Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

55 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Oct. 13, 2015

Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song declared, she also influenced a generation of women to become more independent and to pursue successful and fulfilling careers. Moore’s own 50-plus-year career has spanned award-winning films and Broadway shows, as well as two beloved television series that broke ground and continue to entertain viewers. ​ This one-hour special includes highlights from a recent interview with Mary Tyler Moore, tributes from her co-stars and clips from iconic moments throughout her career. The program looks at her breakthrough role on The Dick Van Dyke Show, her iconic turn as TV's first independent career woman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and her Academy Award-nominated work on Ordinary People.

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

55 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Oct. 13, 2015

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song declared, she also influenced a generation of women to become more independent and to pursue successful and fulfilling careers. Moore’s own 50-plus-year career has spanned award-winning films and Broadway shows, as well as two beloved television series that broke ground and continue to entertain viewers. ​ This one-hour special includes highlights from a recent interview with Mary Tyler Moore, tributes from her co-stars and clips from iconic moments throughout her career. The program looks at her breakthrough role on The Dick Van Dyke Show, her iconic turn as TV's first independent career woman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and her Academy Award-nominated work on Ordinary People.
Producers Boettcher+Trinklein Inc.
Original title Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Directors Steven J. Boettcher
Writers Jessie Garcia-Marble, Mike Trinklein

Cast

John Amos

as Self / Gordy Howard (archive footage)

Morey Amsterdam

as Buddy Sorrell (archive footage)

Julie Andrews

as Self / Millie Dillmount (archive footage)

Ed Asner

as Self / Lou Grant (archive footage)

Lucille Ball

as Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)

Jack Benny

as Self (archive footage)

Jerry Berman

as Narrator (voice)

Barbara Britton

as Laura Petrie (archive footage)

Pat Carroll

as Self / Loretta Kuhne (archive footage)

Georgia Engel

as Georgette Baxter (archive footage)

Nanette Fabray

as Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)

Tina Fey

as Self

Ann Morgan Guilbert

as Millie Helper (archive footage)

Morty Gunty

as Buddy Sorrell (archive footage)

John Harkins

as Reverend Burns (archive footage)

Valerie Harper

as Self / Rhoda Morganstern

Timothy Hutton

as Conrad Jarrett (archive footage)

Danny Kaye

as Self (archive footage)

Michael Keaton

as Self / Audition Tape (archive footage)

Ted Knight

as Ted Baxter (archive footage)

Cloris Leachman

as Self / Phyllis Lindstrom

David Letterman

as Self / Audition Tape (archive footage)

William Lundigan

as Self / Shower of Stars (archive footage)

Gavin MacLeod

as Self / Murray Slaughter

Rose Marie

as Sally Rogers (archive footage)

Sylvia Miles

as Sally Rogers (archive footage)

Mary Tyler Moore

as Self / Various (archive footage)

Gary Morgan

as Ritchie Petrie (archive footage)

Elvis Presley

as John Carpenter (archive footage)