Mary Richards is the main character of the television sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show Mary Richards may refer to: Mary Lea Johnson Richards (1926–1990), American heiress, entrepreneur, and Broadway producer Mary Richards (cricketer), English cricketer Mary Alice Eleanor Richards, British botanist Mary Jane Richards, British theatre actress Mary Bowser, Union spy during the Civil War See also Mary Richard (1940–2010), Aboriginal activist and politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Richards (surname)