Betty White

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Betty White
White at the 1988 Emmy Awards
Born	Betty Marion White (1922-01-17)January 17, 1922 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 31, 2021(2021-12-31) (aged 99) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Problems caused by a stroke
Other names	Gerrie, Betty White Ludden[1]
Education	Horace Mann School
Alma mater	Beverly Hills High School
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian, writer
Years active	1930–2021
Television	Life with Elizabeth Date with the Angels The Mary Tyler Moore Show The Betty White Show The Golden Girls The Golden Palace Boston Legal Hot in Cleveland Betty White's Off Their Rockers (host)
Spouse(s)	Dick Barker (1945) Lane Allen (1947–1949) Allen Ludden (1963–1981; his death)
Awards	Emmy Awards Outstanding Game Show Host 1983 Just Men! Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 1975 The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1976 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series 1986 The Golden Girls Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series 1996 The John Larroquette Show 2010 Saturday Night Live BAFTA Awards Britannia Award 2010 Excellence in Comedy Grammy Awards Best Spoken Word Album 2012 If You Ask Me (And You Won't) American Comedy Awards Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication 1987 The Golden Girls Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy 1990 Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a TV Series 2000 Ally McBeal Screen Actors Guild Awards Life Achievement Award 2009 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series 2011 Hot in Cleveland 2012 Hot in Cleveland

Betty Marion White (January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021) was an American actress, comedian, presenter, singer, author, and television personality. She acted as Sue Ann Nivens in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and as Rose Nylund in the television sitcom The Golden Girls.^[2] She also starred as Elka Ostrovsky, in the TV Land comedy Hot in Cleveland.^[3]

White won seven Emmy Awards during her career. In 1983, she became the first woman to win a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host. White also holds the record for longest span between Emmy nominations for performances—her first was in 1951 and her most recent was in 2012, a span of 61 years—and became the oldest nominee as of 2013, aged 91. The actress is also the oldest winner of a competitive Grammy Award, which she won in 2012. She was host for the NBC entry Just Men!.^[4]

In 2011 White began hosting a new program, Betty White's Off Their Rockers. In the program senior citizens play practical jokes on the younger generation.^[5] A special Betty White's 90th Birthday Party was on NBC a day before the star's birthday on January 16, 2012. The show had appearances of many stars with whom White has worked over the years.^[6]

1. ↑ Archive of American Television interview for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, 0:0:47-50
2. ↑ "Golden Girl Rue McClanahan dies at 76". BBC News. June 3, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
3. ↑ "The Hot In Cleveland Official Site Starring Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, and Wendie Malick". Retrieved August 11, 2011.
4. ↑ "It's Evening in America". Vanity Fair. May 2012. Page 157.
5. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (March 31, 2011). "Betty White to Host 'Off Their Rockers' for NBC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
6. ↑ "Betty White turns 90 with star-studded celebrity bash – 01/16/2012 | Entertainment News from". OnTheRedCarpet.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.