Valerie Harper

American actress (1939-2019)

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Valerie Harper was an American and French actress and writer. Born in Suffern, New York, in 1939, she began her work period in 1956 and continued until 2019. She was educated at Hunter College and The New School. Harper was married to Richard Schaal and had one child. She spoke and wrote in English and French.

Harper received several awards, including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year. She was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture.

She died in Los Angeles in 2019 from meningeal carcinomatosis and was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Harper authored 44 works, including *How to Conquer Conflict* and *The Journey Into Self Understanding*.

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It is catalogued under topics including 1939 births, 2019 deaths and 20th-century American actresses.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 44

Top works

How to Conquer Conflict
Laboratory Manual for Anatomy and Physiology
Laboratory Manual for Anatomy and Physiology, 6e WileyPLUS + Loose-Leaf Mulit-Term
Laboratory Manual for Anatomy and Physiology, 6e WileyPLUS Card with Loose-Leaf Set Single Term
The Journey Into Self Understanding

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Film & TV

Suffern, New York, USA

Valerie Harper (August 22, 1939 – August 30, 2019) was an American actress, known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and for her starring roles on the sitcoms Rhoda (a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show) and Valerie.

Known for

Betty White: First Lady of Television — Self2018
My Mom and the Girl — Nanny2017
She's The Best Thing in It — Self2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration — Self / Rhoda Morganstern (archive footage)2015
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity — Self2015
Merry Xmas — Mother2015
The Town That Came A-Courtin' — Charlotte2014
Signed, Sealed, Delivered — Theresa Capodiamonte2014
Fixing Pete — Mrs. Friedlander2012
Shiver — Audrey Alden2012

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Harper
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Suffern
Place of death: Los Angeles
Spouse: Richard Schaal
Occupation: film actor
Educated at: The New School
Languages spoken: French
Native language: English language
Notable work: The Hogan Family
Official website: www.valerieharper.com
Image: Valerie Harper 1974.JPG
Number of children: 1
Residence: Ashland

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Commons category: Valerie Harper
date of birth: 1939-08-22
Commons gallery: Valerie Harper
nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
name in native language: Valerie Harper
date of death: 2019-08-30
cause of death: meningeal carcinomatosis
start of work period: 1956-00-00
end of work period: 2019-00-00
place of burial: Hollywood Forever Cemetery
writing language: English language
birth name: Valerie Kathryn Harper
manner of death: natural causes