Do you think Mary was typecast as Mary or wasn't she? If she wasn't, why not? Did she do enough in her career?

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She was typecast as either Mary Richards or Laura Petrie. She has not done anything in television with staying power since TMTMS went off.

She was typecast as either Mary Richards or Laura Petrie. She has not done anything in television with staying power since TMTMS went off.


Very true, but was that typecasting or was that her choice?

oh, she was definetaly typecast.

To some degree she was typecast, but she did do Ordinary People - and was phenonemenal in it (although some credit has to go to Robert Redford who is a drop dead great director) She proved she could break out of a mold if/when she wanted. When you are a super good talent - you often can (another example of breakingout of type: Shirley Jones as the prostitute in Elmer Gantry)