Mary and Rhoda Mary and Rhoda Mary and Rhoda is a 2000 American made-for-television comedy-drama film starring Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper reprising their roles as Mary Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern from the 1970–1977 sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". Although the film is a spin-off of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", James L. Brooks and Allan Burns were not credited for creating the characters; neither they nor any other writers or producers from the original series was involved with this reunion film. It was the only film of any kind to be based on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and the
Mary Lou Finlay Mary Lou Finlay Mary Lou Finlay (born 1947) is a Canadian radio and television journalist, best known for hosting various programs on CBC Radio and CBC Television. Finlay graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1967 with a BA in English and French literature. For three years she did writing and researching for the Canadian War Museum before her leap to journalism when she began hosting a CBC Ottawa television magazine. In 1975, Finlay moved to Toronto to co-host CBC Television's "Take 30". She hosted her own program, "Finlay and Company", in 1976 and 1977 and developed a loyal following.