Primetime Emmy Awards winner Valerie Harper is a renowned actress from the United States who is most popular in the world for portraying her role in the television series, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She is also the former dancer.
Valerie Harper's early life
Valerie Harper was from the middle-class family born as Valerie Kathryn Harper in Suffern, New York, United States of America to Iva McConnell and Howard Donald Harper. She is an American and is of white ethnicity.
Valerie Harper was interested in performing arts since her childhood days. While she was young she was a great dancer. She has also attended Lincoln High School, and later graduated from Young Professionals School.
Valerie Harper's career
Valerie Harper began her professional career as a dancer on Broadway. She played her first acting role in 1956 and that was from the movie, Rock Rock Rock!.
She has also acted in the series like Drop Dead Diva and Desperate Housewives, starring Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, and James Denton.
Valerie Harper's personal life
In 1965, Valerie Harper got married to Richard Schaal. Richard Schaal is a famous actor from the United States. They didn't have any child from this married life. They dissolved this married life on 29th of January, 1978.
After Valerie Harper's first married life came to an end after being married for almost one and half decade, she went on a depression.
Valerie Harper remained single for almost a decade and then she got married to actor, Tony Cacciotti on 8th of April, 1987. She has a child with him. They are still together.
Valerie Harper's net worth
In 1970, for her role in Mary Tyler Moore, she earned the salary of $700 per episode. Her net worth is rumored to be around $12 million dollars.
Valerie Harper purchased a house in Santa Monic California in the year 1996 at the price of $765,000, which is also part of her present net worth.
