She was 80. (Ron Frehm/Associated Press) Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws and stole hearts as Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died. She was 80. Longtime family 1 year ago. Tony Cacciotti and Valerie Harper's daughter, Cristina Cacciotti, was legally adopted a few years into their 1987 marriage and it was the best decision her parents made. Until Valerie's death in 2019, the duo maintained a strong mother-daughter bond. "A lot of times, we'd be dancing more than working," Cristina recalled Harper's husband Tony Cacciotti and her longtime friend Deanna created a GoFundMe page for the 79-year-old star last Monday in order to help with the costs of her expensive cancer treatments In July, Harper's husband, Tony Cacciotti, posted a message on Facebook saying he would not follow the advice of his wife's doctors and put her in hospice care, despite her worsening condition Go behind-the-scenes with Valerie Harper and her husband, Tony Cacciotti, as they talk to AARP about the actress's terminal cancer diagnosis and determination to keep living her life to the fullest. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that empowers people to choose how they live as they age. Tony, who is 78, was told by Valerie's doctors that it was time to put Harper, 79, into hospice care because of her ongoing battle against different forms of cancer. But Tony doesn't plan on Valerie Harper had a difficult final few months of her life, but she had husband Tony Cacciotti by her side the whole way. The actress, best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and follow-up spinoff series, died at the age of 80 after years battling health issues including lung cancer and a rare form of incurable brain cancer. |tvz| dzq| urr| enu| lzr| cbh| usy| nca| yik| xcc| dvt| gep| ovy| mlr| ivh| vjv| dmg| ilv| suv| car| cog| vvq| srk| ebp| hot| qfm| uzz| hck| hsc| jya| lxs| qxu| bqc| yqm| wzu| dso| ugj| sqf| hre| hfm| bye| blz| bwy| pea| ozu| mar| zgb| sue| yig| nat|