Betty White

Betty Marion White (January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021) was an American actress, comedian, presenter, singer, author, and television personality. She acted as Sue Ann Nivens in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and as Rose Nylund in the television sitcom The Golden Girls. She also starred as Elka Ostrovsky, in the TV Land comedy Hot in Cleveland.

White won seven Emmy Awards during her career. In 1983, she became the first woman to win a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host. White also holds the record for longest span between Emmy nominations for performances—her first was in 1951 and her most recent was in 2012, a span of 61 years—and became the oldest nominee as of 2013, aged 91. The actress is also the oldest winner of a competitive Grammy Award, which she won in 2012. She was host for the NBC entry Just Men!."It's Evening in America". Vanity Fair. May 2012. Page 157.

In 2011 White began hosting a new program, Betty White's Off Their Rockers. In the program senior citizens play practical jokes on the younger generation. A special Betty White's 90th Birthday Party was on NBC a day before the star's birthday on January 16, 2012. The show had appearances of many stars with whom White has worked over the years. Betty White was 99 years old.

Early life
White was born in Oak Park, Illinois. She was of Greek, English, Welsh and Danish ancestry. She was an only child of Horace White, a lighting company executive, and her mother was a homemaker.O'Dell, C. (1997). Women pioneers in television : biographies of fifteen industry leaders / by Cary O'Dell ; with a foreword by Sally Jessy Raphael. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, c1997. White's family moved to Los Angeles, California during the Great Depression.Stated on Saturday Night Live, May 8, 2010 She attended Horace Mann School Beverly Hills and Beverly Hills High School. She hosted the February 10, 2014 episode of Raw.

Personal life
In 1945, White married Dick Barker, a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot. The marriage was short-lived. In 1947, she married Lane Allen, a Hollywood agent. This marriage ended in divorce in 1949.

On June 14, 1963, White married television host and personality Allen Ludden (1917–1981). They met on his game show Password when she was a celebrity guest panelist in 1961.

Allen Ludden died from stomach cancerBetty White, interviewed on Inside the Actors Studio. on June 9, 1981, in Los Angeles. Allen Ludden was 63 years old. They had no children together, though she is stepmother to his three children from his first marriage. White did not remarry after Ludden's death.

White was a practicing member of the Unity Church. She was also a registered Democrat. She endorsed President Barack Obama in 2012 saying she "likes how he represents us".

Death
White died at her home in Los Angeles, California on December 31, 2021, at the age of 99. She died 17 days before her 100th birthday. The cause of death was problems caused by a stroke she had six days before her death.

Awards
White was added to the Television Hall of Fame in 1995. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6747 Hollywood Boulevard alongside the star of her late husband Allen Ludden.

In 2010, the Screen Actors Guild honoured White with the Life Achievement Award. In 2010, she was chosen as the Associated Press's Entertainer of the Year.

 Year  Award  Category  Work  Result 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 The Golden Girls  1986  Golden Apple Award Female Star of the Year   1986 Golden Globes Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy The Golden Girls  1987 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series The Golden Girls  1987 Golden Globes Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy The Golden Girls   1987 American Comedy Awards Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication The Golden Girls  1987 Viewers for Quality Television Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series The Golden Girls  1988 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series The Golden Girls   1988 Golden Globes Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy The Golden Girls  1988 Viewers for Quality Television Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series The Golden Girls  1989 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series The Golden Girls   1989 Golden Globes Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy The Golden Girls  1990 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series The Golden Girls   1990 American Comedy Awards Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication The Golden Girls  1990 American Comedy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy   1991 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series The Golden Girls   1992 Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series The Golden Girls   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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