How Old Is Valerie Harper?

Valerie Kathryn Harper was an American actress. She began her career as a dancer on Broadway, making her debut in the musical Take Me Along in 1959. She is best remembered for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off Rhoda.

What happened to Valerie Harper today?

Harper died Friday, Aug. 30. Harper was vocal about her diagnosis with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a cancer complication that affects how well your nerves work and has a poor prognosis.

When was Valerie Harper diagnosed with cancer?

Harper was diagnosed in 2013, just four years after beating lung cancer. While she lived much longer than most patients with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis and even managed to compete in “Dancing With The Stars” in 2014, Forsyth believes it was metastasized from her lung cancer.