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Remembering the life and career of Valerie Harper – New York Daily NewsSkip to content
Beloved actress Valerie Harper, born Aug. 22, 1939, in Suffern, N.Y., and best-known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' from 1970-74 and her spin-off 'Rhoda' from 1974-78, died on Aug. 30, 2019, from cancer. Harper received four Emmys and a Golden Globe for her role on both shows as well as numerous other award nominations and wins for the large and small screens throughout her career spanning over five decades. She was 80.
Actress Valerie Harper photographed in the New York Daily News offices in March 1995.
Valerie Harper pictured at the Rihga Royal Hotel in Manhattan in 2003.
Valerie Harper, left, Ed Asner, center, and Sally Struthers hold their Emmys at the 24th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presentation in Hollywood, Calif. on Sunday night, May 14, 1972. Harper and Asner won Best Supporting Actress and Actor, respectively, in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Struthers won for her role in “All in the Family.”
Mary Tyler Moore, left, Cloris Leachman, center, and Valerie Harper, cast members of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” are seen on the set of the show in 1973.
Valerie Harper is with her first husband Richard Schaal in 1977.
Valerie Harper, left, and Jane Fonda speak at an ERA press conference at the Greater L.A. Press Club on April 23, 1982.
Josh Taylor and Valerie Harper are shown at an NBC press party at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif. on Jan. 3, 1986.
Valerie Harper, right, speaks at a fundraiser with homeless activist Mitch Snyder, center, at the Community for Creative Non-Violence in Washington, D.C. on May 12, 1986.
Valerie Harper reacts to questions after a jury decided in her favor against Lorimar Telepictures Corp. in a dispute that ended her role in the “Valerie” television series, in Los Angeles on Sept. 16, 1988.
Valerie Harper and her husband, Tony Cacciotti, appear for a hearing on her request for a court order barring Lorimar Productions from using the title “Valerie’s Family” for a television series she recently left, in Los Angeles on Oct. 5, 1987.
Valerie Harper, who starred in the CBS television series “City,” sits at a table in a restaurant in Los Angeles, on Feb. 5, 1990. The series lasted one season from Jan. to June 1990.
Valerie Harper laughs during an interview in New York in January 1987.
Valerie Harper, center, and Dennis Weaver, left, thank an overflowing crowd at the Hard Rock Cafe in Los Angeles after owner Peter Morton, right, turned over the day’s gross receipts to LIFE (Love Is Feeding Everyone) on Feb. 9, 1987. The non-profit, community-activated food recovery and distribution program, founded by Weaver and Harper in 1983, feeds nearly 30,000 people per week in Los Angeles.
Valerie Harper and her husband, Tony Cacciotti, arrive at Los Angeles County Court for the start of proceedings in the actress’ lawsuit against Lorimar Productions on Aug. 17, 1988.
Former cast members of the Mary Tyler Moore Show, sans Mary Tyler Moore, are reunited for the Museum of Television and Radio’s 9th Annual Television Festival in Los Angeles on March 21, 1992. From left are Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Betty White and Ed Asner.
Valerie Harper poses in New York on Aug. 31, 2001. Harper is a W.O.A.C.A. and not terribly shy about it. The acronym, which stands for A Woman of a Certain Age, has been adopted as a battle cry by the former star of “Rhoda” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” as she enters her 60s.
From left, Glenn Close, Valerie Harper, Regis Philbin and Liza Minnelli attend a press conference announcing a $40 million advertising campaign to lure tourists and business travelers back to New York on Oct. 2, 2001, in New York.
Valerie Harper and Paul Sorvino shake hands with fans following an appearance at a restaurant in Hamilton Township, N.J. on March 7, 2002. The pair, along with other actors, were visiting the area to support proposed state legislation that would attract more film and television business to the area.
Valerie Harper, left, Jerry Stiller and Dr. Ruth Westheimer attend the “From Broadway with Love” charity event March 6, 2002, in New York.
Valerie Harper signs the new “Joseph Papp Wheels For Life Bus” on March 6, 2002, that will go to Ukraine to save Homeless Children.
Valerie Harper, left, embraces Tamar Maltz as they celebrate with her husband Milton Maltz, right, and others at the grand opening of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Beachwood, Ohio, Oct. 11, 2005.
Actress and Screen Actors Guild member Valerie Harper shows support of thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers and others in the fifth day of their strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in a rally at Fox Plaza in Los Angeles’ Century City district on Nov. 9, 2007.
Valerie Harper arrive for the Tony Awards held in Radio City Music Hall in 2010.
Valerie harper and Linda Lavin attend the 76th Annual Drama League Awards ceremony and luncheon at the Marriot Marquis on May 21, 2010.
Valerie Harper models a Pamella Roland design from The Heart Truth Red Dress collection, Feb. 11, 2010 during Fashion Week in New York.
Actress and cancer survivor Valerie Harper, left, greets ranking member Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, before the start of a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing to examine the fight against cancer, focusing on challenges, progress, and promise, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
