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Valerie Harper

Known for The Simpsons · American Dad! · Sex and the City

Valerie Harper (August 22, 1939 – August 30, 2019) was an American actress, known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and for her starring roles on the sitcoms Rhoda (a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show) and Valerie.

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Born
Aug 22, 1939
Died
Aug 30, 2019
Birthplace
Suffern, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Valerie Harper (August 22, 1939 – August 30, 2019) was an American actress, known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and for her starring roles on the sitcoms Rhoda (a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show) and Valerie.

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Known For

TVThe Simpsons
The SimpsonsMrs. Butterworth (voice) · 1989
★ 8.0
TVAmerican Dad!
American Dad!(voice) · 2005
★ 7.0
TVSex and the City
Sex and the CityWallis Wysel · 1998
★ 7.4
TVDesperate Housewives
Desperate HousewivesClaire Bremmer · 2004
★ 7.9
TV2 Broke Girls
2 Broke GirlsNola Anderz · 2011
★ 7.2
TVThat '70s Show
That '70s ShowPaula · 1998
★ 7.9
TVColumbo
ColumboEve Babcock · 1971
★ 8.1
TVThe Muppet Show
The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest Star · 1976
★ 8.0

Filmography

Movies

Rock, Rock, Rock!Teenager at Prom (uncredited)
1956
Li'l AbnerDogpatch girl
1959
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The Trouble With PeopleWife (Story 5)
1972
Freebie and the BeanConsuelo
1974
Thursday's GameAnn Menzente
1974
Rocky Mountain ChristmasSelf
1975
Night TerrorCarol Turney
1977
Chapter TwoFaye Medwick
1979
Fun and GamesCarol Heffernan
1980
The Last Married Couple in AmericaBarbara
1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70'sSelf (archive footage)
1980
The Shadow BoxMaggie
1980
The Day the Loving StoppedNorma Danner
1981
Don't Go to SleepLaura
1982
Farrell: For the PeopleLiz Farrell
1982
I Love LibertySelf
1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadySelf
1982
Night of 100 StarsSelf
1982
An Invasion of PrivacyKate Bianchi
1983
Blame It on RioKaren Hollis
1984
The ExecutionHannah Epstein
1985
Strange VoicesLynn Glover
1987
Drop-Out MotherNora Cromwell
1988
The People Across the LakeRachel Yoman
1988
Hanna-Barbera's 50thSelf
1989
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney YearsSelf
1990
Stolen: One HusbandKatherine Slade
1990
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary ShowHerself
1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal FashionDyan Draper
1991
A Friend to Die ForMrs. Delvecchio
1994
The Great Mom SwapGrace
1995
Dog's Best FriendChicken (voice)
1997
Mary and RhodaRhoda Morgenstern-Rousseau
2000
Dancing at the Harvest MoonClaire
2002
TM
The Mary Tyler Moore ReunionSelf
2002
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait SeriesNarrator (voice)
2003
The Wedding FrameMary Allen (voice)
2004
Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner ErhardSelf - Emmy Awards (archive footage)
2006
Golda's Balcony
2007
CertaintyKathryn
2011
My Future BoyfriendBobbi Moreau
2011
Fixing PeteMrs. Friedlander
2012
ShiverAudrey Alden
2012
The Town That Came A-Courtin'Charlotte
2014
The Town That Came A-Courtin'Executive Producer
2014
Marsha Hunt's Sweet AdversitySelf
2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A CelebrationSelf / Rhoda Morganstern (archive footage)
2015
Merry XmasMother
2015
She's The Best Thing in ItSelf
2015
My Mom and the GirlNanny
2017
Betty White: First Lady of TelevisionSelf
2018

Television

Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 2 eps
1944
Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
1956
Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1956
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 2 eps
1962
The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest / Various Characters · 1 eps
1967
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 2 eps
1968
Love, American StyleBarbara Watkins · 1 eps
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf · 1 eps
1969
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowRhoda Morgenstern · 97 eps
1970
ColumboEve Babcock · 1 eps
1971
NOVASelf · 2 eps
1974
NOVANarrator (voice) · 1 eps
1974
RhodaRhoda Morgenstern · 110 eps
1974
People's Choice AwardsSelf - Host · 1 eps
1975
The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest Star · 1 eps
1976
The Love BoatLaurel Peters · 2 eps
1977
FridaysSelf · 1 eps
1980
The Hogan FamilyValerie Hogan · 32 eps
1986
The SimpsonsMrs. Butterworth (voice) · 1 eps
1989
The SimpsonsNurse (voice) · 1 eps
1989
The SimpsonsDepartment of Standardized Testing Proctor (voice) · 1 eps
1989
The SimpsonsOld Lady (voice) · 1 eps
1989
The SimpsonsBackstage Mom (voice) · 1 eps
1989
The SimpsonsMs. Myles (voice) · 1 eps
1989
The SimpsonsJennifer Clarkeson (voice) · 1 eps
1989
C
City13 eps
1990
Melrose Place1 eps
1992
Melrose PlaceMia Mancini · 2 eps
1992
Intimate PortraitSelf - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
1993
Touched by an AngelKate Prescott · 2 eps
1994
The OfficeRita Stone · 6 eps
1995
The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1996
The ViewSelf · 1 eps
1997
Sex and the CityWallis Wysel · 1 eps
1998
That '70s ShowPaula · 1 eps
1998
Family LawJulia · 1 eps
1999
Good Day LiveSelf · 1 eps
2001
Less than PerfectJudith, Owen's Mom · 2 eps
2002
Desperate HousewivesClaire Bremmer · 1 eps
2004
American Dad!(voice) · 1 eps
2005
American Dad!IHOP Diner (voice) · 1 eps
2005
CommittedLily Solomon · 1 eps
2005
Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant · 4 eps
2005
'Til DeathBarbara Stark · 1 eps
2006
Childrens HospitalMamma Fiorucci · 1 eps
2008
Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf · 1 eps
2009
Drop Dead DivaJudge Leslie Singer · 2 eps
2009
Hot in ClevelandAngie · 1 eps
2010
2 Broke GirlsNola Anderz · 1 eps
2011
Signed, Sealed, DeliveredTheresa Capodiamonte · 2 eps
2014
Liza on DemandWanda · 1 eps
2018

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