*1939 US, Suffern, New York
A.k.a. Valerie Kathryn Harper
Valerie Kathryn Harper (born August 22, 1939) is an American actress.She is best known for her roles as Rhoda Morgenstern in the 1970s television series The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off, Rhoda, and later as Valerie Hogan in Valerie. She is a four-time Primetime Emmy Award winner. Her notable film roles include Freebie and the Bean (1974), and Chapter Two (1979), both of which garnered her Golden Globe Award nominations.