Mary Tyler Moore died before March 1 , 2017 .
Mary Tyler Moore ( December 29 , 1936 – January 25 , 2017 ) was an American actress , known for her roles in the television sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show ( 1970–1977 ) , in which she starred as Mary Richards , a single woman working as a local news producer in Minneapolis , and The Dick Van Dyke Show ( 1961–1966 ) , in which she played Laura Petrie , a former dancer turned Westchester homemaker , wife and mother .
Mary Tyler Moore