

Memorial Page for Valerie Harper (née Valerie Kathryn Harper)
American actress
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August 22nd, 2026
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Biography
Valerie Harper (* August 22, 1939 in Suffern; † August 30, 2019 in Los Angeles) was an american actress. She was 80 years old. She was married to Richard Schaal. She had 1 child. Her education included Lincoln High School, Hunter College and The New School. She received 5 awards, including Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Her cause of death was meningeal carcinomatosis. She was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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11 EventsBorn in Suffern, Rockland County
1939Married Richard Schaal
1964until 1978
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
1971The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
1972The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
1973The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
1974Rhoda
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
1975Rhoda
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
1975Rhoda
Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
1975Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award
1987Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County (meningeal carcinomatosis)
2019Obituary
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Valerie Harper (née Valerie Kathryn Harper). Forever remembered.