Rhoda's Valerie Harper reveals brain cancer diagnosis

Valerie Harper, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin on TV Rhoda Morgenstern played Rhoda terminal brain cancer is diagnosed.

Finally, David Groh and Valerie Harper, husband and wife, Rhoda played. Harper says: .. "I do not think about death, I am now (Press / CBS Associated)
People magazine reported on its website on Wednesday that the 73-year-old actress news on January 15.

Tests showed that the leptomeningeal is a rare disease, which occurs when cancer cells spread in the art liquid-filled or around the brains. The report says Harper told the doctors that he was only three months to live.

"I do not think the death" was a cover of Harper's Magazine in an interview. "I think it's here now."

Harper character, Rhoda, 1970, during one of the most popular characters in television and pie language, self-critical Rhoda Harper made a star. He supporting role in Mary, plus Rhoda, who from 1974 to 1978 ran for another three consecutive Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress (1971-1973) won.

Dancer on Broadway

Harper, many Broadway musicals as a dancer in the show business started, and the Second City Improv Group in summer stock and worked.

"I was a dancer, but I was always a little overweight," he once told The Associated Press. "I said," Hi, I'm Valerie Harper and I are overweight, I say quickly before it was chubby .... I always say, my nose was too big, his hair was curly. ".

Consequently Rhoda, a plump, sleek, attractive Mary Richards, played primarily as a funny contrast. But as developed by Mary Tyler Moore, Rhoda streamlined and its own brand of beauty was recognized.

Valerie Harper has said Rhoda thought the character was "good about yourself." (Peter Press / Associated Kremer)
The character was very popular and was soon inspired his CBS sitcom Rhoda was seen coming home in New York, and it was also married.

After his success on television, Harper returned to the theater. TV film and a number of films followed, including two chapter and blame it on Rio.

In 2000, Moore TV movie, Mary and Rhoda met.

"Rhoda Morgenstern amazing speed and drive in my career," he told the AP in 2001.

At that time, the original paper Alice Broadway comedy The Tale of allergist's wife of former star Linda Lavin introduced.

Harper played what "a certain age, a troubled woman", as described, and with the character of Rhoda, a general
whose cult he said, "to enter into life, and the joy just leave white nakalsa., And better comfort themselves. Stay. "

In recent years, Harper had guest roles on several television series, and in 2010 he returned to Broadway in Tallulah benkaheda, a star of Golden Era of Hollywood beautiful game.

AP drama critic Michael Kuchwara wrote that "Harper iconic Rhoda Morgenstern perish" and "a terrible sense of comic timing."

In January, Harper new memoir, I, Rhoda is released.