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Betty White

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.

As actor

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Betty White: A Celebration

Betty White: A Celebration

Betty White: Pure Gold

Betty White: Pure Gold

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls

Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls

The Golden Girls: Ageless

The Golden Girls: Ageless

Toy Story 4

Toy Story 4

Trouble

Trouble

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?

Betty White: First Lady of Television

Betty White: First Lady of Television

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Betty White Goes Wild

Betty White Goes Wild

The Lorax

The Lorax

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl

Betty White: Champion for Animals

The Lost Valentine

The Lost Valentine

You Again

You Again

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

The Women of SNL

The Women of SNL

The Proposal

The Proposal

Love n' Dancing

Love n' Dancing

Part Two: The Warm Mission

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation

Sea Tales

Sea Tales

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

The Third Wish

The Third Wish

Annie's Point

Annie's Point