MOORE SAYS DIABETIC EYE CONDITION COMMON, TREATABLE : SHE DID IT HER WAY.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Mary Tyler Moore This article is about the actress. For her 1970s television series, also known as "Mary Tyler Moore", see The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Mary Tyler Moore wants us to know she's not - repeat not - losing her sight. Such reports, she declares, have been haunting her for months. She notes, ``Even my father phoned and said, `I know you play brave and don't tell me things, but are you blind?' '' The rumor, says the actress, who is diabetic, started in March when she developed ``a bleed,'' a condition that occurs when blood vessels Blood vessels Tubular channels for blood transport, of which there are three principal types: arteries, capillaries, and veins. Only the larger arteries and veins in the body bear distinct names. nourishing the retina weaken and balloon out, and blood leaking into the eye from the weakened capillaries dims vision. ``It either rectifies itself or can be corrected with laser treatments. It is common with diabetics,'' says Mary, who provides the voice of Granny Rose in Buena Vista's enchanting animated film, ``How the Toys Saved Christmas,'' which hits stores Tuesday. Her eye problem erupted the day before Mary was to co-host the Directors Guild Awards in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . She canceled the gig and, she says, ``So that the directors wouldn't feel they were being slighted, someone explaining why I wasn't at the event said something like, `Only blindness would keep Mary Tyler Moore from us tonight.' '' Sheryl Lee Sheryl Lee (born April 22 1967) is an American actress, known for playing Laura Palmer and Madeleine Ferguson on the cult TV series Twin Peaks and its prequel , for her roles in Vampires and Kingpin Ralph's ``Secrets'' film project suddenly is getting lots of attention around town - and she's giving ``Soul Food'' part of the credit. Earlier this year, the ``Moesha'' regular produced and directed a 12-minute scene from the drama she also wrote, with friends Alfre Woodard Alfre Ette Woodard (born November 8, 1952) is an American actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won four Emmy Awards, three SAG Awards and one Golden Globe Award. , LaTanya Richardson Latanya Richardson (born 1949 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American actress. She graduated from Spelman College in 1974. While at Spelman, she met Samuel L. Jackson who would later become her husband. She and Jackson have one daughter named Zoe. , Victoria Rowell and Robin Givens playing parts. Now that scene has become one of the finalists in the Short Subject category at this week's first Hollywood Film Festival - and is a finalist at the upcoming Pan African Film Festival. ``Secrets'' is about six best friends who come together when one is about to get married and a secret is revealed that changes everybody's lives. Ralph credits the success of the current big-screen ``Soul Food'' for generating interest in African-American film fare. ``I was really praying for `Soul Food' to do well, because I knew its success would give me one leg up ... and it's amazing. BET Films called and said `Hey, are you ready to make ``Secrets'' into a movie?' and I got a call from Lifetime saying they love it.'' The videoland view Christine Lahti tells us there were unforeseen benefits to making TNT's ``Hope,'' which premieres Sunday. The telefilm tel·e·film n. A film produced for television broadcasting. Noun 1. telefilm - a movie that is made to be shown on television had women producers and a woman director - Goldie Hawn - and ``It was not only child-friendly, it was almost mandatory to have children around the set.'' Lahti brought her three kids. ``My 9-year-old son got a job - well, a sort-of job. We'd go around with walkie-talkies. They'd call him and say `Give us a 20 on your mom.' That's code for `Where is she?' And he'd say, `My mom's in her trailer now. Over.' He got to feel like a real hot dog.'' Big night A galaxy of music industry luminaries is expected to turn out Monday night to honor B.B. King when he receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Blues Foundation at L.A.'s Palace Theater. Among those set to savor the funk and blues: Bonnie Raitt, Quincy Jones, Phil Spector, Z.Z. Top's Billy F. Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
Walker's parents were blues fans, and introduced him to the music when he was young. ... most of whom are bound to be jammin' by evening's end. Gobble-gobble ``Dharma dharma (där`mə). In Hinduism, dharma is the doctrine of the religious and moral rights and duties of each individual; it generally refers to religious duty, but may also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue. & Greg'' is shooting its Thanksgiving episode this week - with live turkeys running around the set. The action will start with Dharma's parents freeing the turkeys at a turkey farm, and will move to her parents' home where Dharma will take it upon herself to cook up a Thanksgiving feast for the clan. That feast will include roast turkey. Yes, says leading man Thomas Gibson, ``Dharma is a vegetarian like her parents - but she knows a good turkey when she sees one.'' CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1) Mary Tyler Moore Not losing her sight (2) Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph (born on December 30, 1956, in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a Tony Award-nominated American actress and singer of Jamaican ancestry. Biography Ralph graduated from high school at age 16. She graduated from Rutgers University at age 19 in 1975. ``Secrets'' of ``Soul Food'' (3) Christine Lahti Unexpected benefits |
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