Hollywood is showing its love for Mary Tyler Moore after the iconic TV comedian died at the age of 80 Wednesday.
“#marytylermoore my heart goes out to you and your family,” said her “Mary Tyler Moore Show” co-star Ed Asner. “Know that I love you and believe in your strength.”
“She turned the world on with her smile. RIP, Mary Tyler Moore,” added George Takei, referencing the lyrics to the theme song of her show. “You were a role model in so many ways.”
Following a stint on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Moore stepped into the title role of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” which premiered in 1970 and starred Moore as Mary Richards, a single woman working as a news producer in Minneapolis. The series, which ran until 1977, gave birth to multiple spinoffs for the characters Lou Grant (Ed Asner), Rhoda Morgenstern (Valerie Harper) and Phyllis Lindstrom (Cloris Leachman).
“I could not do what I do without her,” said “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” star Rachel Bloom, echoing many who saw the actress as a feminist trailblazer.
See below for a sampling of how Hollywood is reacting to Moore’s death.
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#marytylermoore my heart goes out to you and your family. Know that I love you and believe in your strength.
— Ed Asner (@TheOnlyEdAsner) January 25, 2017
She turned the world on with her smile. RIP, Mary Tyler Moore. You were a role model in so many ways.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 25, 2017
Damn. RIP Mary Tyler Moore. A true icon. https://t.co/2XS3gxIoDo
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) January 25, 2017
That shift in the Earth you just felt? That crater that is left behind? That is the legacy of the incomparable #marytylermoore RIP 2 an icon
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) January 25, 2017
RIP ICON. #MaryTylerMoore https://t.co/sv0upoVj1k
— Robin Lord Taylor (@robinlordtaylor) January 25, 2017
TV Icon and groundbreaker #MaryTylerMoore has passed. She broke through our TV screens and showed that a powerful woman can be funny. RIP. pic.twitter.com/eUY6SkP6Tr
— Marlee Matlin (@MarleeMatlin) January 25, 2017
#RIP #MaryTylerMoore you're a hero an inspiration and the most poignant and bravest example of a #Woman we've had the priveledge of knowing.
— Jon Huertas ????⚛ (@jonhuertas) January 25, 2017
Mary Tyler Moore, Who Incarnated the Modern Woman on TV, Dies at 80, via @nytimes R.I.P. To another Legend https://t.co/SvWn8W54vC
— Michelle Rodriguez (@MRodOfficial) January 25, 2017
#MaryTylerMoore it was my honor to have met you.. & working with you when you graced us on That '70s Show a memory I will carry forever #RIP
— Wilmer Valderrama (@WValderrama) January 25, 2017
You paved the way. #MaryTylerMoore #rip
— Ashley Tisdale (@ashleytisdale) January 25, 2017
#MaryTylerMoore was a dear friend and a truly great person. A fighter. Rest in peace, MTM.
— Larry King (@kingsthings) January 25, 2017
"You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you."#MaryTylerMoore
— Denis Leary (@denisleary) January 25, 2017
You're going to make it after all oh no please tell me it's not true I love you #marytylermoore you inspired a gene… https://t.co/dBYpZ48nes
— Sandra Bernhard (@SandraBernhard) January 25, 2017
Damn. This one hurts. RIP #MaryTylerMoore 🙁 #oneofthegreats #fighter pic.twitter.com/CHWUaompbq
— Jim O'Heir (@JimOHeir) January 25, 2017
Rehearsing on the #MaryTylerMoore stage today. A minute's silence as we remembered 1 of the true greats of TV comedy pic.twitter.com/UFHIkvWg3i
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) January 25, 2017
Mary(MTM) was a gem. She was iconic, my boss, cast mate and a friend and I will miss her
— Michael Keaton (@MichaelKeaton) January 25, 2017
i never met mary tyler moore, but i loved her from afar – for her talent and, most importantly, for the trails she blazed for women.
— Harry Connick Jr (@HarryConnickJR) January 25, 2017
"You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you."#MaryTylerMoore
— Denis Leary (@denisleary) January 25, 2017
Mary Tyler Moore is gone. Very Sad Day. RIP My Dear Mary ?
— Bernadette Peters (@OfficialBPeters) January 25, 2017
Oh Mary Tyler Moore. You were true inspiration, and power when I didn't know what that was. Thank you. #RIPMaryTylerMoore
— Connie Britton (@conniebritton) January 25, 2017