46th - largest in the United States with a population of 410 , 939 . Minneapolis and Saint Paul anchor the second - largest economic center in the Midwest , after Chicago . The Academy ___MASK79___ for Best Actress is an ___MASK79___ presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry . The City of New York , often called New York City or simply New York , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated ___MASK78___ population of 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area of just , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip of the state of New York , the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area , one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " New York minute ". Home to the headquarters of the United Nations , New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world .