Celebrity | Mary Tyler Moore Mary Tyler Moore to Undergo Brain Surgery Rep says the procedure is 'fairly routine' By Evann Gastaldo Posted May 12, 2011 11:26 AM CDT Copied In this July 11, 2009 file photo, actress Mary Tyler Moore attends Broadway Barks 11 in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file) Mary Tyler Moore will undergo brain surgery, her rep tells People. A meningioma, a benign tumor on the brain's lining tissue, will be removed. Her rep says Moore's neurologist "has been monitoring this for years" and that the procedure is "fairly routine." Click for a recent appearance Moore made on the Rachel Ray Show, in which she reunited with Dick Van Dyke. Read These Next Something James Carville said made Melania Trump's lawyer unhappy. Vance's office says it wasn't involved in the river-raising. Ivanka and Jared are making headlines again. Justice Department goes after a prominent Trump foe. Report an error