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Throw immortalized in a statue. her first acting break as an elf. pushing appliances. her career really got hot. >> the dick van dyke show. >> reporter: in 1961 with her first starring role. >> i want to show you off. how about it, laurie? will you give me that pleasure? >> no. >> reporter: in her own shows, she played a single woman in a tv newsroom. >> you got spunk. >> well. >> i hate spunk. >> reporter: the show has enough spunk to last seven seasons. mary also went after serious roles. >> do you chase these roles? >> yes. >> reporter: she was nominated for academy award for "ordinary peop...

Years. cnn's jeanne moos has more. ♪ who can turn the world on >> reporter: mary tyler moore's smile is turned off at age of 80. but not fbefore she made it. >> here it goes. >> her first acting break was an elf. >> i'm happy. >> reporter: pushing appliances. but her career really got hot. in 1961 with her first starring role. >> i want to show you off. how about it, lawyurie? >> reporter: in her own show, she played a single woman in a tv newsroom. >> you got spunk. >> well. >> i hate spunk. >> reporter: the show had enough