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 as a replacement in the musical
Li'l Abner. She is best remembered for her role as
Rhoda Morgenstern on
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) and its spinoff
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
Rhoda. From 1986 to 1987, Harper appeared as Valerie Hogan on the sitcom Valerie, which she was fired from after two seasons. Her character was killed off, and the show was retitled Valerie's Family and eventually
The Hogan Family. Actress Sandy Duncan was cast in a new role that served as...
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