Betty White
Biography
Betty Marion White Ludden (January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian, with the longest television career of any entertainer, spanning 80 years. Regarded as a pioneer of television, she was one of the first women to have control both in front of and behind the camera and is recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom (Life with Elizabeth), which contributed to her receiving the honorary title Mayor of Hollywood in 1955. White was known for her award-winning roles as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973–77) and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls (1985–92) – the Writers Guild of America has included both sitcoms in its list of the 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time – and Elka Ostrovsky on Hot in Cleveland (2010–15). A staple guest of many American game shows such as Password, Match Game, Hollywood Squares and The $25,000 Pyramid, White was dubbed the 'First Lady of Game Shows' and became the first woman to receive an Emmy ...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Toy Story 4
2019
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
2013
Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa
2010
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
The Proposal
2009
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
1991
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022
A Weekend in the Country
1996
The Lorax
2012
Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt
2003
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
2000
Hard Rain
1998
Bringing Down the House
2003
You Again
2010
Lake Placid
1999
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
The Best Place to Be
1979
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
2003
A Different Approach
1978
Advise & Consent
1962
The Earth Day Special
1990
The Story of Us
1999
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
The Women of SNL
2010
Trouble
2019
The Gossip Columnist
1980
Betty White: A Celebration
2022
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
The Lost Valentine
2011
Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
1998
Eunice
1982
Holy Man
1998
Stealing Christmas
2003
Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show
1991
The Retrievers
2001
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
1989