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Betty White

Betty White

Acting

Born January 17, 1922, Oak Park, Illinois, USA

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 Award for Outstanding Game Show Host in 1983 for the show Just Men! She was also known for her appearances on Boston Legal, Mama's Family, and Saturday Night Live. White received eight Emmy Awards in various categories, three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is a Television Hall of Fame inductee.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (67)
  • 2025Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration — Self (archive footage)
  • 2025The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 — Self / Rose Nylund (archive footage)
  • 2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 2022Betty White: A Celebration — Self
  • 2022Betty White: Pure Gold — Self
  • 2022Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl — Self
  • 2021The Golden Girls: Ageless — Self (archive footage)
  • 2018Betty White: First Lady of Television — Self
  • 2017If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast — Self
  • The History of Comedy — Self
  • To Tell the Truth — Self - Panelist
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self, Self - Guest
  • 2013Betty White Goes Wild — Self
  • 2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy — Self - Narrator (voice)
  • 2012Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl — Self
  • Betty White's Off Their Rockers — Self - Host
  • 2012Betty White: Champion for Animals — Herself
  • Inside Comedy — Self
  • Conan — Self
  • The Talk — Self
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — Self
  • 2006Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner — Self - Roaster
  • 2005Lipstick & Dynamite — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Celebrities Uncensored — Self
  • Comedy Central Roasts — Self
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
  • 2003The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments — Self / Rose Nylund
  • 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special — Self
  • 2002The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion — Self
  • 2002The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s — Self (archive footage)
  • Teen Choice Awards — Self
  • The Early Show — Self - Guest
  • Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
  • The Daily Show — Self
  • Intimate Portrait — Self
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self - Guest
  • 1992Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade — Self
  • 1991Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey — Self
  • 1991Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show — Herself
  • 1990Night of 100 Stars III — Self
  • 1989Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy — Self
  • 1989Hanna-Barbera's 50th — Self
  • 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC — Self
  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
  • 1988Mickey's 60th Birthday — Self
  • 1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood — Self
  • 1986Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary — Self
  • Wordplay — Self - Celebrity Panelist
  • 1983The Unpredictable Pudgy! — Herself
  • Madame's Place — Self
  • The Big Show — Self
  • 1977The John Davidson Christmas Special — Herself
  • Donny & Marie — Self
  • Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
  • Dinah! — Self
  • Match Game — Self
  • The Carol Burnett Show — Self - Guest / Various Characters, Self - Guest / Ellen / Various Characters
  • The Match Game — Self
  • The Merv Griffin Show — Self
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self, Self - Guest Host
  • The Mike Douglas Show — Self, Self - Co-Hostess
  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self - Guest Host
  • The Wonderful World of Disney — Self
  • The Oscars — Self
  • The Bob Hope Show — Self
  • What's My Line? — Self
  • Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter
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