Suffern-born actress Valerie Harper, “Rhoda” on MTM Show, Dies at 80

The Suffern-born, Emmy-winning actress Valerie Harper, best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the ’70s hit sitcom “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” and her own spinoff, “Rhoda,” died on Friday. Six years ago Harper was diagnosed with a rare condition that occurs when cancer cells spread into the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain. She was 80 years old.