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Valerie Harper

American actress (1939-2019)

  • Fame58.3
  • Momentum2.2
  • Wikipedia32.2K
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Lived 1939–2019, aged 80United States
United StatesUnited StatesActorsActor
  • Wikipedia
    32 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1939–2019
    Aged 80
  • Known for
    Blame It on Rio
    1984
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

Valerie Kathryn Harper 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 played Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) and its spinoff Rhoda (1974–1978). For her work on Mary Tyler Moore, she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series three times, and later received the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Rhoda.

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  • Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
  • Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
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58.3
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
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Momentum2.2
Historical23.9
Now attention12.2
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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