Valerie Harper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Valerie Harper

American actress

Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1939

Place of Birth: Suffern, New York, United States

Date of Death: 30-Aug-2019

Profession: actor, writer, stage actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States, France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Valerie Kathryn Harper (August 22, 1939 – August 30, 2019) was an American actress.
She began her career as a dancer on Broadway, making her debut in the musical Take Me Along in 1959.
Harper is best remembered for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) and its spin-off Rhoda (1974–1978).
For her work on Mary Tyler Moore, she thrice received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and later received the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Rhoda. From 1986 to 1987, Harper appeared as Valerie Hogan on the sitcom Valerie.
Her film appearances include roles in Freebie and the Bean (1974) and Chapter Two (1979), both of which garnered her Golden Globe Award nominations.
Harper returned to stage work in her later career, appearing in several Broadway productions.
In 2010, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Tallulah Bankhead in the play Looped.