Valerie Harper was an American actress of stage, film, and television, best known for her starring role in the hit sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show and in its spin-off, Rhoda. She earned four Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for her role as Rhoda across the two series. Her notable film appearances include: Freebie and the Bean (1974), and Chapter Two (1979), both of which garnered her Golden Globe Award nominations. She has also appeared in several Broadway productions. For her role as Tallulah Bankhead in Matthew Lombardo’s Looped, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in 2010. She competed on the 17th season of Dancing With The Stars in 2013. Born Valerie Kathryn Harper on August 22, 1939 in Suffern, New York, USA, her father, Howard Harper, was a lighting salesman, and her mother, Iva McConnell, was a nurse. She was the middle child of three, with an older sister named Leah and younger brother named Merrill and a half-sister named Virginia, from her father’s second marriage. Harper was of English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh and French descent. She began her career as a dancer and chorus girl in Broadway musicals like Lil Abner, Wildcat and Subways Are For Sleeping. Harper made her film debut at 16, as one of the teenagers at the prom in Rock, Rock, Rock. She died on August 30, 2019, in Los Angeles, at the age of 80. She was married to Richard Schaal from 1964 to 1978, and Tony Cacciotti from 1987 to 2019)
Valerie Harper
Valerie Harper Personal Details:
Date Of Birth: 22 August 1939
Birth Place: Suffern, New York, USA
Date Of Death: 30 August 2019
Death Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
Cause of Death: Brain cancer
Birth Name: Valerie Kathryn Harper
Nickname: Valerie
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Occupation: Actress
Nationality: American
Race/Ethnicity: White
Religion: Christian
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Valerie Harper Body Statistics:
Weight in Pounds: 130 lbs
Weight in Kilogram: 59 kg
Height in Feet: 5′ 6″
Height in Meters: 1.68 m
Body Build/Type: Average
Body Measurements: 36-26-37 in (91-66-94 cm)
Bust Size: 36 inches (91 cm)
Waist Size: 26 inches (66 cm)
Hips Size: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bra Size/Cup Size: 34B
Feet/Shoe Size: 8.5 (US)
Dress Size: 8 (US)
Valerie Harper Family Details:
Father: Howard Donald Harper (Lighting salesman)
Mother: Iva McConnell (Nurse)
Spouse/Husband: Tony Cacciotti (m. 1987–2019) (her death), Richard Schaal (m. 1964–1978)
Children: Cristina Harper (adopted, actress, b. 1983)
Siblings: Leah Harper (Older Sister), Merrill Harper (Younger Brother), Virginia Harper (Younger Half-Sister)
Valerie Harper Education:
Hunter College
Erhard Seminars Training (EST)
Valerie Harper Facts:
*She was born on August 22, 1939 in Suffern, New York, USA.
*She began her career as a dancer and chorus girl at age 16.
*She appeared on the 17th season of Dancing with the Stars.
*She ran for president of the Screen Actors Guild in 2002, but lost to Melissa Gilbert.
*Visit her official website: www.valerieharper.com
*Follow her on Twitter and Facebook.