Valerie Harper to Join ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ Report Says

Valerie Harper, the actress who appeared on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and who recently revealed she is battling brain cancer, will join “Dancing with the Stars,” according to a report.
Valerie Harper to Join ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ Report Says
Valerie Harper discusses and signs copies of her book "I, Rhoda" at McGowan Theater on April 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)
Jack Phillips
8/28/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Valerie Harper, the actress who appeared on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and who recently revealed she is battling brain cancer, will join “Dancing with the Stars,” according to a report.

TMZ reported that Harper, 74, will join the show along with Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Leah Remini.

Earlier this year, Harper announced she had terminal brain cancer and doctors gave her until June to live.

She has leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare type of cancer.

TMZ said that Harper and her partner Tristan have been practicing for the past two days for the upcoming “Dancing” season.

Harper also is filming the TV movie for the UP cable channel called “The Town That Came A-Courtin',” according to Fox News.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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