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Valerie Harper is an American actress, dancer, and writer. She is best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s television series The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off, Rhoda. She has also appeared in films such as Freebie and the Bean, Chapter Two, and Blame It on Rio. Harper was born in Suffern, New York, on August 22, 1939. She began her career as a dancer on Broadway, appearing in the original production of Take Me Along in 1959. She made her television debut in 1961 on The DuPont Show of the Week. Harper's breakthrough role came in 1970 when she was cast as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She won four Emmy Awards for her performance on the show. She also starred in the spin-off series Rhoda, which ran from 1974 to 1978. In addition to her television work, Harper has appeared in several films, including Freebie and the Bean (1974), Chapter Two (1979), and Blame It on Rio (1984). She has also written two books, including her autobiography, I, Rhoda (1994). Harper has been married three times. She has one daughter, Cristina, from her first marriage to Richard Schaal. She is currently married to Tony Cacciotti.

Popular As Valerie Kathryn Harper
Occupation actress,soundtrack,writer
Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 22 August, 1939
Birthday 22 August
Birthplace Suffern, New York, USA
Date of death 30 August, 2019
Died Place Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Valerie Harper Height, Weight & Measurements

At 80 years old, Valerie Harper height is 5' 6" (1.68 m) .

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Height 5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Who Is Valerie Harper's Husband?

Her husband is Tony Cacciotti (8 April 1987 - 30 August 2019) ( her death) ( 1 child), Richard Schaal (December 1964 - 29 January 1978) ( divorced)

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Husband Tony Cacciotti (8 April 1987 - 30 August 2019) ( her death) ( 1 child), Richard Schaal (December 1964 - 29 January 1978) ( divorced)
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Valerie Harper Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Valerie Harper worth at the age of 80 years old? Valerie Harper’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Valerie Harper's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Mary Tyler Moore (1970)$700 per episode (season 1)

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Timeline

2019

Was buried on 9/7/2019 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles near graves of Mickey Rooney and Chris Cornell.

2013

On 3/6/2013 she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and was given only months to live. With treatments, she was able to beat the odds and live for over six more years.

1992

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 206-207. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

1987

In the fall of 1987 she was abruptly fired by Lorimar from her NBC TV series Valerie (1986). She didn't show for filming one day. The series decided to continue on without her as "Valerie's Family" with Sandy Duncan playing Sandy Hogan, replacing Harper's "Valerie Hogan" character. Harper sued Lorimar for breach of contract and in the fall of 1988 was awarded $1.4 million plus 12.5% of the profits of the show, which continued on without her until 1991.

1974

Harper won Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year, and her Rhoda's Wedding episode set that 1974's ratings record. Since retiring Rhoda Morganstern to re-runs, Harper was active on stage and in movies.

Her feature films included Freebie and the Bean (1974), Chapter Two (1979), The Last Married Couple in America (1980) and Blame It on Rio (1984).

1970

Making people laugh was only one facet of Valerie Harper's career, which extended from the stage to television and feature films. A native of Suffern, New York -- "I was born to suffer" -- Harper began her career as a dancer with the corps de ballet at Radio City Hall during its spectacular heyday. She gradually moved into acting, working in everything from industrial shows to regional theatre to the Second City comedy troupe of Chicago. Eventually, she made it to Broadway in productions of Dear Liar, the Tony Award winning Story Theatre, Something Different and Metamorphosis. Stardom came with television, including four Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for her work in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) and Rhoda (1974), in which the latter she played the title role.

1969

She and her then-husband Richard Schaal were also a writing team and wrote a script for the series Love, American Style (1969) called "Love and the Visitor", Love, American Style: Love and the Elopement/Love and the Visitor (1970), back in the early 1970s.

1961

First met Mary Tyler Moore on set of The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), where her then-husband, Richard Schaal, was guest-starring.

1960

Before hitting it big as "Rhoda Morgenstern", she maintained a steady stream of supporting player appearances in Broadway musicals throughout the 1960s, appearing with such legends as Jackie Gleason, Robert Morse, Walter Pidgeon, Phyllis Newman, Sydney Chaplin, Orson Bean and Lucille Ball.