Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore’s TV career began in home appliance advertising. This job paid her quite a lot, but was interrupted because of her pregnancy. After that, Moore played supporting roles in some TV shows and movies. The turning point of her career was in 1961. She participated in the Dick Van Dyke Show under the recommendation of Danny Thomas, who rejected Moore in a previous TV show interview before, but also remembered the girl with three names. This TV show won Moore’s first Emmy Award.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the 1970s was another important success. Moore played an independent professional woman, which also had an impact on the women’s equality movement and left a deep impression on the public. Throughout the seven seasons, this series has maintained the top 20 ratings for 6 years, and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy for three consecutive times. Moore herself won the Emmy Award for Best Actress for this series three times.