Six years ago, Valerie Harper was diagnosed with brain cancer, which the doctors said was inoperable, and she was given three months to live.
It wasn't long after that diagnosis that Harper appeared on Dancing With The Stars. Three months, indeed, turned into six, nearly seven years before the actress passed away earlier today, eight days after her 80th birthday.
Best known as Rhoda Morganstern, Mary Richards' BFF on first The Mary Tyler Moore Show, then, Rhoda, Valerie began her career on Broadway, and her resume includes productions with comedy legends Lucille Ball and Jackie Gleason. She returned to series television with Valerie in the mid-80's, but left after a couple of seasons due to a salary dispute. Valerie would morph eventually into The Hogan Family, with Sandy Duncan taking over as the lead.
Today, as Hollywood mourns Valerie's passing, we will do the obvious, for a change, and serve up a 1st season episode of Rhoda in rememberance.
Today, Valerie joins Mary Tyler Moore in show biz heaven. Rest in peace.
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