Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 17, 1922
Died
Dec 31, 2021
Place of Birth
Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Credits
191 titles
Betty White
Biography
Betty Marion White Ludden (January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian, with the longest television career of any entertainer, spanning 80 years. Regarded as a pioneer of television, she was one of the first women to have control both in front of and behind the camera and is recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom (Life with Elizabeth), which contributed to her receiving the honorary title Mayor of Hollywood in 1955. White was known for her award-winning roles as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973–77) and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls (1985–92) – the Writers Guild of America has included both sitcoms in its list of the 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time – and Elka Ostrovsky on Hot in Cleveland (2010–15). A staple guest of many American game shows such as Password, Match Game, Hollywood Squares and The $25,000 Pyramid, White was dubbed the 'First Lady of Game Shows' and became the first woman to receive an Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host in 1983 for the show Just Men! She was also known for her appearances on Boston Legal, Mama's Family, and Saturday Night Live. White received eight Emmy Awards in various categories, three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is a Television Hall of Fame inductee.
Known For
Filmography
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Self (archive footage)
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self / Rose Nylund (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Golden Girls 3033
Rose Nylund (voice) (archive sound)
Betty White: Pure Gold
Self
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
Betty White: A Celebration
Self
Curse of the Chippendales
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
Rose Nylund
The Golden Girls: Ageless
Self (archive footage)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
Bitey White (voice)
Forky Asks a Question
Bitey White (voice)
Trouble
Mrs. Vanderhoozie (voice)
Toy Story 4
Bitey White (voice)
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Self
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Self
The History of Comedy
Self
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
Crowded
Sandy
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
Young & Hungry
Ms. Wilson
Betty White Goes Wild
Self
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Soul Man
Elka
The Client List
Ruth Hudson
Betty White: Champion for Animals
Herself
The Lorax
Grammy Norma (voice)
Inside Comedy
Self
Betty White's Off Their Rockers
Self - Host
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Self
The Lost Valentine
Caroline Thomas
Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa
Mrs. Claus (voice)
Conan
Self
The Women of SNL
Florence Dusty (archive footage)
The Talk
Self
Pound Puppies
Agatha McLeish (voice)
You Again
Grandma Bunny
Hot in Cleveland
Elka Ostrovsky
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
The Middle
Mrs. Nethercott
Community
Professor June Bauer
Glenn Martin, DDS
Part Two: The Warm Mission
Betty (voice)
The Proposal
Grandma Annie
Love n' Dancing
Irene
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
Million Dollar Password
Back to the Grind
Sea Tales
30 Rock
Betty White