In the wake of her success on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Moore and her husband, CBS executive Grant Tinker, founded a production company and pitched a sitcom to CBS that would feature Moore as the central character.
Though she was a prolific theater and film actress, Moore is best remembered for her pioneering work on television as the creator and star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
TV legend Mary Tyler Moore died Wednesday at Greenwhich Hospital in Greenwich, Conn. at the age of 80, according to reports.
After several guest-starring roles in movies and on TV, Moore was cast in The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1961 as the wife of Van Dyke’s character.