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Valerie Harper Biography
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Valerie Harper is best known for playing upstairs neighbor Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She played the same character in the spinoff series Rhoda (1975-78). She has also made many appearances in on- and off-Broadway theater. In 2001 she ran for president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), facing fellow actress Melissa Gilbert.
Extra credit: Harper went to New York's Hunter College, the alma mater of actor Vin Diesel.
Four Good Links
The Mary and Rhoda List
Excellent starting point -- links to various pages for the two actresses
Valerie Harper Official Site
A bit hypey, but fan-friendly; emphasizes her theater history and 'filmology'
SAG Elections, Bare Knuckles
BackStage.Com reports on her 2001 run for SAG president
Valerie Harper Filmography
Listing of her TV and movie appearances, but no theater credits
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Best Known As
Rhoda on TV's Mary Tyler Moore Show