One of the most beloved actresses of all time is getting the doc treatment!
The Hollywood Reporter has first reported that a Mary Tyler Moore documentary is in the works from Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad Productions and Endeavor Content.
The documentary will be directed by James Adolphus, Being Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Documentary will follow
the personal and professional journey of the star, businesswoman and advocate best known for her portrayal of a single, successful and professional woman of television in The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The doc has the support of the Mary Tyler Moore estate, with her husband, Dr. S. Robert Levine, executive producing, and has access to her life and estate, loved ones, colleagues and friends.
Moore first rose to stardom opposite Dick Van Dyke as suburban stay-at-home mom Laura Petrie from 1961 to 1966 on The Dick Van Dyke Show and she went on to play Mary Richards, who moves to Minneapolis and gets a job at local TV station WJM for the 6 o’clock news from 1970 to 1977 on the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
