Mary Tyler Moore died in 2005.
Mary Tyler Moore -LRB- December 29 , 1936 -- January 25 , 2017 -RRB- was an American actress , known for her roles in the television sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show -LRB- 1970 -- 1977 -RRB- , in which she starred as Mary Richards , a single woman working as a local news producer in Minneapolis , and The Dick Van Dyke Show -LRB- 1961 -- 1966 -RRB- , in which she played Laura Petrie , a former dancer turned Westchester homemaker , wife and mother .	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Mary Richards	Mary Richards	Minneapolis	Minneapolis	The Dick Van Dyke Show	The Dick Van Dyke Show	Laura Petrie	The Dick Van Dyke Show#Characters	Westchester	Westchester County, New York
