Mary Tyler Moore
Awards & Honours
30
Awards Won
4
Honours
2
Records
Moore's awards record is exceptional: seven Primetime Emmys, three Golden Globes, and two Tonys place her among the most decorated performers in American television. She was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1985 and received the SAG Life Achievement Award in 2012. Her Kennedy Center Honors in 2002 recognized a career that spanned comedy, drama, and producing. The hat-toss statue in Minneapolis and the ongoing Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative extend her influence beyond entertainment.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Star on the Walk of Fame for television.
Television Academy Hall of Fame
Inducted for contributions to television.
Kennedy Center Honors
Honored for lifetime contributions to American culture.
SAG Life Achievement Award
Recognized for career achievement and humanitarian work.
Records & Feats
First woman to wear pants on a sitcom
Moore's Laura Petrie wore pants on The Dick Van Dyke Show, a first for a female sitcom character, though advertisers limited it to one scene per episode.
Most Primetime Emmys for a lead actress in a comedy (at the time)
Moore won multiple lead actress Emmys for two different series, a feat matched by few at the time.