5 Years Later: Remembering Mary Tyler Moore

Yesterday marked five years since the death of one of the most beloved and acclaimed performers in Hollywood history — Mary Tyler Moore. In this article, I reflect on her life and career and list ten outstanding shows that you can stream right now to celebrate her.

I still remember exactly where I was when I learned that Mary Tyler Moore had died. It was Wednesday, January 17, 2017, and I saw the news on Twitter just as I was about to start a day of back-to-back therapy patients. I suppressed my sadness because I had to steel myself to deal with nearly 8 hours of other people’s sadness. That night, I went home and shed a tear or two while watching some classic episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Moore’s classic, eponymous sitcom ended 7 years before I was born. When I was a young teenager, however, I discovered its reruns on Nick at Nite and I became enamored with her and the series. I may be the only 11-year-old who excitedly devoured her 1995 memoir After All, and I have no embarrassment about that. (Although I will say it was shocking to me, as it delved more into death, divorce, and alcoholism than the behind-the-scenes drama of the classic sitcom I was expecting.)

My appreciation for Moore has only grown in the quarter century since I discovered The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In this article, I briefly recap the…