Betty White

Betty Marion White (født 17. januar 1922 i Oak Park i Illionis, død 31. desember 2021 i Brentwood, Los Angeles) var en amerikansk skuespiller, komiker, programleder, sanger, forfatter og TV-personlighet. Hun spilte Sue Ann Nivens i The Mary Tyler Moore Show og Rose Nylund i TV-sitcom Pantertanter. Hun spilte Elka Ostrovsky i TV Land-komedien Hot in Cleveland.

Hun mottok sju Emmy-priser i løpet av sin karriere. I 1983 ble hun første kvinne til å vinne en daytime Emmy for fremragende ledelse av et gameshow, med «Just men!». White har også rekorden for lengste tid mellom Emmy-nomineringer — hennes første var i 1951 og siste i 2012, et spenn på 61 år — og den eldste nominerte i en alder av 91 år. Hun er også den eldste vinner av en Grammy-pris som hun fikk i 2012.

I 2011 ledet White et nytt program, Betty White's Off Their Rockers. I programmet spøker eldre med den yngre generasjon. Et spesialprogram, Betty White's 90th Birthday Party ble sendt på NBC dagen før hennes fødselsdag, 16. januar 2012. I dette showet opptrådte mange av stjernene som White har samarbeidet med i årenes løp.

 Tidlig liv 
Hun ble født i Oak Park i Illinois. Hun var av engelsk, gresk og dansk avstamning. Hun var eneste barn av Horace White og Tess White.O'Dell, C. (1997). Whites familie flyttet til Los Angeles, California i nødsårene på 1930-tallet.Stated on Saturday Night Live, May 8, 2010 Hun gikk på Horace Mann School Beverly Hills og på Beverly Hills High School.

 Personlige liv 
I 1945 giftet White seg med Dick Barker, en pilot i det amerikanske flyvåpenet. Ekteskapet ble kortvarig. I 1947 giftet hun seg på nytt, da med Lane Allen, en  Hollywood-agent. Ekteskapet endte med skilsmisse i 1949.

I juni 1963 giftet White seg med fjernsynskonferansier Allen Ludden. De møttes under showet Password i 1961 hvor hun var invitert som en celeber gjest.

Allen Ludden døde av magekreftBetty White, interviewed on Inside the Actors Studio.Betty White: Avoiding The Plague of Women Who Lunch  9. juni 1981 i Los Angeles. De hadde ingen barn sammen, men hun var stemor til tre barn fra hans første ekteskap. White giftet seg ikke på nytt etter Luddens død.

White var praktiserende medlem av Unity Church. Hun var registrert demokrat og støttet Barack Obama ved valget i 2012 («likes how he represents us»).

 Opptredener 
 Film 
 1942: Time to Kill … Lou's Girl
 1962: Advise & Consent … Senator Bessie Adams
 1971: Vanished … Hostess
 1980: The Hollywood Knights … Seg selv
 1986: Big City Comedy … Seg selv
 1996: The Story of Santa Claus … Gretchen Claus (stemme)
 1998: Hard Rain … Doreen Sears
 1998: Dennis the Menace Strikes Again … Martha Wilson
 1998: Holy Man … Herself
 1999: Lake Placid … Mrs. Delores Bickerman
 1999: The Story of Us … Lillian Jordan
 2000: Whispers: An Elephant's Tale … Round (stemme)
 2000: Tom Sawyer … Aunt Polly
 2001: The Retrievers … Mrs. Krisper
 2001: The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie … Grandma Sophie (stemme)
 2003: Bringing Down the House	 … Mrs. Kline
 2003: Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt … cameo
 2005: The Third Wish … Lettie
 2006: Where's Marty? … Seg selv
 2007: Your Mommy Kills Animals … Seg selv (dokumentar)
 2007: In Search of Puppy Love … Seg selv
 2008: Ponyo på klippen ved havet … Yoshie (stemme, amerikansk dubbing)
 2009: Love N' Dancing … Irene
 2009: The Proposal … Grandma Annie
 2009: Part Two: The Warm Mission … Betty (kortfilm)
 2010: You Again … Grandma Bunny
 2010: Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa … Mrs. Claus (stemme)
 2011: Betty White: Champion for Animals … Seg selv (dokumentar)
 2012: The Lorax … Grammy Norma (stemme)
 2013: Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy … Forteller (dokumentar)
 2013: Betty White Goes Wild … Seg selv

 Priser 
White ble innvalgt i Television Hall of Fame i 1995. Hun har en stjerne i Hollywood Walk of Fame ved siden av sin avdøde ektemann, Allen Ludden.

I 2010 fikk hun Screen Actors Guild Award og ble beæret med en livstidspris. I 2010 ble hun tildelt Associated Press' pris: Årets underholder.

 År Pris Kategori Arbeide Resultat  1951 Emmy Award  Best Actress Life with Elizabeth 1952 Emmy Awards Best Actress Life with Elizabeth 1975 Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1976 Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1977 Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1983 Emmy Awards Outstanding Game Show Host Just Men! 1984 Emmy Awards Outstanding Game Show Host Just Men! 1986 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Pantertanter 1986  Golden Apple Award Female Star of the Year 1986 Golden Globes Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Pantertanter 1987 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Pantertanter 1987 Golden Globes Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Pantertanter 1987 American Comedy Awards Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication Pantertanter 1987 Viewers for Quality Television Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series Pantertanter 1988 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Pantertanter 1988 Golden Globes Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Pantertanter 1988 Viewers for Quality Television Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series Pantertanter 1989 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Pantertanter 1989 Golden Globes Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Pantertanter 1990 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Pantertanter 1990 American Comedy Awards Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication Pantertanter 1990 American Comedy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy 1991 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Pantertanter 1992 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Pantertanter 1995 Walk of Fame Star on the Walk of Fame 1996 Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series The John Larroquette Show 1997 Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Suddenly Susan 2000 American Comedy Awards Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a TV Series Ally McBeal 2003 Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series The Practice 2003 TV Land Awards Quintessential Non-Traditional Family 2004 TV Land Awards Groundbreaking Show 2008 TV Land Awards Pop Culture Award 2009 Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series My Name Is Earl 2009 Television Critics Association Career Achievement Award 2009 Disney Legends Disney Legends 2010 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award 2010 MTV Movie Awards Best WTF Moment The Proposal 2010 MTV Movie Awards Best Comedic Performance The Proposal 2010 Teen Choice Award Best Dance (with Sandra Bullock) The Proposal 2010 Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Saturday Night Live 2010 New Now Next Awards Cause You're Hot 2011 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Guest Star Community 2011 People's Choice Awards Favorite Web Celeb 2011 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series  Hot in Cleveland 2011 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Hot in Cleveland 2011 Gracie Allen Awards Best Actress in a Comedy Series Hot in Cleveland 2011 The Comedy Awards Best Actress in a TV Comedy Hot in Cleveland 2011 Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Hot In Cleveland 2011 UCLA Jack Benny Award Comedian 2011 Grammy Awards Best Spoken Word Recording If You Ask Me (And You Won't) 2012 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by Female Actor in a Comedy Series  Hot in Cleveland 2012 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie The Lost Valentine 2012 Emmy Awards  Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Betty White's Off Their Rockers

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