Valerie Harper

Acting

Valerie Harper

Born August 22, 1939 · Suffern, New York, USA

Died August 30, 2019 · aged 80

Valerie Harper (August 22, 1939 – August 30, 2019) was an American actress, known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and for her starring roles on the sitcoms Rhoda (a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show) and Valerie.

Known For

Blame It on RioBlame It on Rio · 1984
Blame It on Rio
5.81984
MovieComedyRomance
Matthew Hollis is man on holiday in Rio with his best friend. Both men have teenage daughters with them. When Matthew falls for his best friend's amorous daughter named Jennifer, they embark on a secret, if slightly one-sided relationship. Jennifer's father is furious when he finds out about the 'older man' in his daughter's life, and sets out to hunt him down with the aid of Matthew!
The Great Mom SwapThe Great Mom Swap · 1995
The Great Mom Swap
6.81995
MovieComedyTV Movie
When two girls think the other has it better, they swap places to see who's right!
A Friend to Die ForA Friend to Die For · 1994
A Friend to Die For
6.31994
MovieDrama
Angela Delvecchio, from a poor family, moves into the rich town Montevista. She admires Stacy, leader of the most prestigious clique of her high school, and seeks Stacy's friendship. But when she defends outsider Monica against Stacy, she becomes Stacy's target herself.
Freebie and the BeanFreebie and the Bean · 1974
Freebie and the Bean
6.11974
MovieActionComedy
Two San Francisco detectives want to bring down a local hijacking boss. But they'll have to get to him before a hitman does.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal FashionPerry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion · 1991
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
7.31991
MovieMysteryDrama
An editor of a fashion magazine writes a column that destroys careers. She is also a brutal employer. An editor of a rival magazine visits, asking she not be the next victim. The first is found dead and the rival is charged with murder.
ShiverShiver · 2012
Shiver
4.22012
MovieHorrorThriller
Wendy Alden, a young secretary in Portland lacking in self- confidence becomes victim of a savage killer who has claimed the lives of a number of other women. Somehow Wendy finds the resources of courage to fight back and escape.
Thursday's GameThursday's Game · 1974
Thursday's Game
6.51974
MovieTV MovieComedy
Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years. When a disagreement breaks up the game, they decide to continue meeting and doing different things together, instead of staying home with their wives. When the wives find out that the games stopped some time ago, they are a quite upset. Just what have they been doing on Thursday nights?
The Last Married Couple in AmericaThe Last Married Couple in America · 1980
The Last Married Couple in America
4.41980
MovieComedy
Jeff and Mari Thompson are contently married, but they are stunned to see many of their friends and neighbors going through separations and divorces. Seemingly surrounded by people with domestic problems, Jeff and Mari begin to question their own relationship.

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My Future BoyfriendMy Future Boyfriend · 2011
My Future Boyfriend
5.32011
MovieComedyRomance
P-A-X-497/341, aka “Pax” , a curious young man from the well-ordered but loveless future, travels to present day New Orleans in search of romance novelist Elizabeth Barrett – whose book he has come upon during an archeological dig in the year 3127. Hoping Elizabeth can explain the concept of love to him, which is now nonexistent in his time, Pax embarks on an adventure filled with new discoveries. Elizabeth introduces Pax to life in the year 2011, filled with love, music and of course, destiny. When Pax doesn’t return to the future by the given deadline, Bob, his fellow scientist, travels back in time to find him. Meanwhile, as Elizabeth helps Pax learn about love, she ends up confiding in her colleague, played by Valerie Harper, about her own upcoming “surprise” engagement.

Bobbi Moreau

The Hogan FamilyThe Hogan Family · 1986
The Hogan Family
6.81986
SeriesComedyFamily
The Hogan Family is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from March 1, 1986 to May 7, 1990, and on CBS from September 15, 1990 until July 20, 1991. It was produced by Miller-Boyett Productions, along with Tal Productions, Inc., and in association with Lorimar Productions, Lorimar-Telepictures and Lorimar Television. The show was originally titled Valerie and starred Valerie Harper as a mother trying to juggle her career with raising her three sons by her often-absent airline-pilot husband. Harper was written out of the series after the second season because of a dispute with the show's producers. Sandy Duncan joined the cast as the boys' aunt, who moved in and became their surrogate mom. During the show's third season, the series was known as Valerie's Family: The Hogans, then simply as The Hogan Family.

Valerie Hogan