NEW YORK – US actor Mary Tyler Moore will undergo brain surgery to remove a benign tumour, a representative for the star (74) said yesterday.
“Mary Tyler Moore went in for an elective surgery to remove a meningioma, which is a benign tumour of the lining tissue of the brain (not a brain tumour), her spokeswoman Alla Plotkin said. “Mary decided to proceed with this fairly routine procedure.” Ms Plotkin did not say where the surgery would take place.
Moore is best known for her roles in The Dick Van Dyke show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the 1970s. She was Oscar-nominated for her performance in the 1980 movie Ordinary People.