Mary Tyler Moore to Receive SAG Life Achievement Award

Actor-producer Mary Tyler Moore will receive the Screen Actors Guild's 2011 Life Achievement Award, the union announced today. The honor is given annually to an actor who demonstrates the "finest ideals of the acting profession."

Over the course of her career, Moore has garnered an Academy Award nomination, a Tony Award, and seven Emmys. Her production company MTM Enterprises produced several renowned television programs, including "The Bob Newhart Show," "WKRP in Cincinnati," and "St. Elsewhere," as well as her own "Mary Tyler Moore Show." Moore is also an avid philanthropist and serves as the international chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

SAG president Ken Howard said in a prepared statement: "Mary Tyler Moore won our hearts as Laura Petrie and Mary Richards, our respect as her production company became synonymous with quality television, our awe as she tackled difficult subject matter in film and on Broadway, and our admiration as she turned her public recognition into a catalyst to draw attention to critical and deeply personal health and social issues."

The award will be presented to Moore at the 18th annual SAG Awards ceremony, scheduled for Jan. 29, 2012, in Los Angeles.