Mary Tyler Moore honored with SAG Lifetime Achievement Award

Mary Tyler Moore will be honored with the 48th Screen Actors Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award, during the upcoming ceremony.

Dick Van Dyke will present the award to his "Dick Van Dyke Show" co-star at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which are set to air at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 29 on TNT and TBS.

The 75-year-old actress has received seven Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for an Academy Award over the course of her career. Moore is known for her roles in "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in the 1960s and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in the 1970s. In the latter, she played Mary Richards, a local news producer in Minneapolis.

"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 she turned her public recognition into a catalyst to draw attention to critical and deeply personal health and social issues," Screen Actors Guild National President Ken Howard said in a statement. "She truly embodies the spirit behind SAG's Life Achievement Award, and we are honored to proclaim her as its 48th recipient."

After "Mary Tyler Moore" ended in 1977, Moore went on to star in shows such as "The Naked Truth," "That '70s Show" and "Lipstick Jungle."

She was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the 1980 Robert Redford-helmed film, "Ordinary People."

In May, the actress underwent surgery to remove a benign tumor on the lining of her brain.

"Mary Tyler Moore went in for an elective surgery to remove a meningioma, which is a benign tumor of the lining tissue of the brain (not a brain tumor). At the recommendation of her neurologist, who has been monitoring this for years, and a neurosurgeon, Mary decided to proceed with this fairly routine procedure," the publicist said in a statement to OnTheRedCarpet.com.

Last year, Moore reunited with her former "Mary Tyler Moore" co-star Betty White on the second season premiere of the comedy series "Hot in Cleveland" after more than 33 years.

She also helped White celebrate her 90th birthday and received a standing ovation when she appeared on NBC's special, "Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl," which aired on January 16.

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