Spoiler : Born in Brooklyn, New York 12/29/1937. Married and divorced before marrying movie executive Grant Tinker (?-?). Moore began her career at age eighteen as a dancer in television commercials (dancing ciggarett packs), and the Hotpoint appliance pixie. Sam (all you saw was legs and mouth) on Richard Diamond, Private Detective for CBS-TV (1959). Laurie Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show for CBS-TV (1961-1966). Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show for CBS-TV (1970-1977). Host of Mary on CBS-TV (1978). Mary McKinnon on The Mary Tyler Moore Hour for CBS-TV (1979). Annie McGuire on the CBS-TV series (1988). Louise Felcott on New York News for CBS-TV (1995). Emmy Awards in 1964 and 1966 for The Dick Van Dyke Show, 1973, 1974 and 1976 for The Mary Tyler Moore Show.