Actress and role model Mary Tyler Moore, who was best known for her work on The Dick Van Dyke Show and her own sitcom, has died, her publicist said Wednesday.
Celebrities around the world took to social media to mourn the loss of the
Mary Tyler Moore changed the world for all women. I send my love to her family.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow)
I agree w/ Oprah influenced my career more than any other tv role model. She indeed turned on the world with her smile
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports)
So devastated to hear about Mary Tyler Moore. She really did turn the world on with her smile and yes Lou Grant, her spunk.
— Katie Couric (@katiecouric)
R.I.P Mary Tyler Moore! via
— Boy George (@BoyGeorge)
That shift in the Earth you just felt? That crater that is left behind? That is the legacy of the incomparable RIP 2 an icon
— Josh Gad (@joshgad)
was a dear friend and a truly great person. A fighter. Rest in peace, MTM.
— Larry King (@kingsthings)
RIP - TV & film star, tireless defender of animals, and scourge of diabetes. Truly she turned the world on with her smile...
— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith)
Rehearsing on the stage today. A minute's silence as we remembered 1 of the true greats of TV comedy
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry)
TV Icon and groundbreaker has passed. She broke through our TV screens and showed that a powerful woman can be funny. RIP.
— Marlee Matlin (@MarleeMatlin)
it was my honor to have met you.. & working with you when you graced us on That '70s Show a memory I will carry forever
— Wilmer Valderrama (@WValderrama)
You paved the way.
— Ashley Tisdale (@ashleytisdale)
trailblazer for women in TV and Master teacher of comedy & being lovable. RIP
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn)
True class and an amazing role model for all women! Thank you for always being brave and…
— Melissa Joan Hart (@MelissaJoanHart)
God dammit. GOD. DAMMMIT. "Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80"
— jenny slate (@jennyslate)
2017 is not off to a great start. RIP Mary Tyler Moore.
— Shannon Purser (@shannonpurser)
She could turn the whole world on with her smile...admired very much. Thinking of her family & loved ones. ❤
— Robin Roberts (@RobinRoberts)
I'm deep in regret about the passing of Mary Tyler Moore. What an actress. What a woman. What a person. Always gracious, filled w/good humor
— Dan Rather (@DanRather)
"When I chatter fast It's actually me screaming" - said the bright pretty single lonely news producer on her iconic sitcom.
— Gwendoline Yeo (@GwendolineYeo)
Twitter right now. Rest in peace, Mary.
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy)
"Who can turn the world on with her smile..." may she rest.
— Uzo Aduba (@UzoAduba)
Rest in Peace to the legendary Mary Tyler Moore. What a phenomenal talent ��— Elizabeth Tulloch (@BitsieTulloch)I'm so sad. Oh my gosh.— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman)
