Mary Tyler Moore has died

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Mary Tyler Moore, the legendary actress who popularized the idea of a modern, working woman on television, has died at 80. She was with friends and her husband when she died, a publicist said.

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

He changed his Twitter profile photo to a nice image of the two of them in character, as

Mary Richards

and

Lou Grant.

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Newsman Dan Rather also weighed in on Twitter: "I'm deep in regret about the passing of Mary Tyler Moore. What an actress. What a woman. What a person. Always gracious, filled with good humor."

A seven-time Emmy winner also nominated for an Oscar, her career lasted for decades and included roles in recent series such as “That 70s Show” and “Hot in Cleveland.” Her role as the determined Richards, a producer at a Minneapolis television news station, remained her most iconic.

Moore immediately trended as longtime fans, including celebrities, inspired by her headstrong character shared their tributes:

Moore gained fame in the 1960s as the frazzled wife Laura Petrie on "The Dick Van Dyke Show."  A seven-time Emmy winner also nominated for an Oscar, her career lasted for decades and included roles in recent series such as "That 70s Show" and "Hot in Cleveland."

Moore, 80, was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes decades ago and more recently underwent surgery for a brain tumor.

Moore has served as JDRF International Chairman and gave an impassioned speech at the opening of the Children’s Congress gathering in 2011.

"I think of each of you as a hero for speaking out, for representing millions of others, and for becoming partners with JDRF, with me, and with everyone who has been fighting to find a cure," she said then. "I am so proud to join all the Children’s Congress families as part of the vanguard that is speeding the cure."