Valerie Harper, who died Friday at the age of 80, played many parts in a six-decade career, but none for as long or as memorably as Rhoda Morgenstern, Mary Richards’ best friend and confidante on “The ...

When your main jams are superhero comics and classic sitcoms, your mind picks up on some parallels that could be called “unexpected” or maybe even “peculiar.” While watching every episode of The Mary ...

Harper was a breakout star on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, then the lead of her own series, Rhoda Valerie Harper, who stole hearts and busted TV taboos as the brash, self-deprecating Rhoda Morgenstern ...

Valerie Harper, the ’70s TV icon who publicly battled cancer during a return to the stage and as a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars,” has died, a longtime family friend confirmed Friday. She was ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws, stole hearts and busted TV taboos as the brash, self-deprecating Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died. Longtime ...

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“My name is Rhoda Morgenstern. I was born in the Bronx, New York, in December 1941. I’ve always felt responsible for World War II.” These voiceover lines began each episode of the television sitcom ...

When, four seasons into "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," it was decided that Mary Richards' BFF Rhoda Morgenstern (Valerie Harper) should be spun off into her own series, creators James L. Brooks and ...

It seemed a long shot for the young, unknown actress. As she recalled, “I’m not Jewish, not from New York, and I have a small shiksa nose.” And she had almost no TV experience. But Harper, who arrived ...

LOS ANGELES — Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws, stole hearts and busted TV taboos as the brash, self-deprecating Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died. Longtime family ...