• Source of Wealth: Film, Television, and Theater
• Age: 80
• Birth Place: Suffern, New York, United States
• Height: 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
• Weight: 130 lbs (59 kg)
• Marital Status: Married (Tony Cacciotti)
• Full Name: Valerie Harper
• Nationality: American
• Date of Birth: August 22, 1939
• Ethnicity: French, English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh
• Occupation: Actress
• Education: Young Professionals School
• Children: 1 (Cristina)

Her fame largely rests on her colorful portrayal of the “New Yawk-er” Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s television show The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and for her starring roles on the sitcoms Rhoda (a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show) and Valerie. Growing up in Oregon, Michigan and Jersey City, Harper became a chorus dancer in the Big Apple, hoofing with the Radio City Rockettes and performing in such Broadway musicals as Li’l Abner, Take Me Along, Wildcat and Subways Are for Sleeping. She went on to win four Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe for her work on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, and its spin-off, “Rhoda”. She has continued to work steadily, most recently guest-starring on “Desperate Housewives” and “Drop Dead Diva”.