'Groundbreaking actress' Mary Tyler Moore dies aged 80
The actress was taken to Connetticut hospital where her family were gathered around her.
US actress Mary Tyler Moore has died aged 80, her publicist has confirmed.
Earlier, TMZ reported that the Emmy Award winning actress was in a grave condition at a Connecticut hospital.
In a statement her representative Mara Buxbaum said she died in the company of friends and her husband, Dr S Robert Levine.
"A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile," Buxbaum added.
Born on 29 December 1936 in Brooklyn, New York Moore was the oldest of three children.
She began her career in the 1950s appearing in TV commercials and as a background dancer, later winning her first television role as a secretary in 1959 in Richard Diamond, Private Detective.
She went onto play Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show and won two Emmys for her work. By 1970, she landed her own show, playing Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
She was also nominated for a best actress Oscar in 1980 for the film Ordinary People.
The TV star had suffered with diabetes, and in 2011 she underwent brain surgery in 2011 BBC News reported.
As news of her death was announced, fans and celebrities who have been inspired by the pioneering star, paid tribute to her on Twitter.
She was the first woman I knew to have her own television production company, a true pioneer in the field RIP #MaryTylerMoore
— Frank (@FrankbakerII) January 25, 2017
RIP, Mary Tyler Moore. Thank you for making the world happier and funnier. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" is one of the best shows ever. pic.twitter.com/iaY0AFJsaf
— John Cohen (@JohnCohen1) January 25, 2017
I had the pleasure of working with Mary Tyler Moore and seeing her grace, humour, and brilliance up close. I did not take it for granted. ❤
— Jewel Staite (@JewelStaite) January 25, 2017
For your humor, your talent and your iconic feminine power...we honor you. Goodnight sweet #MaryTylerMoore, loving you so. ?❤ pic.twitter.com/92F4nwcpTU
— Alexander Polinsky (@Alex_Polinsky) January 25, 2017
RIP #MaryTylerMoore - TV & film star, tireless defender of animals, and scourge of diabetes. Truly she turned the world on with her smile... https://t.co/dDzB2YGoOe
— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) January 25, 2017
This scene is etched into the brain of this child of the 70s. Rest In Peace #MaryTylerMoore pic.twitter.com/dQLIcL9Hzi
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 25, 2017
"You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you."#RIPMaryTylerMoore #MaryTylerMoore #Z90 pic.twitter.com/lSxFeU66Wr
— Kaitlin Lester (@kaitlinlester) January 25, 2017
Mary Tyler Moore changed the world for all women. I send my love to her family.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 25, 2017
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