Betty White
Television career

Betty White

Section Title: Television career
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Year	Title	Role	Notes

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

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?	8 episodes

1956	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	Recurring role, 36 episodes

1958–2001, 2016–present	To Tell the Truth	Appearances on CBS (Collyer), NBC (Moore), and ABC (Anderson) versions. Main panelist (2016)

1961–2008	(Super) (Million Dollar) Password (All Stars), (Plus)	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!	Recurring role, 10 episodes

1968	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	Episode: "Operation: Lady Luck"

The Odd Couple	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"

Ellery Queen	Louise Demery	Episode: "The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance"

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	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

With This Ring	Evelyn Harris	TV film

1979	The Best Place to Be	Sally Cantrell

Before and After	Anita

1980	The Gossip Columnist	Herself

The Love Boat	Various	Guest role, 5 episodes

1981	Best of the West	Episode: "Mail Order Bride"

1982	Eunice	Ellen	TV film

The $25,000 Pyramid	Herself	Recurring role, 85 episodes

Love, Sidney	Charlotte	Episode: "Charlotte's Web"

1983	Just Men!	Herself	Lead role, 65 episodes

Fame	Catherine	Episode: "Sunshine Again"

1983–1984, 1986	Mama's Family	Ellen Harper Jackson	Recurring role, 15 episodes

1984	Hotel	Wilma Klein	Episode: "Outsiders"

Trivia Trap	Herself	Celebrity Week

1985	St. Elsewhere	Capt. Gloria Neal	2 episodes

Who's the Boss?	Bobby Barnes

1985–92	The Golden Girls	Rose Nylund	Main role, 180 episodes

1987	Alf Loves a Mystery	Aunt Harriet	TV film

1988	Santa Barbara	Cameo	Guest role, 3 episodes

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	Evelyn Eglin	TV film

Nurses	Rose Nylund	Episode: "Begone with the Wind"

1992–93	The Golden Palace	Lead role, 24 episodes

1993	Bob	Sylvia Schmidt	Main cast, 8 episodes

1994	Diagnosis Murder	Dora Sloan	Episode: "Death by Extermination"

1995	The Naked Truth	Herself	2 episodes

Maybe This Time	Shirley Wallace	Main role, 18 episodes

1996	A Weekend in the Country	Martha	TV film

Suddenly Susan	Midge Haber	Episode: "Golden Girl Friday"

1998	The Lionhearts	Dorothy (voice)	5 episodes

L.A. Doctors	Mrs. Brooks	Episode: "Leap of Faith"

Noddy	Annabelle (Mrs. Santa Claus)	Special: Anything Can Happen At Christmas

1999	Hercules	Hestia (voice)	Episode: "Hercules and the Tiff on Olympus"

Ally McBeal	Dr. Shirley Flott	Episode: "Seeing Green"

Ladies Man	Mitzi Stiles	Main role, 30 episodes

King of the Hill	Dorothy / Ellen / Delia (voice)	Guest role, 3 episodes

2000	The Wild Thornberrys	Sophie Hunter (voice)	3 episodes

Intimate Portrait: Betty White	Herself

The Simpsons	Episode: "Missionary: Impossible"

2001	The Ellen Show	Connie Gibson	Episode: "Missing the Bus"

2002	Teacher's Pet	Granny (voice)	Episode: "The Turkey That Came for Dinner"

Yes, Dear	Sylvia	Episode: "Kim's New Nanny"

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?"

Gary the Rat	Gary's Mother (voice)	Episode: "This Is Not a Pipe"

I'm with Her	Herself	Episode: "Meet the Parent"

Stealing Christmas	Emily Sutton	TV film

2003–04	Everwood	Carol Roberts	2 episodes

2004	The Practice	Catherine Piper	3 episodes

My Wife and Kids	Mrs. June Hopkins	Episode: "The Maid"

Malcolm in the Middle	Sylvia	Episode: "Victor's Other Family"

2004–05	Complete Savages	Mrs. Riley	2 episodes

2005	Joey	Margaret Bly	Episode: "Joey and the House"

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"

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

Ugly Betty	Herself	Episode: "Bananas for Betty"

The Simpsons	Episode: "Homerazzi"

2009	30 Rock	Episode: "Stone Mountain"

2009–10	Glenn Martin DDS	Grandma Shelia Martin (voice)	Guest role, 2 episodes

2010	The Middle	Mrs. Nethercott	Episode: "Average Rules"

Saturday Night Live	Herself	Episode: "Betty White/Jay-Z"

Community	Professor June Bauer	Episodes: Anthropology 101 & "The Psychology of Letting Go"

2010–15	Hot in Cleveland	Elka Ostrovsky	Main role, 128 episodes

2010–13	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	Ruth Hudson	Episode: "Past Is Prologue"

2013	Save Me	God	Episode: "Holier Than Thou"

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	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"

Crowded	Sandy	Episode: "The Fixer"

2017	Young & Hungry	Ms. Bernice Wilson	2 episodes

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast	Herself	TV film

2018	Betty White: First Lady of Television	Documentary

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Betty White played a role in Boston Legal from 2005 to 2008, as Catherine Piper, a role she originally played in The Practice in 2004.

final_sentence: Betty White played a role in Boston Legal from 2005 to 2008, as Catherine Piper, a role she originally played in The Practice in 2004.