being mary tyler moore

With unprecedented access to Mary Tyler Moore’s vast archive, Being Mary Tyler Moore chronicles the screen icon whose storied career spanned sixty years. Weaving Moore’s personal narrative with the beats of her professional accomplishments, the film highlights her groundbreaking roles and her indelible impact on generations of women who came after her.

HBO Documentary Films presents Being Mary Tyler Moore in association with FIFTH SEASON, a Hillman Grad production, a Debra Martin Chase production, a The Mission Entertainment Production, and a Good Trouble Studios production. Directed by James Adolphus; produced by Ben Selkow, James Adolphus, Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani, Debra Martin Chase, Andrew C. Coles, Laura Gardner; executive produced by S. Robert Levine, MD, and Michael Bernstein. For HBO: executive producers Nancy Abraham, and Lisa Heller; coordinating producer Anna Klein.

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  • Mary Tyler Moore smiled at the world, and the world smiled back. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

    THE NEW YORK TIMES

    A new documentary examines the life of an actress who personified a certain kind of hopeful feminism.

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  • VARIETY

    ‘Being Mary Tyler Moore’: Director James Adolphus on Honoring the TV Icon’s Legacy and the Note From Lena Waithe That Transformed the Project

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  • Mary Tyler Moore takes part in a table read for “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” (Earl Theisen / HBO)

    LOS ANGELES TIMES

    With her widower’s help, a splendid new documentary explores Mary Tyler Moore’s private side.

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  • PEOPLE MAGAZINE

    A new HBO documentary celebrates a dazzling comedy star whose early years left her with a lasting sadness.

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  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

    James Adolphus' documentary uses archival footage and audio interviews with peers, loved ones and admirers to put the spotlight on Moore as a star, a trailblazer and a person.

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  • DEADLINE

    The HBO Original documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore reveals the life of the titular actress, producer and philanthropist who dazzled family, friends and fans both on and off screen until her death in 2017.

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  • NPR

    A new two-hour HBO documentary revisits the life and career of Mary Tyler Moore, an actor most famous for playing indelible, very funny and significantly modern everyday women in two excellent TV sitcoms.

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  • VANITY FAIR

    Filmmakers behind a new HBO documentary reveal how they unfurled the legacy of a beloved yet elusive icon.

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