Valerie Harper was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday evening and now a source has said that the actress is in a coma.
ET Online reported that a source close to Harper said that she was transported to another health facility in Maine and is now in a coma.
However, the 75-year-old’s family has not confirmed or denied this news.
On Thursday, we noted that Harper was found unconscious prior to a performance of Nice Work If You Can Get It at the Ogunquit Playhouse.
The longtime actress battled and beat lung cancer in 2009 and was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013. The following year, she announced that she was responding well to treatment.
Harper is married to Tony Cacciotti, who is also her manager. She has been in show business since the ‘50s. Some of her acting credits include Freebie and the Bean, Chapter Two, Valerie and her most famous role as Rhoda Morgenstern on the The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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