TV Mary Tyler Moore Through the Years By Breanne L. Heldman Updated on January 26, 2017 12:32AM EST Trending Videos Close this video player 01 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore Through the Years CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images Hollywood legend Mary Tyler Moore died Wednesday at the age of 80. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1936, the star made her onscreen debut at age 17, playing a tiny elf dancing on a TV commercial for Hotpoint appliances that aired during Ozzie and Harriet. In 1961, Carl Reiner cast her on The Dick Van Dyke Show, which eventually led to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which aired from 1970-1977. Throughout her career, she picked up six Emmy Awards, two Tonys, and an Oscar nomination. Look back on the beloved star's life through the years, ahead. 02 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke posing for The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1961 CBS via Getty Images 03 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore with Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, and Dick Van Dyke, on The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1961 CBS via Getty Images 04 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke on The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1961 CBS via Getty Images 05 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore at the Golden Globe Awards in 1962 Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 06 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore being kissed by costars after winning an Emmy for The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1962 Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 07 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore in rehearsal for The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1963 Earl Theisen/Getty Images 08 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore at a table read for The Dick Van Dyke Show Earl Theisen/Getty Images 09 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore as Laura Petrie in The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1964 CBS via Getty Images 10 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore in 1965 Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images 11 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore in the 1960s Bettmann via Getty Images 12 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore on Danny Thomas Special in 1965 NBC/NBCU Photo Bank 13 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore and husband Grant Tinker in 1966 Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 14 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore and Julie Andrews in Thoroughly Modern Millie in 1967 Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images 15 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore in 1969 E Milsom/Getty Images 16 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore and Elvis Presley in Change of Habit in 1969 GAB Archive/Redferns 17 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore in 1970 Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images 18 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore in a scene from The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970 CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images 19 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970 CBS Photo Archive 20 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore in 1971 Ron Galella/WireImage 21 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore and the cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Valerie Harper, Edward Asner, Cloris Leachman, and Ted Knight CBS Photo Archive 22 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1971 CBS via Getty Images 23 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper on Rhoda in 1974 CBS Photo Archive 24 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore with The Mary Tyler Moore Show costars Cloris Leachman and Valerie Harper in 1974 Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images 25 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore in 1975 CBS via Getty Images 26 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1977 CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images 27 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1978 NBC/NBCU Photo Bank 28 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore poses for a portrait in 1978 Harry Langdon/Getty Images 29 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore with the cast of her variety show, Mary — David Letterman, Judy Kahan, James Hampton, Michael Keaton, Dick Shawn, and Swoozie Kurtz — in 1978 CBS via Getty Images 30 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore poses for a portrait in 1979 George Rose/Getty Images 31 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore hugs Carol Burnett in 1980 Art Zelin/Getty Images 32 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore and Donald Sutherland in Ordinary People in 1980 Everett Collection 33 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore at the Metropolitan Club in 1980 Betty Galella/WireImage 34 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore at the 1981 Golden Globes, where she won Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for her turn in Ordinary People Ron Galella/WireImage 35 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore and Robert Redford in 1981 Sonia Moskowitz/IMAGES/Getty Images 36 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper at the 1985 Golden Apple Awards Ron Galella/WireImage 37 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore with Ed Asner and Gavin MacLeod in 1990 Ron Galella/WireImage 38 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1992 Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage 39 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke at the the TV Land Awards in 2003 Gregg DeGuire/WireImage 40 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore and Robert Levine at the 2006 TV Land Awards Chris Polk/FilmMagic 41 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore with her dog at Broadway Barks! in 2006 Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic 42 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore and Julie Andrews at the SAG Awards in 2007 Steve Granitz/WireImage 43 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore presenting at the SAG Awards in 2007 M. Caulfield/WireImage 44 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore at an event honoring Betty White in 2008 Cheree Ray/FilmMagic 45 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore testifies at a Senate hearing seeking Federal funding for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in 2009 Paul Morigi/WireImage 46 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore receives the Live Achievement Award, presented by Dick Van Dyke, at the SAG Awards in 2012 Kevin Winter/Getty Images 47 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore in 2012 Andy Kropa/Getty Images 48 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, and Betty White on the set of Hot in Cleveland in 2013 Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images 49 of 49 Mary Tyler Moore in 2013 Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images