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'{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Queen Elizabeth IV | title = 4th Mayor of Hollywood (Honorary) | image = Betty White 2010.jpg | caption = White at the ''[[Time 100]]'' gala in 2010 | birth_name = Betty Marion White | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1922|1|17}} | birth_place = [[Oak Park, Illinois]], U.S. | residence = [[Los Angeles, California]] | other_names = Betty White Ludden<ref name="aatinterview">{{YouTube|_QqbgF1DtEw|Archive of American Television interview for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, 0:0:47-50}}{{dead link|date=January 2017}}</ref> | education = [[Horace Mann School Beverly Hills|Horace Mann School]] | alma_mater = [[Beverly Hills High School]] | occupation = Actress, comedian | years_active = 1939–present | home_town = [[Beverly Hills, California]], U.S. | spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Dick Barker<br />|1945|1945|reason=divorced}} |{{marriage|Lane Allen<br />|1947|1949|reason=divorced}} |{{marriage|[[Allen Ludden]]<br />|June 14, 1963|June 9, 1981|reason=died}} }} }} '''Betty Marion White Ludden''' (born January 17, 1922),<ref name=BiographyCom/> known professionally as '''Betty White''', is an American actress and comedian,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dw.com/en/betty-white-comedian-and-actress-turns-95/a-37147282 |title=Betty White, comedian and actress, turns 95|last=|first=|date=2017 |website=Deutsche Welle| access-date=August 11, 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811225136/http://www.dw.com/en/betty-white-comedian-and-actress-turns-95/a-37147282|archivedate=August 11, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fox59.com/2017/01/17/betty-white-turns-95/|title=Happy birthday! Actress and comedian Betty White turns 95|last=|first=|date=January 17, 2017|website=FOX59|access-date=August 11, 2017|quote=Popular actress and comedian Betty White turns 95 on Tuesday.|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811222036/http://fox59.com/2017/01/17/betty-white-turns-95/|archivedate=August 11, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> with the longest television career of any female entertainer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dawn|first=Randee|title=Betty White, 'Breaking Bad' earn 'Guinness World Records' titles|url=http://www.today.com/entertainment/betty-white-breaking-bad-earn-guinness-world-records-titles-8C11089734|accessdate=October 13, 2013|newspaper=[[Today.com]]|date=September 6, 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002031258/http://www.today.com/entertainment/betty-white-breaking-bad-earn-guinness-world-records-titles-8C11089734|archivedate=October 2, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/107740-longest-tv-career-by-an-entertainer-female |title=Longest TV career by an entertainer (female) |publisher=Guinness World Records |date= |accessdate=2018-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/102899-longest-tv-career-by-an-entertainer-male |title=Longest TV career by an entertainer (male) |publisher=Guinness World Records |date= |accessdate=2018-08-27}}</ref> Regarded as a pioneer of television, she was one of the first women to have control both in front of and behind the camera<ref name=thr/> and is recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom (''[[Life with Elizabeth]]''),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iptv.org/series.cfm/19195/pioneers_television/ep:101/episodes |title=Pioneers of Television: Sitcoms: TV Programs on Iowa Public Television |publisher=Iptv.org |date= |accessdate=January 22, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106060936/http://www.iptv.org/series.cfm/19195/pioneers_television/ep%3A101/episodes |archivedate=January 6, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> which contributed to her receiving the honorary title [[Mayor of Hollywood]] in 1955.<ref>{{cite web |author=Hollywood.com, LLC |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/brief/7750758/happy-birthday-betty-white?page=all |title=Happy Birthday Betty White! - General News |publisher=Hollywood.com |date=January 17, 2011 |accessdate=January 22, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106063736/http://www.hollywood.com/news/brief/7750758/happy-birthday-betty-white?page=all |archivedate=January 6, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> She is 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 [[sitcom]]s in its list of the ''101 Best Written TV Series of All Time''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/wgas-101-best-written-tv-series-of-all-time-complete-list/ |title='101 Best Written TV Series Of All Time' From WGA/TV Guide: Complete List |publisher=Deadline |date=June 2, 2013 |accessdate=January 22, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6H5yn3sZq?url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/wgas-101-best-written-tv-series-of-all-time-complete-list/ |archivedate=June 3, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> – and [[Elka Ostrovsky]] on ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'' (2010–15). A staple guest of many American game shows such as ''[[Password (game show)|Password]]'', ''[[Match Game]]'', and ''[[Pyramid (game show)|The $25,000 Pyramid]]'', White has been dubbed the 'First Lady of Game Shows' and became the first woman to receive an Emmy Award for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host|Outstanding Game Show Host]] in 1983 for the show ''[[Just Men!]]''<ref>{{cite web |author=Stacy Conradt, Mental Floss |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/worklife/02/23/mf.betty.white.why.love/ |title=10 reasons we love Betty White - CNN.com |publisher=Edition.cnn.com |date=February 23, 2010 |accessdate=January 22, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006151452/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/worklife/02/23/mf.betty.white.why.love/ |archivedate=October 6, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> She is also known for her appearances on ''[[Boston Legal]]'', ''[[Mama's Family]]'', and ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. In a career that has spanned 80{{nbsp}}years, she has received eight Emmy Awards in various categories, three [[American Comedy Awards]], three [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]], and a [[Grammy Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/betty-white|title=Betty White|work=emmys.com|accessdate=July 10, 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150109/http://www.emmys.com/bios/betty-white|archivedate=July 14, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She also has a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], is a [[Television Hall of Fame]] inductee (class of 1995), and a [[Disney Legends|Disney Legend]] (class of 2009). ==Early life== Betty Marion White was born in [[Oak Park, Illinois]], on January 17, 1922.<ref name=BiographyCom>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/betty-white-9542614|title=Betty White Biography|publisher=A&E Television Networks|author=Biography.com Editors|date=March 3, 2016|accessdate=January 6, 2017|deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214204801/http://www.biography.com/people/betty-white-9542614|archivedate=December 14, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She has stated that Betty is her legal name and not a shortened version of Elizabeth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/30/Betty-White.html|title=Betty White Biography (1922–)|work=Film Reference|publisher=Advameg, Inc.|accessdate=November 1, 2008|deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203205937/http://www.filmreference.com/film/30/Betty-White.html|archivedate=December 3, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=shemadeit>{{cite web|title=Betty White |url=http://www.shemadeit.org/meet/biography.aspx?m=117 |work=She Made It |publisher=[[The Paley Center for Media]] |accessdate=October 13, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408093214/http://www.shemadeit.org/meet/biography.aspx?m=117 |archivedate=April 8, 2013 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Inside">{{cite episode|title=Betty White|series=Inside the Actors Studio|first=James (host)|last=Lipton|network=Bravo |date=September 28, 2010|season=16|number=1606}}</ref> She is the only child of Christine Tess ({{née}} Cachikis; 1899–1985), a homemaker, and Horace Logan White (1899–1963),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7QF-245?cc=1462519 |title=Person Details for Betty Marion White, "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1938" — |publisher=Familysearch.org |date= |accessdate=January 22, 2015}}</ref> a lighting company executive.<ref name="O'Dell, C. 1997">{{cite book|last=O'Dell|first=Cary|title=Women Pioneers in Television: Biographies of Fifteen Industry Leaders|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=74fnsRmeeZcC|accessdate=January 18, 2014|date=January 1, 1997|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=978-0-7864-0167-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://allanellenberger.com/category/1930-census/ |title=Hollywoodland Category: Betty White in the 1930 Census Posted by Allen Ellenberger on April 14, 2014 |publisher=Allanellenberger.com |date= |accessdate=January 22, 2015 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20150122183738/http://allanellenberger.com/category/1930-census/ |archivedate=January 22, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Her paternal grandfather was Danish and her maternal grandfather was Greek, with her other roots being English and Welsh (both of her grandmothers were [[Canadian]]).<ref name=kan>{{cite news|last=Smolenyak Smolenyak|first=Megan|title=Betty White: White-Hot in Cleveland or Not|newspaper=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=June 16, 2010|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/betty-white-white-hot-in_b_614937.html|accessdate=October 4, 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619091942/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/betty-white-white-hot-in_b_614937.html|archivedate=June 19, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="pressbur">{{cite news|last=Scott|first=Walter|title=Personality Parade|work=[[Pittsburgh Press]]|date=December 21, 1986|url=https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=hbktAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W4YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5457,3226354&dq=personality-parade|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130110110027/http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=hbktAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W4YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5457,3226354&dq=personality-parade|dead-url=yes|archive-date=January 10, 2013|accessdate=April 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Nolasco|first=Stephanie|title=Betty White Draws Line With Nudity & Marijuana But Hopes For Beer Pong Rematch On 'SNL'|publisher=StarPulse|date=May 5, 2010|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/Stephanie_Nolasco/2010/05/05/betty_white_draws_line_with_nudity_ma|accessdate=May 9, 2010|deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121013703/http://www.starpulse.com/news/Stephanie_Nolasco/2010/05/05/betty_white_draws_line_with_nudity_ma|archivedate=November 21, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> White's family moved to [[Alhambra, California]] and later to [[Los Angeles]], during the [[Great Depression]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Jacobs|first=Matthew|title=Betty White's 91st Birthday: 10 Facts About America's Golden Girl|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/17/betty-white-birthday-facts_n_2489755.html|accessdate=October 25, 2013|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=January 17, 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111011652/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/17/betty-white-birthday-facts_n_2489755.html |archivedate=November 11, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="SNL2010">{{cite episode|title=Betty White|series=Saturday Night Live|serieslink=Saturday Night Live|network=NBC|date=May 8, 2010|season=35|number=679}}</ref> To make extra money, her father would build radios and sell them wherever he could. Since it was the height of the Depression, and hardly anyone had a sizable income, he would trade the radios in exchange for other goods, including dogs on some occasions.<ref name="Betty's Early Life">{{cite news|title=Betty White Interview – Part 1 of 5|publisher=Youtube|date=September 8, 2009|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2ZHoxceYsU|accessdate=February 13, 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416054028/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2ZHoxceYsU|archivedate=April 16, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She attended [[Horace Mann School Beverly Hills]] and [[Beverly Hills High School]], famously used as a filming location for popular titles such as ''[[Clueless (film)|Clueless]]'' and ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'',<ref>{{cite book|last=Tony|first=Reeves|title=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations|year=2006|publisher=Titan Books|location=London|isbn=978-1-84023-992-8|page=203}}</ref> where she was a member of the 1939 graduating class. Her interest in wildlife was sparked by family vacations to the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|High Sierras]]. She aspired to become a forest ranger, but was unable to accomplish this dream because women were not allowed to serve as rangers.<ref name="Betty's Early Life" /><ref name="Forest Ranger Betty">{{cite news|last=Green|first=John|title=U.S. Forest Ranger Betty White|publisher=ABC|date=November 9, 2010|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/us-forest-ranger-betty-white/story?id=10929617|accessdate=February 13, 2016}}</ref> Instead, White pursued an interest in writing. She wrote and played the lead in a graduation play at Horace Mann School and discovered her interest in performing.{{r|aatinterview}} Inspired by her idols, [[Jeanette MacDonald]] and [[Nelson Eddy]],<ref name="White's PBS Honor">{{cite web|title=Betty White: PBS salutes enduring star|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-et-betty-white-pbs-salutes-enduring-star-20180810-story.html|accessdate=August 20, 2018|work=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref> she decided to pursue a career as an actress.<ref name="O'Dell, C. 1997" /> ==Entertainment career== ===1939–1949=== White began her television career in 1939, three months after high school graduation, when she and a classmate sang songs from ''[[The Merry Widow]]'' on an [[History of television#United States|experimental Los Angeles channel]].<ref>{{cite news|last=France|first=Lisa Respers|title=Cool Betty White is red-hot|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/02/09/betty.white.super.bowl/index.html|accessdate=October 13, 2013|newspaper=[[CNN]]|date=February 9, 2010|quote=According to an oral history interview White conducted in 1994 for the Archive of American Television, she broke into the business three months after graduating from Beverly Hills High School in 1938 at an early age, as part of an experimental television show.|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119043320/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/02/09/betty.white.super.bowl/index.html|archivedate=January 19, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>{{r|aatinterview}}<ref name="oneil20100617">{{cite news|last=O'Neil|first=Tom|title=Betty White reflects on a golden career|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/06/betty-white-reflects-on-a-golden-career-.html|accessdate=October 13, 2013|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 17, 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005232746/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/06/betty-white-reflects-on-a-golden-career-.html|archivedate=October 5, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> White found work modeling, and her first professional acting job was at the Bliss Hayden Little Theatre. When [[World War II]] broke out, she put her career on hold and volunteered for the [[American Women's Voluntary Services]]. Her assignment included the transportation of military supplies through California. She also participated in events for troops before they were deployed overseas.<ref name="White's WW2 Service">{{cite web|title=Hot Shots: Betty White|url=https://clevelandmagazine.com/entertainment/film-tv/articles/hot-shots-betty-white|accessdate=August 26, 2018|work=cleveland magazine}}</ref> After the war, White made rounds to movie studios looking for work, but was always turned down because she was "unphotogenic". So then she started to look for radio jobs where being photogenic did not matter. Her first radio jobs included reading commercials and playing bit parts, and sometimes even doing crowd noises. She made about five dollars a show. She would do just about anything, like singing on a show for no money, or making an appearance on the local game show.<ref name="O'Dell, C. 1997"/> She appeared on shows such as ''[[Blondie (radio)|Blondie]]'', ''[[The Great Gildersleeve]]'', and ''[[This is Your FBI]]''. She then got her own radio show, called ''The Betty White Show''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Betty White honored with 2009 Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award|url=http://www.sagawards.org/media-pr/press-releases/betty-white-honored-2009-screen-actors-guild-lifetime-achievement-award|accessdate=October 13, 2013|newspaper=[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]|date=January 23, 2010|location=Los Angeles|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119041325/http://www.sagawards.org/media-pr/press-releases/betty-white-honored-2009-screen-actors-guild-lifetime-achievement-award|archivedate=January 19, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 1949, she began appearing as co-host with Al Jarvis on his daily [[live television]] variety show ''[[Hollywood on Television]]'', originally called ''Al Jarvis' Make-Believe Ballroom'' on [[KFWB|KFWB radio]] and on [[KCOP-TV|KLAC-TV]] in Los Angeles.<ref name=thr>{{cite news|first=Gregg|last=Kilday|title=Betty White to receive SAG lifetime award|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/286269|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=|date=September 15, 2009|accessdate=October 5, 2009|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426094225/http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/286269|archivedate=April 26, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="oneil20100617"/> ===1950s=== White began hosting the show by herself in 1952 after Jarvis' departure,<ref name=thr/> spanning five and a half hours of live [[ad-lib]] television six days per week over a contiguous four-year span altogether. In all of her various variety series over the years, White would sing at least a couple of songs during each broadcast. In 1951, she was nominated for her first [[Emmy Award]] as "Best Actress" on television, competing with such legendary stars as [[Judith Anderson]], [[Helen Hayes]], and [[Imogene Coca]] (the award went to [[Gertrude Berg]]). This was the very first award and category in the new Emmy history designated for women on television. [[File:Betty White in The Betty White Show 1954 (2).jpg|thumb|left|White in 1954]] In 1952, the same year that she began hosting ''Hollywood on Television'', White co-founded Bandy Productions with writer [[George Tibbles]] and [[Don Fedderson]], a producer.<ref name=thr/> The trio worked to create new shows using existing characters from sketches shown on ''Hollywood on Television''. White, Fedderson, and Tibbles created the [[television comedy]] ''[[Life with Elizabeth]]'', with White portraying the [[title role]].<ref name=thr/> The show was originally a live production on [[KLAC-TV]] in 1951, and won White a [[Los Angeles Emmy Award|Regional Los Angeles Emmy]] in 1952.<ref name=thr/><ref name=shemadeit/><ref name="oneil20100617"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Gomes|first1=Patrick|title=Betty White Remembers Her First Emmys - in 1951!|url=http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/package/article/0,,20840501_20846506,00.html|accessdate=November 10, 2015|work=People|date=September 3, 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033527/http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/package/article/0,,20840501_20846506,00.html|archivedate=November 17, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''Life with Elizabeth'' was nationally [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] from 1952 to 1955, allowing White to become one of the few women in television with full creative control in front of and behind the camera.<ref name=thr/> The show was unusual for a sitcom in the 1950s because it was co-produced and owned by a twenty-eight-year-old woman who still lived with her parents. White said they didn't worry about relevance in those days, and that usually the incidents were based on real life situations that happened to her, the actor who played Alvin, and the writer.<ref name="O'Dell, C. 1997"/> White also performed in [[commercials]] seen on live television in Los Angeles, including a rendition of the "Dr. Ross Dog Food" advertisement at [[KTLA]] during the 1950s. And guest starred on "[[The Millionaire (TV series)|The Millionaire]]" in the episode "The Virginia Lennart Story", as the owner of a small town diner that received an anonymous gift of $1,000,000, in 1956.<ref name=thr/> In 1954, she hosted and produced her own daily talk/variety show, ''The Betty White Show'', on [[NBC]] (her second show to feature that title).<ref name=thr/> Like her sitcom, she had creative control over the series, and was able to hire a female director.<ref name="First Lady White">{{cite web|title=Betty White: PBS salutes Happy Homemaker, Golden Girl, TV pioneer|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/08/20/betty-white-gets-pbs-tribute-first-lady-television/1026883002/|accessdate=September 1, 2018|work=USA Today}}</ref> The show faced criticism for the inclusion of [[Arthur Duncan]], an African-American performer, as a regular cast member. The criticism followed when NBC expanded the show nationally. Local southern stations threatened to boycott unless Duncan was removed from the series. In response, White said "I’m sorry. Live with it" and gave Duncan more airtime.<ref name="First Lady White" /><ref name="PBS Honors">{{cite web|title=Betty White’s 80-year career celebrated in PBS special|url=https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2018/08/01/betty-whites-80-year-career-celebrated-in-pbs-special/|accessdate=September 1, 2018|work=Manila Bulletin}}</ref> Initially a ratings success, the show repeatedly changed time slots and suffered lower viewership. By the end of the year, NBC quietly cancelled the series.<ref name="The White Early Years">{{cite web|title=The Early Betty White 1947-1973|url=http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2010/04/the-early-betty-white.html|accessdate=September 2, 2018|work=WFMU}}</ref> Following the end of ''Life with Elizabeth'', she appeared as Vicki Angel on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[Date with the Angels]]'' from 1957 to 1958. The show was loosely based on the Elmer Rice play ''[[Dream Girl (play)|Dream Girl]]'', and the series intended to focus around Vicki's daydreaming tendencies, the sponsor was not pleased with the fantasy elements and pressured to have them eliminated. "I can honestly say that was the only time I have ever wanted to get out of a show," White later said".<ref name= "The White Early Years"/> The sitcom was a critical and ratings disaster, but ABC wouldn't allow White out of her contractual agreement and required her to fill the remaining thirteen weeks in their deal. Instead of a retooled version of the sitcom, White rebooted her old talk/variety show, ''The Betty White Show'', which aired until her contract was fulfilled. "<ref name="The White Early Years"/> ===1960s=== Out of work, White turned her attention to network [[game shows]]. She made many appearances on the hit ''[[Password (game show)|Password]]'' show as a celebrity guest from 1961 through 1975. She married the show's host, [[Allen Ludden]], in 1963.<ref name=thr/> She subsequently appeared on the show's three updated versions ''Password Plus'', ''Super Password'', and ''Million Dollar Password'', having been on versions of the game with five different hosts (Allen Ludden, [[Bill Cullen]], [[Tom Kennedy (television presenter)|Tom Kennedy]], [[Bert Convy]], and [[Regis Philbin]]). White made frequent game show appearances on ''[[What's My Line?]]'' (starting in 1955), ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'' (in 1961, 1990, and 2015), ''[[I've Got a Secret]]'' (in 1972–73), ''Match Game'' (1973–1982), and ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]'' (starting in 1982). Both ''Password'' and ''Pyramid'' were created by White's friend, [[Bob Stewart (television producer)|Bob Stewart]]. She made her feature film debut as Kansas Senator Elizabeth Ames Adams in the 1962 drama, ''[[Advise & Consent (film)|Advise & Consent]]''. Although her performance was well received, it would be her only big-screen appearance for decades. NBC offered her an anchor job on their flagship [[breakfast television|morning show]] ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]''. She turned the offer down because she didn't want to move to New York (where ''Today'' is filmed) permanently. The job eventually went to [[Barbara Walters]].<ref name="Hall Of Fame White">{{cite web|title=Betty White: Hall of Fame Tribute|url=https://www.emmys.com/news/hall-fame/betty-white-hall-fame-tribute|accessdate=September 1, 2018|work=Television Academy}}</ref> Through the 1950s and 1960s, White began a nineteen-year run as hostess and commentator on the annual [[Tournament of Roses Parade]] broadcast on NBC (often co-hosting with [[Lorne Greene]]), and appeared on a number of late night talk shows, including Jack Paar's ''[[Tonight Show]]'', and other daytime game shows.<ref name=thr /> ===1970s=== [[File:Betty White Sue Ann Nivens 1973.JPG|thumb|right|White as Sue Ann Nivens in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'']] In 1973, White made several [[guest appearance]]s in the fourth season of the CBS sitcom ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''.<ref name=thr/> She had a regular recurring role as the sardonic, man-hungry [[Sue Ann Nivens]], "The Happy Homemaker", on the show.<ref name=thr/> White would receive her second and third Emmys from her part on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. White considers her part as Sue Ann in the show one of the highlights of her professional career, but she describes her television image as "icky sweet." She felt that she was the very definition of feminine passivity, owing to the fact that White always seemed willing to satirize her own unique persona on screen in just such a way.<ref name="O'Dell, C. 1997"/> A [[running gag]] was that Sue Ann's hard-edged private personality was the complete opposite of how she presented herself on her show. "We need somebody who can play sickeningly sweet, like Betty White," Moore herself suggested at a production meeting, which resulted in casting White herself. White won two Emmy Awards back-to-back for her role in the hugely popular series.<ref name=thr/> [[File:Mary Tyler Moore Show cast last show 1977.JPG|thumb|left|A scene from the final episode of the ''Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (''from left''): White, Gavin MacLeod, Ed Asner, Georgia Engel, Ted Knight, and Mary Tyler Moore]] In 1975, NBC replaced her as hostess and commentator on the Tournament of Roses Parade broadcast feeling she was too identified with rival network CBS due to her new found success on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. White admitted to [[People (magazine)|''People'' magazine]] it was difficult "watching someone else do my parade",<ref>{{cite journal|last=Windeler|first=Robert|title=MTM Is Ending and Stumpers Is Dumped, but Betty White & Allen Ludden Still Have Each Other|journal=People|date=December 20, 1976|volume=6|issue=25|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20067239,00.html|accessdate=January 18, 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021085529/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20067239,00.html|archivedate=October 21, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> although she soon would start a ten-year run as hostess of the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] for CBS. Following the end of ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' in 1977, White got her own sitcom on CBS, her fourth show entitled ''The Betty White Show''<ref name=thr/> (the first having been broadcast a quarter century earlier), during the 1977–78 season, in which she co-starred with [[John Hillerman]] and former ''Mary Tyler Moore'' co-star [[Georgia Engel]]. It was canceled after one season. [[File:Betty White Show Cast 1977.JPG|thumb|right|upright=0.8|Cast photo from ''The Betty White Show'' of 1977. From left-John Hillerman, Betty White, Georgia Engel.]] White appeared several times on'' [[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' and ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' appearing in many sketches, and began guest-starring in a number of television movies and television miniseries, including ''[[With This Ring (TV series)|With This Ring]]'', ''The Best Place to Be'', ''Before and After'', and ''The Gossip Columnist''.<ref name=thr/> ===1980s=== In 1983, she became the first woman to win a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] in the category of Outstanding Game Show Host, for the NBC entry ''[[Just Men!]]''.<ref name=VanityFair>"It's Evening in America". ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]''. May 2012. Page 157.</ref> Due to the amount of work she has done on them, she has been deemed the "First Lady of Game Shows".<ref>{{cite news|last=Conradt|first=Stacy|title=10 reasons we love Betty White|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/worklife/02/23/mf.betty.white.why.love/|accessdate=October 25, 2013|newspaper=CNN|date=February 23, 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203856/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/worklife/02/23/mf.betty.white.why.love/|archivedate=October 29, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> From 1983-1984, she had a recurring role playing [[Ellen Harper|Ellen Harper Jackson]] on the series ''[[Mama's Family]]'',<ref name=thr/> along with future ''[[Golden Girls]]'' co-star Rue McClanahan. White had originated this character in a series of sketches on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' in the 1970s. When ''Mama's Family'' was picked up in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] after being canceled by NBC in 1984, White left the show (with the exception of one final appearance in the show's syndicated version in 1986). In 1985, White scored her second signature role and the biggest hit of her career as the [[Rose Nylund#St. Olaf|St. Olaf, Minnesota]]-native [[Rose Nylund]] on ''The Golden Girls''.<ref name=thr/> The series chronicled the lives of four widowed or divorced women in their "golden years" who shared a home in Miami. ''The Golden Girls'', which also starred [[Bea Arthur]], [[Estelle Getty]], and [[Rue McClanahan]], was immensely successful and ran from 1985 through 1992. White won one Emmy Award, for ''Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series'', for the first season of ''The Golden Girls''<ref name=thr/> and was nominated in that category every year of the show's run (the only cast member to receive that distinction – Getty was also nominated every year, but in the supporting actress category). White was originally offered the role of Blanche in ''The Golden Girls,'' and Rue McClanahan was offered the role of Rose (the two characters being similar to roles they had played in ''Mary Tyler Moore'' and ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'', respectively). [[Jay Sandrich]], the director of the pilot, suggested that since they had played similar roles in the past, they should switch roles, Rue McClanahan later said in a documentary on the series. White originally had doubts about her ability to play Rose, until the show's creator took her aside and told her not to play Rose as stupid but as someone "terminally naive, a person who always believed the first explanation of something."<ref>{{cite news|title=Seven Things You Didn't Know About Birthday Girl Betty White|url=http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/01/betty-white-birthday-90-seven-things/|accessdate=February 11, 2016|publisher=radar|date=January 17, 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216004959/http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/01/betty-white-birthday-90-seven-things/|archivedate=February 16, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ===1990s=== The show ended in 1992 after Arthur announced her decision to depart the series. White, McClanahan, and Getty reprised their roles Rose, Blanche, and Sophia in the spin-off ''[[The Golden Palace]]''.<ref name=thr/> The series was short-lived, lasting only one season. In addition, White reprised her Rose Nylund character in guest appearances on the NBC shows ''[[Empty Nest]]'' and ''[[Nurses (TV series)|Nurses]]'', both set in Miami.<ref name=thr/> After ''The Golden Palace'' ended,<ref name=thr/> White guest-starred on a number of television programs including ''[[Suddenly Susan]]'', ''[[The Practice]]'', and ''[[Yes, Dear]]'' where she received Emmy nominations for her individual appearances. She won an Emmy in 1996 for ''Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series'', appearing as herself on an episode of ''[[The John Larroquette Show]]''. In that episode, titled "Here We Go Again", a [[parody|spoof]] on ''[[Sunset Boulevard (film)|Sunset Boulevard]]'', a diva-like White convinces Larroquette to help write her [[memoir]]s. At one point ''Golden Girls'' co-stars McClanahan and Getty appear as themselves. Larroquette is forced to dress in drag as Beatrice Arthur, when all four appear in public as the "original" cast members. White comically envisions her Rose as the central character with the others as mere supporting players. [[File:BettyWhiteJune09.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|White at the premiere for ''[[The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal]]'' in June 2009]] ===2000s=== In December 2006, White joined the soap opera ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' in the role of Ann Douglas (where she would make 22 appearances), the long-lost mother of the show's matriarch, [[Stephanie Forrester (The Bold and the Beautiful)|Stephanie Forrester]], played by [[Susan Flannery]].<ref name="2007sow">{{cite news | title=Returning | date=February 13, 2007 | publisher= Soap Opera Weekly| page = 5 }}</ref> She also began a recurring role in ABC's ''[[Boston Legal]]'' from 2005 to 2008 as the calculating, blackmailing gossip-monger Catherine Piper, a role she originally played as a guest star on ''[[The Practice]]'' in 2004.<ref name=thr/> White appeared several times on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' and ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'' appearing in many sketches and returned to ''Password'' in its latest incarnation, ''Million Dollar Password'', on June 12, 2008, (episode #3), participating in the Million Dollar challenge at the end of the show. On May 19, 2008, she appeared on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', taking part in the host's ''Mary Tyler Moore Show'' reunion special alongside every surviving cast member of the series. Beginning in 2007, White was featured in television commercials for [[PetMeds]], highlighting her interest in animal rights and welfare.<ref>{{cite pr|title=1-800-PetMeds and Betty White Team Up to Promote Pet Health|url=http://www.1800petmeds.com/pressroom.jsp?id=50&adate=01|accessdate=January 18, 2014|work=1-800-PetMeds|date=January 3, 2007|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201171815/http://www.1800petmeds.com/pressroom.jsp?id=50&adate=01|archivedate=February 1, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ===2010s=== In 2009, the candy company [[Mars, Incorporated]] launched a global campaign for their [[Snickers]] bar; the campaign's slogan was: "You're not you when you're hungry". White appeared, alongside [[Abe Vigoda]], in the company's advertisement for the candy during the 2010 [[Super Bowl XLIV]]. The advertisement became very popular, and won the top spot on the [[USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter]].<ref>{{cite news |first=E.J.|last=Schultz |title=BEHIND THE SNICKERS CAMPAIGN THAT LAUNCHED A GLOBAL COMEBACK|url=http://adage.com/article/special-report-ana-annual-meeting-2013/snickers-campaign-launched-a-global-comeback/244593/| work=AdAge|date=October 4, 2013|accessdate=August 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Elliott|first=Stuart|title=Candy Aims Print Ads at Consumers 'Hungry' for Redemption|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/business/media/snickers-aims-print-ads-at-consumers-hungry-for-redemption.html|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 19, 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225145559/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/business/media/snickers-aims-print-ads-at-consumers-hungry-for-redemption.html|archivedate=February 25, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Following the success of the Snickers advertisement, a grassroots campaign on Facebook called "Betty White to Host SNL (Please)" began in January 2010. The group was approaching 500,000 members when NBC confirmed on March 11, 2010 that White would in fact host ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on May 8. The appearance made her, at age 88, the oldest person to host the show, beating [[Miskel Spillman]], the winner of ''SNL'''s "Anybody Can Host" contest, who was 80 when she hosted in 1977.<ref>{{cite news|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20350436,00.html|title=Betty White to Host Saturday Night Live May 8|work=People|date=March 11, 2010|accessdate=March 13, 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314035250/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20350436%2C00.html|archivedate=March 14, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rice|first=Lynette|title='Saturday Night Live' with Betty White attracts big ratings|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/05/09/saturday-night-live-with-betty-white-attracts-big-ratings/|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=May 9, 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127023641/http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/05/09/saturday-night-live-with-betty-white-attracts-big-ratings/|archivedate=January 27, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In her opening monologue, White thanked Facebook and joked that she "didn't know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, I have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time."<ref name="SNL2010" /> The appearance earned her a 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, her seventh Emmy win overall. In June 2010, White took on the role of Elka Ostrovsky the house caretaker on [[TV Land|TV Land's]] original sitcom ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'' along with [[Valerie Bertinelli]], [[Jane Leeves]] and [[Wendie Malick]]. ''Hot in Cleveland'' was TV Land's first attempt at a first-run scripted comedy (the channel has [[rerun]] other sitcoms since its debut). White was only meant to appear in the pilot of the show but was asked to stay on for the entire series.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/betty-white-live-hot-cleveland-article-1.1375904 |title='Hot in Cleveland' to return with live episode |work=''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' |last=Hinckley |first=David |date=June 19, 2013 |accessdate=May 2, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502204248/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/betty-white-live-hot-cleveland-article-1.1375904 |archivedate=May 2, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2011, she was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series]] for her role as Elka, but lost to [[Julie Bowen]] for ''[[Modern Family]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=TV Land First Original Sitcom "Hot in Cleveland With Valerie Bertinelli and Betty White Premieres in June|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/03/01/tv-land-first-original-sitcom-hot-in-cleveland-with-valerie-bertinelli-and-betty-white-premieres-in-june/43455/|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=[[TV by the Numbers]]|date=March 1, 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217042146/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/03/01/tv-land-first-original-sitcom-hot-in-cleveland-with-valerie-bertinelli-and-betty-white-premieres-in-june/43455/|archivedate=December 17, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The series ran for six seasons, a total of 128 episodes, with the hour-long final episode airing on June 3, 2015.<ref name="finalseason">{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2014/11/hot-in-cleveland-cancelled-six-seasons-tv-land-1201287034/|title='Hot In Cleveland' To End Run After Six Seasons On TV Land|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 17, 2014|accessdate=November 17, 2014}}</ref> White also starred in the ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'' presentation of ''[[The Lost Valentine]]'' on January 30, 2011 (this presentation garnered the highest rating for a ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' presentation in the last four years and according to the [[Nielsen Media Research]] TV rating service won first place in the prime time slot for that date.)<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS's 'The Lost Valentine' starring Betty White wins time|url=http://rbr.com/cbss-the-lost-valentine-starring-betty-white-wins-time-slot/|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=Radio & Television Business Report|date=January 31, 2011|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202122936/http://rbr.com/cbss-the-lost-valentine-starring-betty-white-wins-time-slot/|archivedate=February 2, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and from 2012 to 2014, White hosted and executive produced ''[[Betty White's Off Their Rockers]]'', in which senior citizens play practical jokes on the younger generation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Betty White to Host 'Off Their Rockers' for NBC|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/betty-white-host-rockers-nbc-173517|date=March 31, 2011|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=October 30, 2011|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120011955/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/betty-white-host-rockers-nbc-173517|archivedate=January 20, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> For this show, she received three Emmy nominations. A Betty White calendar for 2011 was published in late 2010. The calendar features photos from White's career and with various animals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10555737|work=BBC News|title=Golden Girl Betty White poses for calendar|date=July 8, 2010|accessdate=January 18, 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421083112/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10555737|archivedate=April 21, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She also launched her own clothing line on July 22, 2010, which features shirts with her face on them. All proceeds go to various animal charities she supports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Betty White, 88, Debuts New Clothing Line|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/betty-white-88-debuts-new-clothing-line-2010217|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=[[Us Weekly]]|date=July 21, 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201173332/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/betty-white-88-debuts-new-clothing-line-2010217|archivedate=February 1, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> White's success continued in 2012 with her first Grammy Award for a spoken word recording for her bestseller ''If You Ask Me''. She also won the UCLA Jack Benny Award for Comedy, recognizing her significant contribution to comedy in television, and was [[Roast (comedy)|roasted]] at the [[New York Friars' Club]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Dougherty |first=Barry |title=The Roast of Betty White |url=http://www.friarsclub.com/2012/11/03/ |work=[[New York Friars Club]] |accessdate=January 18, 2014 |date=November 3, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720221629/http://www.friarsclub.com/2012/11/03/ |archivedate=July 20, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> A television special, ''Betty White's 90th Birthday Party'', aired on NBC a day before her birthday on January 16, 2012. The show featured appearances of many stars with whom White has worked over the years, as well as a message from sitting president [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Betty White and Betty Crocker celebrate 90th birthday|url=http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Betty-White-and-Betty-Crocker-celebrate-90th-birthday/8507801|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=[[On the Red Carpet]]|date=January 16, 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024075928/http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Betty-White-and-Betty-Crocker-celebrate-90th-birthday/8507801|archivedate=October 24, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In January 2013, NBC once again celebrated Betty White's birthday with a TV special featuring celebrity friends, including former president [[Bill Clinton]]; the special aired on February 5.<ref>{{cite news|last=Harnick|first=Chris|title=Betty White Honored By NBC With New Birthday Special Featuring Bill Clinton|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/16/betty-white-nbc-birthday-special-2013_n_2489232.html|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=January 16, 2013|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201144543/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/16/betty-white-nbc-birthday-special-2013_n_2489232.html|archivedate=February 1, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> On August 18, 2018, White's career was celebrated in a [[PBS]] documentary called ''Betty White: First Lady of Television''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/betty-whites-80-year-career-celebrated-in-pbs-special/ar-BBLkxuh|title=Betty White's 80-year career celebrated in PBS special|website=www.msn.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155237/https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/betty-whites-80-year-career-celebrated-in-pbs-special/ar-BBLkxuh|archive-date=August 1, 2018|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The documentary was filmed over a period of ten years, and featured archived footage and interviews from colleagues and friends.<ref name="First Lady White" /> ==Personal life== ===Family=== [[File:Allen Ludden Betty White 1963.JPG|thumb|right|White and [[Allen Ludden]] (1963)]] In 1945, White married Dick Barker, a [[U.S. Army Air Corps]] [[pilot (aircraft)|pilot]].<ref name=People19>{{cite news|last=Gliatto|first=Tom|title=Forever Betty|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20129972,00.html|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=People|date=June 12, 1999|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201174853/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20129972,00.html|archivedate=February 1, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The marriage was short-lived. In 1947, she married Lane Allen, a Hollywood [[Talent agent|agent]].<ref name="People19" /> This marriage ended in divorce in 1949. On June 14, 1963, White married television host and personality [[Allen Ludden]], whom she had met on his game show ''Password'' as a celebrity guest in 1961,<ref>{{cite book|last=White|first=Betty|title=Here We Go Again: My Life In Television 1949–1995|location=New York|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=1995|isbn=0-684-80042-X}}</ref> and her legal name was changed to Betty White Ludden.<ref name=BiographyCom/> He proposed to White at least twice before she accepted. The couple appeared together in an episode of ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'' featuring Felix's and Oscar's appearance on ''Password''. Ludden appeared as a guest panelist on ''Match Game'', with White sitting in the audience. (She was prompted to criticize one of Ludden's wrong answers on camera during an episode of ''Match Game '74''.) The two appeared together on the ''Match Game'' panel in 1974, 1975 and 1980. Allen Ludden died from [[stomach cancer]] on June 9, 1981, in Los Angeles.<ref name="Inside"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Allen Ludden, TV Host, Is Dead; On 'College Bowl' and 'Password'|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 10, 1981|page=B6}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Crawford|first=Setrige|title=Betty White Remembers Late Husband Allen Ludden on 90th Birthday|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/betty-white-remebers-late-husband-allen-ludden-on-90th-birthday-67353/|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=[[The Christian Post]]|date=January 17, 2012}}</ref> While they had no children together, she is stepmother to his three children from his first marriage to Margaret McGloin Ludden, who died of cancer in 1961. White has not remarried since Ludden's death. In an interview with [[Larry King Live|Larry King]], when asked whether she would remarry, she replied by saying "Once you've had the best, who needs the rest?"<ref>{{cite news|last=Weiss|first=Shari|title=Betty White: Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan are 'ungrateful' actors who 'abuse' their fame|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/betty-white-charlie-sheen-lindsay-lohan-ungrateful-actors-abuse-fame-article-1.111942|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|date=April 9, 2011|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201141326/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/betty-white-charlie-sheen-lindsay-lohan-ungrateful-actors-abuse-fame-article-1.111942|archivedate=February 1, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> === Friendships === ==== Bea Arthur ==== White had a strained relationship with her ''Golden Girls'' co-star [[Bea Arthur]] on and off the set of their television show, commenting that Arthur "was not that fond of me" and that "she found me a pain in the neck sometimes. It was my positive attitude — and that made Bea mad sometimes. Sometimes if I was happy, she'd be furious." <ref name="Bea Arthur was not fond"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Musto|first=Michael|title=BETTY WHITE REVEALS WHY BEA ARTHUR HATED HER!|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/betty-white-reveals-why-bea-arthur-hated-her-6373768|accessdate=February 8, 2016|newspaper=villagevoice|date=May 5, 2011|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217063438/http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/betty-white-reveals-why-bea-arthur-hated-her-6373768|archivedate=February 17, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> After Arthur's death in 2009, White said, "I knew it would hurt, I just didn't know it would hurt this much."<ref>{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Bea Arthur Remembered By 'Golden Girls' Co-Stars|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610049/bea-arthur-remembered-by-golden-girls-co-stars.jhtml|accessdate=February 8, 2016|newspaper=[[MTV News]]|date=April 27, 2009|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110173255/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610049/bea-arthur-remembered-by-golden-girls-co-stars.jhtml|archivedate=November 10, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ==== Lucille Ball ==== White first met Ball while working on the short-lived sitcom ''Date With the Angels'', which was filmed on the [[Culver Studios|Desilu Studios]] lot where ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' was also filmed. The two quickly struck up a friendship over their accomplishments in taking on the male dominated television business of the 50's. They relied on one another through divorce, illness, personal loss, and even competed against one another on various game shows.<ref name="White & Ball">{{cite web|title=Betty White and Lucille Ball Had Quite the Special Friendship|url=https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/betty-white-lucille-ball-friendship-145598|accessdate=September 1, 2018|work=Closer}}</ref><ref name="Ball & White">{{cite web|title=Betty White and Lucille Ball's close friendship was led by laughter, admiration for each other|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/11/01/betty-white-and-lucille-balls-close-friendship-was-led-by-laughter-admiration-for-each-other.html|accessdate=September 1, 2018|work=FOX News}}</ref> ==== Liberace ==== In a 2011 interview, White said that she always knew her close friend [[Liberace]] was gay and that she sometimes accompanied him to premieres.<ref name="Bea Arthur was not fond">{{cite web|title=CNN Official Interview: Betty White: Bea Arthur was not fond of me|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-wTJ2hQCK8|work=CNN|accessdate=January 18, 2014|date=May 4, 2011|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125210906/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-wTJ2hQCK8|archivedate=January 25, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> A supporter of gay rights, White said that "If a couple has been together all that time – and there are gay relationships that are more solid than some heterosexual ones – I think it's fine if they want to get married. I don't know how people can get so anti-something. Mind your own business, take care of your affairs, and don't worry about other people so much".<ref>{{cite news|last=Moritz|first=Robert|title=Life Is a Scream for Betty|url=http://www.parade.com/132208/robertmoritz/betty-white-goes-wild/|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|date=October 31, 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121145821/http://www.parade.com/132208/robertmoritz/betty-white-goes-wild/|archivedate=January 21, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ==== Mary Tyler Moore ==== [[Mary Tyler Moore]] and her husband [[Grant Tinker]] were close friends with White and Ludden. When [[Valerie Harper]] left ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', producers felt the show needed another female character and created Sue Ann Nivens in the process. Nivens was described as an "icky sweet Betty White type", but they went against asking White to audition. In a 2010 [[Archive of American Television]] interview, Moore explained that producers, aware of Moore and White's friendship, were initially hesitant to audition White for the role, the fear being that if she hadn't been right, that it would create awkwardness between the two.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mary Tyler Moore & Betty White on how Betty White was cast on the MTM Show - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3NpO9c9gbk|accessdate=February 10, 2016|publisher=youtube|date=May 18, 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416071950/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3NpO9c9gbk|archivedate=April 16, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ==== John Steinbeck ==== In her 2011 book ''If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't)'', White writes about her friendship with famed author [[John Steinbeck]]. White's husband Allen Ludden attended the same school as Steinbeck's wife [[Elaine Anderson Steinbeck|Elaine]]. The couples became close friends, and Steinbeck gave an early draft of his Nobel Prize acceptance speech to Ludden for his birthday.<ref name="America's Favorite">{{cite web|title=America’s Favorite Golden Girl: Betty White|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/americas-favorite-golden-girl-betty-white/|accessdate=September 1, 2018|work=kirkus}}</ref><ref name="Hall Of Fame White" /> ==Humanitarian work== White is a pet enthusiast and an animal health [[advocate]] who works with animal organizations, including the [[Los Angeles Zoo]] Commission, the [[Morris Animal Foundation]], African Wildlife Foundation, and Actors & Others for Animals. Her interest in [[animal rights]] and welfare began in the early 1970s while she was both producing and hosting the syndicated series, ''[[The Pet Set]]'', which spotlighted celebrities and their pets.<ref name=thr/><ref>{{cite web|author=|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/news/30-fun-facts-birthday-girl-betty-white-152000903.html|title=30 Fun Facts About Birthday Girl Betty White!|publisher=Tv.yahoo.com|date=January 17, 2014|accessdate=January 22, 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122191100/https://tv.yahoo.com/news/30-fun-facts-birthday-girl-betty-white-152000903.html|archivedate=January 22, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> As of 2009, White is the president [[emeritus|emerita]] of the Morris Animal Foundation, where she has served as a [[trustee]] of the organization since 1971.<ref name=thr/> She has been a member of the board of directors of the [[Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association]] since 1974.<ref name=thr/> Additionally, White served the association as a Zoo Commissioner for eight years.<ref name=thr/> [[File:Betty White and Barack Obama in the Oval Office.jpg|thumb|right|White with President [[Barack Obama]] in the [[Oval Office]] in June 2012]] According to the Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Garden's ''ZooScape'' Member Newsletter, White hosted "History on Film" from 2000 to 2002. White donated nearly $100,000 to the zoo in the month of April 2008 alone. Betty White served as a presenter at the 2011 [[American Humane Association]] Hero Dog Awards ceremony at [[The Beverly Hilton]] Hotel on October 1, 2011, in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news|title=It's Hotter in Hollywood with Betty White at the American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards Presented by CESAR Canine Cuisine |url=http://www.americanhumane.org/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/its-hotter-in-hollywood-with-betty-white.html |accessdate=January 18, 2014 |newspaper=[[American Humane Association]] |date=June 2, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201211400/http://www.americanhumane.org/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/its-hotter-in-hollywood-with-betty-white.html |archivedate=February 1, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In September 2011, she teamed up with English singer [[Luciana (entertainer)|Luciana]] to produce a remix of her song "[[I'm Still Hot]]". The song was released digitally on September 22 and the video later premiered on October 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/im-still-hot-feat.-betty-white/id467266185?i=467266201|title=I'm Still Hot (feat. Betty White) – Single by Luciana|work=[[iTunes]]|publisher=Apple Inc.|date=September 22, 2011|accessdate=January 17, 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113223629/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/im-still-hot-feat.-betty-white/id467266185?i=467266201|archivedate=November 13, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> It was made for a campaign for a life settlement program, The Lifeline. White served as a judge alongside [[Whoopi Goldberg]] and [[Wendy Diamond]] for the [[American Humane Association|American Humane Association's]] Hero Dog Awards airing on The Hallmark Channel on November 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Betty White, Ewan McGregor, More To Judge New 'Hero Dog Awards' Show|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/28/betty-white-whoopi-goldberg_n_912039.html|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=July 28, 2011|agency=Reuters|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201144550/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/28/betty-white-whoopi-goldberg_n_912039.html|archivedate=February 1, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> == Legacy == === Achievements and honors === {{main|List of awards and nominations received by Betty White}} White has won five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], two [[Daytime Emmy Awards]] (including the 2015 Daytime Emmy for Lifetime Achievement), and received a [[Los Angeles Emmy Award|Regional (LA) Emmy]] in 1952. White is the only woman to have received an Emmy in all performing comedic categories, and also holds the record for longest span between Emmy nominations for performances—her first was in 1951 and her most recent was in 2011, a span of 60 years. She has also won three [[American Comedy Awards]] (including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990), and two [[Viewers for Quality Television]] Awards. She was inducted into the [[Television Hall of Fame]] in 1995 and has a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at [[Hollywood Boulevard|6747 Hollywood Boulevard]] alongside the star of her late husband Allen Ludden. [[File:Betty White's Star HWF.JPG|thumb|left|upright=0.9|[[Hollywood Walk of Fame|Walk of Fame]]]] White was the recipient of the [[Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters]] Golden Ike Award and the Genii Award from the [[American Women in Radio and Television]] in 1976.<ref name=thr/> The American Comedy Awards awarded her the award for Funniest Female in 1987 as well as the [[Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 1990.<ref name=thr/> The [[American Veterinary Medical Association]] awarded White with its Humane Award in 1987 for her charitable work with animals.<ref name=thr/> The City of Los Angeles further honored her for her philanthropic work with animals in 2006 with a [[bronze]] [[Commemorative plaque|plaque]] near the Gorilla Exhibit at the [[Los Angeles Zoo]].<ref name=thr/> The City of Los Angeles named her "Ambassador to the Animals" at the dedication ceremony.<ref name=thr/> She was formally inducted into the [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] [[Hall of Fame]] in 1995. In 2009, White received the [[TCA Career Achievement Award]] from the [[Television Critics Association]].<ref name=thr/> In September 2009, the [[Screen Actors Guild]] (SAG) announced plans to honor White with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award at the [[16th Screen Actors Guild Awards]]. Actress [[Sandra Bullock]] presented White with the award on January 23, 2010, at the ceremony, which took place at the [[Shrine Auditorium]] in Los Angeles.<ref name=thr/> She is a [[Kentucky Colonel]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Huriash|first=Lisa J.|title=Mayor becomes 'Kentucky Colonel'|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-02-07/news/fl-mayor-kentucky-20100207_1_kentucky-colonel-jack-brady-kentucky-connection|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=[[Sun Sentinel]]|date=February 7, 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201225718/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-02-07/news/fl-mayor-kentucky-20100207_1_kentucky-colonel-jack-brady-kentucky-connection|archivedate=February 1, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2009, White and her now-deceased ''Golden Girls'' cast mates Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty were awarded [[Disney Legend]] awards. Betty was inducted into the California Hall of Fame in December 2010. In 2010, she was chosen as the [[Associated Press]]'s Entertainer of the Year.<ref>{{cite news|last=Coyle|first=Jake|title=Betty White Voted AP Entertainer of the Year|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/20/betty-white-voted-ap-entertainer-of-the-year_n_799015.html|accessdate=October 25, 2013|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=December 20, 2010|agency=Associated Press|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111004210/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/20/betty-white-voted-ap-entertainer-of-the-year_n_799015.html|archivedate=November 11, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[File:The Golden Girls Disney Legends.jpg|thumb|The Golden Girls [[Disney Legends]] plaque at [[Walt Disney Studios (Burbank)|Walt Disney Studios]]]] On November 9, 2010, the USDA Forest Service, along with [[Smokey Bear]], made Betty White an honorary forest ranger, fulfilling her lifelong dream.<ref>{{cite news|title=Forest Service makes actress Betty White honorary ranger|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/news/2010/releases/11/betty-white.shtml|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=[[United States Forest Service]]|date=November 9, 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106023906/http://www.fs.fed.us/news/2010/releases/11/betty-white.shtml|archivedate=November 6, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> White said in previous interviews that she wanted to be a forest ranger as a little girl but that women were not allowed to do that then. When White received the honor, more than one-third of Forest Service employees were women.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/us-forest-ranger-betty-white/story?id=10929617 |title=U.S. Forest Ranger Betty White |last=Green |first=John |date=November 9, 2010 |website=ABC News |access-date=October 28, 2016}}</ref> In January 2011, White received a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her role as [[Elka Ostrovsky]] in ''Hot in Cleveland''. The show itself was also nominated for an award as Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, but lost to the cast of ''[[Modern Family]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/17th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|work=[[Screen Actors Guild Award]]|publisher=SAG-AFTRA|accessdate=January 18, 2014|year=2011|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/67aIjdwcj?url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/17th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|archivedate=May 11, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She won the same award again in 2012, and has received a third nomination.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bibel|first=Sara|title=Betty White Nominated for Third Consecutive Screen Actors Guild Award for TV Land's 'Hot in Cleveland'|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/12/betty-white-nominated-for-third-consecutive-screen-actors-guild-award-for-tv-lands-hot-in-cleveland/161592/|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=TV by the Numbers|date=December 12, 2012|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201224432/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/12/betty-white-nominated-for-third-consecutive-screen-actors-guild-award-for-tv-lands-hot-in-cleveland/161592/|archivedate=February 1, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In October 2011, White was awarded an honorary degree and white doctors coat by [[Washington State University]] at the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association's centennial gala in [[Yakima, Washington]]. A 2011 poll conducted by [[Reuters]] and [[Ipsos]] revealed that White was considered the most popular and most trusted celebrity among Americans, beating the likes of [[Denzel Washington]], Sandra Bullock, and [[Tom Hanks]].<ref>{{cite news|title=America loves Betty White best|publisher=CNN|accessdate=August 19, 2011|date=August 19, 2011|url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/19/america-loves-betty-white-best/|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926210912/http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/19/america-loves-betty-white-best/|archivedate=September 26, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> == Filmography == {{more citations needed|section|date=January 2018}} === Film career === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 1945 | ''Time to Kill'' | Lou's Girl | Short film | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/3735972/betty-white-health/|title=Betty White's Health: Despite Rumors To The Contrary, Acclaimed Actress Is Still Not Ready To Retire|date=November 22, 2016|publisher=|accessdate=January 16, 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131117/https://www.inquisitr.com/3735972/betty-white-health/|archivedate=January 17, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |- | 1962 | ''[[Advise & Consent (film)|Advise & Consent]]'' | Senator Bessie Adams | | <ref name='tcmdb'>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/205086%7C20664/Betty-White/filmography.html|title=Filmography for Betty White|publisher=Turner Classic Movies|accessdate=16 January 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513182053/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/205086%7C20664/Betty-White/filmography.html|archivedate=May 13, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |- | 1971 | ''[[Fletcher Knebel|Vanished]]'' | Hostess | | |- | 1980 | ''[[The Hollywood Knights]]'' | Herself | | |- | 1986 | ''Big City Comedy'' | Herself | | |- | 1996 | ''[[The Story of Santa Claus]] '' | Gretchen Claus | Voice | <ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 1998 | ''[[Hard Rain (film)|Hard Rain]]'' | Doreen Sears | |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 1998 | ''[[Dennis the Menace Strikes Again]]'' | Martha Wilson | | <ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 1998 | ''[[Holy Man]]'' | Herself | |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 1999 | ''[[Lake Placid (film)|Lake Placid]]'' | Mrs. Delores Bickerman | |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 1999 | ''[[The Story of Us (film)|The Story of Us]]'' | Lillian Jordan | |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 2000 | ''Whispers: An Elephant's Tale'' | Round | Voice |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 2000 | ''[[Tom Sawyer (2000 film)|Tom Sawyer]]'' | Aunt Polly | Voice |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 2001 | ''[[The Retrievers]]'' | Mrs. Krisper | |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 2001 | ''[[The Wild Thornberrys|The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie]]'' | Grandma Sophie | Voice |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/205086%7C20664/Betty-White/milestones.html|title=Milestones for Betty White|website=Turner Classic Movies|accessdate=January 16, 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070329/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/205086%7C20664/Betty-White/milestones.html|archivedate=January 17, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |- | 2003 | ''[[Bringing Down the House (film)|Bringing Down the House]]'' | Mrs. Kline | |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 2003 | ''[[Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt]]'' | Cameo | |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 2005 | ''The Third Wish'' | Lettie | |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 2006 | ''Where's Marty?'' | Herself | |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montereyherald.com/article/ZZ/20070514/NEWS/705149949|title=Name dropper|publisher=The Monterey Herald|accessdate=January 16, 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132617/http://www.montereyherald.com/article/ZZ/20070514/NEWS/705149949|archivedate=January 17, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |- | 2007 | ''[[Your Mommy Kills Animals (film)|Your Mommy Kills Animals]]'' | Herself | Documentary |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/your_mommy_kills_animals/#|title=Your Mommy Kills Animals (2007)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=rottentomatoes.com|accessdate=17 July 2010|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822024016/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/your_mommy_kills_animals/|archivedate=August 22, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |- | 2007 | ''In Search of Puppy Love'' | Herself | Documentary | |- |2008 | ''[[Ponyo]]'' | Yoshie | Voice |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 2009 | ''[[Love N' Dancing]]'' | Irene | |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 2009 | ''[[The Proposal (2009 film)|The Proposal]]'' | Grandma Annie | |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 2009 | ''Part Two: The Warm Mission'' | Betty | Short film | |- | 2010 | ''[[You Again]]'' | Grandma Bunny | |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 2010 | ''[[Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa]]'' | Mrs. Claus | Voice |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/10/11/walt-disney-animation-studios-prep-and-landing-returns-with-two-all-new-holiday-specials-slated-for-2010-and-2011-on-abc-926010/20101011abc03/|title=Breaking News - Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Prep & Landing" Returns With Two All-New Holiday Specials Slated for 2010 and 2011, on ABC - TheFutonCritic.com|website=www.thefutoncritic.com|accessdate=January 16, 2018|date=October 11, 2010}}</ref> |- | 2011 | ''Betty White: Champion for Animals'' | Herself | Documentary |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dove.org/review/9094-betty-white-champion-for-animals/|title=Betty White Champion For Animals - Dove Family Friendly Movie Reviews|publisher=|accessdate=January 16, 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131356/http://www.dove.org/review/9094-betty-white-champion-for-animals/|archivedate=January 17, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |- | 2012 | ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]'' | Grammy Norma | Voice |<ref name='tcmdb' /> |- | 2013 | ''Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy'' | Narrator | Documentary |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/letters-to-jackie-remembering-president-kennedy-film-review-1200692523/|title=Film Review: 'Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy'|first=Dennis|last=Harvey|date=October 4, 2013|publisher=|accessdate=January 16, 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628075220/http://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/letters-to-jackie-remembering-president-kennedy-film-review-1200692523/|archivedate=June 28, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |- | 2013 | ''Betty White Goes Wild'' | Herself | Documentary |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nlb.gov.sg/biblio/202359630|title=Betty White goes wild!|website=www.nlb.gov.sg|accessdate=January 16, 2018|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070639/http://www.nlb.gov.sg/biblio/202359630|archivedate=January 17, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |} === Television career === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 1939 | Unknown | Unknown | White and a former high school classmate (this was shortly after graduation) sang songs from ''[[The Merry Widow]]'' on an experimental Los Angeles channel in 1939. |- | 1949–50 | ''Hollywood on Television'' | Herself | |- | 1952 | ''The Eddie Albert Show'' | Herself | |- | 1953–55 | ''[[Life with Elizabeth]]'' | Elizabeth | Lead role, 65 episodes |- | 1954 | ''The Betty White Show'' | Herself | From February 8, 1954 to December 31, 1954 |- | 1955–56 | ''[[What's My Line?]]'' | Herself | 8 episodes |- | 1956 | ''[[The Millionaire (TV series)|The Millionaire]]'' | Virginia Lennart | Episode: "Millionaire Virginia Lennart" |- | 1957–58 | ''[[Date with the Angels]]'' | Vickie Angel | Lead role, 33 episodes |- | 1958 | ''The Betty White Show'' | Herself | Lead role, 14 episodes |- | 1958–62 | ''[[The Jack Paar Show]]'' | Herself | Recurring role, 36 episodes |- | 1958–2001, 2016–present | ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'' | Herself | Appearances on CBS (Collyer), NBC (Moore), and ABC (Anderson) versions. Main panelist (2016) |- | 1961–2008 | ''[[Password Plus and Super Password|(Super)]] [[Million Dollar Password|(Million Dollar)]] [[Password (game show)|Password]] (All Stars), (Plus)'' | Herself | Appeared on all versions of the show. |- | 1962 | ''[[The United States Steel Hour]]'' | | Episode: "Scene of the Crime" |- | 1963–82, 1991 | ''[[Match Game]]'' | Herself | Recurring role, Appeared on the first 3 versions of the show. |- | 1963–75 | ''[[You Don't Say!]]'' | Herself | Recurring role, 10 episodes |- | 1968 | ''[[That's Life (1968 TV series)|That's Life]]'' | | Episode: "Buying a House" |- | 1969 | ''[[Petticoat Junction]]'' | Adelle Colby | Episode: "The Cannonball Bookmobile" |- | 1971 | ''The Pet Set'' | Herself | Recurring role, 31 episodes |- | 1972 | ''[[O'Hara, U.S. Treasury]]'' | Herself | Episode: "Operation: Lady Luck" |- | 1972 | ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'' | Herself | Episode: "Password" |- | 1973–77 | ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' | [[Sue Ann Nivens]] | Main cast, 46 episodes |- | 1975 | ''[[Lucas Tanner]]'' | Lydia Merrick | Episode: "The Noise of a Quiet Weekend" |- | 1975 | ''[[Ellery Queen (TV series)|Ellery Queen]]'' | Louise Demery | Episode: "The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance" |- | 1975 | ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]] '' | Various | Recurring role, 3 episodes |- | 1976–77 | ''[[The Sonny and Cher Show]]'' | Herself | Guest role, 2 episodes |- | 1976–79 | ''Liar's Club Game Show'' | Herself | Recurring role, 48 episodes |- | 1977–78 | ''[[The Betty White Show]]'' | Joyce Whitman | Lead role, 14 episodes |- | 1978 | ''[[The Hanna-Barbera Happy Hour]]'' | Voice Teacher | 1 episode |- | 1978 | ''[[With This Ring (1978 film)|With This Ring]]'' | Evelyn Harris | TV film |- | 1979 | ''[[The Best Place to Be]]'' | Sally Cantrell | TV film |- | 1979 | ''Before and After'' | Anita | TV film |- | 1980 | ''The Gossip Columnist'' | Herself | TV film |- | 1980 | ''[[The Love Boat]]'' | Various | Guest role, 5 episodes |- | 1981 | ''[[Best of the West]]'' | | Episode: "Mail Order Bride" |- | 1982 | ''[[Eunice (film)|Eunice]]'' | Ellen | TV film |- | 1982 | ''[[The $25,000 Pyramid]]'' | Herself | Recurring role, 85 episodes |- | 1982 | ''[[Love, Sidney]]'' | Charlotte | Episode: "Charlotte's Web" |- | 1983 | ''[[Just Men!]]'' | Herself | Lead role, 65 episodes |- | 1983 | ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]'' | Catherine | Episode: "Sunshine Again" |- | 1983–1984, 1986 | ''[[Mama's Family]]'' | Ellen Harper Jackson | Recurring role, 15 episodes |- | 1984 | ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]]'' | Wilma Klein | Episode: "Outsiders" |- | 1984 | ''[[Trivia Trap]]'' | Herself | Celebrity Week |- | 1985 | ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'' | Capt. Gloria Neal | 2 episodes |- | 1985 | ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'' | Bobby Barnes | 2 episodes |- | 1985–92 | ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' | [[Rose Nylund]] | Main role, 180 episodes |- | 1987 | ''Alf Loves a Mystery'' | Aunt Harriet | TV film |- | 1988 | ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' | Cameo | Guest role, 3 episodes |- | 1988 | ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' | Brenda Barlowe | Special Guest Star |- | 1989–92 | ''[[Empty Nest]]'' | [[Rose Nylund]] | Guest role, 3 episodes |- | 1990 | ''[[Carol & Company]]'' | Trisha Durant | Episode: "Trisha Springs Eternal" |- | 1991 | ''[[Chance of a Lifetime (1991 film)|Chance of a Lifetime]]'' | Evelyn Eglin | TV film |- | 1991 | ''[[Nurses (TV series)|Nurses]]'' | [[Rose Nylund]] | Episode: "Begone with the Wind" |- | 1992–93 | ''[[The Golden Palace]]'' | [[Rose Nylund]] | Lead role, 24 episodes |- | 1993 | ''[[Bob (TV series)|Bob]]'' | Sylvia Schmidt | Main cast, 8 episodes |- | 1994 | ''[[Diagnosis: Murder|Diagnosis Murder]]'' | Dora Sloan | Episode: "Death by Extermination" |- | 1995 | ''[[The Naked Truth (TV series)|The Naked Truth]]'' | Herself | 2 episodes |- | 1995 | ''[[Maybe This Time]]'' | Shirley Wallace | Main role, 18 episodes |- | 1996 | ''A Weekend in the Country'' | Martha | TV film |- | 1996 | ''[[Suddenly Susan]]'' | Midge Haber | Episode: "Golden Girl Friday" |- | 1998 | ''[[The Lionhearts]]'' | Dorothy (voice) | 5 episodes |- | 1998 | ''[[L.A. Doctors]] '' | Mrs. Brooks | Episode: "Leap of Faith" |- | 1998 | ''[[Noddy (TV series)|Noddy]]'' | Annabelle (Mrs. Santa Claus) | Special: Anything Can Happen At Christmas |- | 1999 | ''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]'' | Hestia (voice) | Episode: "Hercules and the Tiff on Olympus" |- | 1999 | ''[[Ally McBeal]]'' | Dr. Shirley Flott | Episode: "Seeing Green" |- | 1999 | ''[[Ladies Man (1999 TV series)|Ladies Man]]'' | Mitzi Stiles | Main role, 30 episodes |- | 1999 | ''[[King of the Hill]]'' | Dorothy / Ellen / Delia (voice) | Guest role, 3 episodes |- | 2000 | ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' | Sophie Hunter (voice) | 3 episodes |- | 2000 | ''[[Intimate Portrait|Intimate Portrait: Betty White]]'' | Herself | |- | 2000 | ''[[The Simpsons]]'' | Herself | Episode: "[[Missionary: Impossible]]" |- | 2001 | ''[[The Ellen Show]]'' | Connie Gibson | Episode: "Missing the Bus" |- | 2002 | ''[[Teacher's Pet (TV series)|Teacher's Pet]]'' | Granny (voice) | Episode: "The Turkey That Came for Dinner" |- | 2002 | ''[[Yes, Dear]]'' | Sylvia | Episode: "Kim's New Nanny" |- | 2002 | ''[[Providence (TV series)|Providence]]'' | Julianna | Episode: "The Heart of the Matter" |- | 2002–03 | ''[[That '70s Show]]'' | Bea Sigurdson | Recurring role, 4 episodes |- | 2003 | ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy]]'' | Mrs. Doolin (voice) | Episode: "Who Killed Who?" |- | 2003 | ''[[Gary the Rat]]'' | Gary's Mother (voice) |Episode: "This Is Not a Pipe" |- | 2003 | ''[[I'm with Her (TV series)|I'm with Her]]'' | Herself | Episode: "Meet the Parent" |- | 2003 | ''[[Stealing Christmas]]'' | Emily Sutton | TV film |- | 2003–04 | ''[[Everwood]]'' | Carol Roberts | 2 episodes |- | 2004 | ''[[The Practice]]'' | Catherine Piper | 3 episodes |- | 2004 | ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'' | Mrs. June Hopkins | Episode: "The Maid" |- | 2004 | ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' | Sylvia | Episode: "Victor's Other Family" |- | 2004–05 | ''[[Complete Savages]]'' | Mrs. Riley | Episodes: "The Man Without a Ball" and "Saving Old Lady Riley" |- | 2005 | ''[[Joey (TV series)|Joey]]'' | Margaret Bly | Episode: "Joey and the House" |- | 2005 | ''[[Annie's Point]]'' | Annie Eason | TV film |- | 2005–08 | ''[[Boston Legal]]'' | Catherine Piper | Main role, 16 episodes |- | 2006 | ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' | Mrs. Weezmer | Episode: "The Witch Lady" |- | 2006 | ''[[Family Guy]]'' | Herself | Episode: "[[Peterotica]]" |- | 2006–09 | ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'' | Ann Douglas | Recurring role, 23 episodes |- | 2007 | ''[[Higglytown Heroes]]'' | Grandma (voice) | Episode: Calling All Heroes |- | 2007 | ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' | Herself | Episode: "Bananas for Betty" |- | 2007 | ''[[The Simpsons]]'' | Herself | Episode: "[[Homerazzi]]" |- | 2009 | ''[[30 Rock]]'' | Herself | Episode: "[[Stone Mountain (30 Rock)|Stone Mountain]]" |- | 2009–10 | ''[[Glenn Martin, DDS|Glenn Martin DDS]]'' | Grandma Shelia Martin (voice) | Guest role, 2 episodes |- | 2010 | ''[[The Middle (TV series)|The Middle]]'' | Mrs. Nethercott | Episode: "Average Rules" |- | 2010 | ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' | Herself | Episode: "Betty White/Jay-Z" | <ref name="Betty White to Host SNL">{{cite web|title=Betty White To Host SNL May 8, Reunite Former Cast Membersn|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/11/betty-white-to-host-snl-m_n_494601.html|accessdate=August 25, 2018|work=huffingtonpost}}</ref> |- | 2010 | ''[[Community (TV series)|Community]]'' | Professor June Bauer | Episodes: ''[[Anthropology 101]]'' & "[[The Psychology of Letting Go]]" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Betty White on Community Recap |url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/shows/community/episodes/season_2/anthropology-101/ |work=TV Fanatic |accessdate=August 25, 2018}}</ref> |- | 2010–15 | ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'' | [[Elka Ostrovsky]] | Main role, 128 episodes |- | 2010–13 | ''[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]'' | Agatha McLeish (voice) | Main cast, 13 episodes |- | 2011 | ''[[The Lost Valentine]] '' | Caroline Thomas | TV film |- | 2012–14 | ''[[Betty White's Off Their Rockers]]'' | Herself |Host |- | 2012 | ''[[The Client List (TV series)|The Client List]]'' | Ruth Hudson | Episode: "Past Is Prologue" |- | 2013 | ''[[Save Me (U.S. TV series)|Save Me]]'' | God | Episode: "Holier Than Thou" |- | 2013 | ''[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse]]'' | Old Lady (voice) | Episode: "New York Weenie" |- | 2014 | ''[[The Soul Man]]'' | [[Elka Ostrovsky]] | Episode: "All the Way Live" |- | 2015 | ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' | Grandmother | Episode: "[[Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special]]" |- | 2015–present | ''Fireside Chat with Esther'' | Rose / Lady Bette | 3 episodes |- | 2015–17 | ''[[Bones (TV Series)|Bones]]'' | Dr. Beth Mayer | 2 episodes |- | 2015–present | ''[[Betty White's Smartest Animals in America]]'' | Herself | Host |- | 2016 | ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' | Beatrice (voice) | Episode: "Mall Girl Pearl" |- | 2016 | ''[[Crowded (TV series)|Crowded]]'' | Sandy | Episode: "The Fixer" |- | 2017 | ''[[Young & Hungry]]'' | Ms. Bernice Wilson | 2 episodes |- | 2017 | ''[[If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast]]'' | Herself | TV film |- | 2018 | ''Betty White: First Lady of Television'' | Herself | Documentary |} == Literature == White has published several books during her career. In August 2010, she entered a deal with G.P. Putnam's Sons to produce two more books, the first of which, ''If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't)'', was released in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67H3N320100818|title=Betty White books to reflect on sex, aging, animals|publisher=Reuters|date=August 18, 2010|accessdate=November 5, 2010|first=Michelle|last=Nichols|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924200814/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67H3N320100818|archivedate=September 24, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In February 2012, White received her first [[Grammy Award]] ("Best Spoken Word Recording") for the audio recording of the book.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wloszczyna|first=Susan|title=Betty White takes 'ego trip' with Grammy, SAG|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/02/betty-white-takes-ego-trip-with-grammy-sag/1|accessdate=January 18, 2014|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=February 14, 2012}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Notes |- | 1983 | ''Betty White's Pet-Love: How Pets Take Care of Us'' | |- | 1987 | ''Betty White In Person'' | |- | 1991 | ''The Leading Lady: Dinah's Story'' | |- | 1995 | ''Here We Go Again: My Life In Television'' | |- | 2008 | ''Together: A Novel of shared vision'' | |- | 2011 | ''If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't)'' | |- | 2011 | ''Betty & Friends: My Life at the Zoo'' | |} == Audiobooks == * 2004: "Here We Go Again" (Read by the author) {{ISBN| 978-1451613698}} * 2011: ''If You Ask Me: (And of Course You Won't)'' (read by the author), Penguin Audio, {{ISBN|978-0-1424-2936-5}} ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==Further reading== * Tucker, David C. ''The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2007. ==External links== {{Commons category|Betty White}} *{{IMDb name|924508}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20151117193745/http://www.allenbettyarchive.com/ The Allen Ludden & Betty White Archive] *[https://www.twitter.com/weluvbettywhite Betty White News on Twitter] *[http://www.tvland.com/shows/hot-in-cleveland Betty White] is Hot in Cleveland *{{The Interviews name|betty-white}} *[http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2010/04/the-early-betty-white.html ''The Early Betty White'' by Kliph Nesteroff] *[http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/enwiki/w/htmlW/whitebetty/whitebetty.htm Betty White on The Museum of Broadcast Communications] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100322194642/http://blogs.tvland.com/prime/betty-white-is-hot-in-cleveland-on-tvl/ Betty White to Star on Hot in Cleveland] *[http://www.emmys.com/videos/bettywhite Video of TV Academy's Salute to Betty White] {{Navboxes |title = Awards for Betty White |list = {{BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards}} {{Daytime Emmy Award Lifetime Achievement}} {{Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Game Show Host}} {{EmmyAward ComedyLeadActress 1976-2000}} {{EmmyAward ComedySupportingActress}} {{EmmyAward ComedyGuestActress}} {{Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album 2010s}} {{Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award}} {{ScreenActorsGuildAward FemaleTVComedy 2010-2029}} {{TCA Career Achievement Award}} {{1995 Television Hall of Fame}} }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:White, Betty}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:20th-century American actresses]] [[Category:20th-century American comedians]] [[Category:21st-century American actresses]] [[Category:21st-century American comedians]] [[Category:Activists from California]] [[Category:Actresses from Illinois]] [[Category:Actresses from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Actresses of Greek descent]] [[Category:American female singers]] [[Category:American film actresses]] [[Category:American game show hosts]] [[Category:American memoirists]] [[Category:American people of Canadian descent]] [[Category:American people of Danish descent]] [[Category:American people of English descent]] [[Category:American people of Greek descent]] [[Category:American people of Welsh descent]] [[Category:American radio actresses]] [[Category:American soap opera actresses]] [[Category:American spoken word artists]] [[Category:American television actresses]] [[Category:American voice actresses]] [[Category:American women comedians]] [[Category:Audiobook narrators]] [[Category:Beverly Hills High School alumni]] [[Category:Comedians from California]] [[Category:Comedians from Illinois]] [[Category:Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host winners]] [[Category:Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:LGBT rights activists from the United States]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Musicians from Oak Park, Illinois]] [[Category:Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award]] [[Category:Singers from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners]] [[Category:Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:Women memoirists]] [[Category:Writers from Los Angeles]] [[Category:American women non-fiction writers]]'