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Betty WhiteAdd to My CelebsAge 90 Birthday Jan. 17th, 1922 Born in Oak Park, Illinois, USA Height 5' 4" |
Betty White's Main TV Roles |
Main Movie Roles2012 - Men in Black III2010 - You Again 2009 - The Proposal 2005 - The Third Wish 2003 - Bringing Down the House 1999 - Lake Placid 1999 - The Story of Us 1998 - Hard Rain 1998 - Holy Man 1962 - Advise & Consent |
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB
Although best known as the devious Sue Ann Nivens on the classic sitcom "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) and the ditzy Rose Nylund on "The Golden Girls" (1985), Betty White had been in television for a long, long time before those two shows, having had her own series, "Life with Elizabeth" (1952) in 1952. The widow of TV game-show host Allen Ludden, she has been inducted into the Television Hall of Fame and is known for her tireless efforts on behalf of animals.
TRIVIA:
- 'James L. Brooks' (qv) offered her the role of 'Helen Hunt (I)' (qv)'s mother in _As Good as It Gets (1997)_ (qv). She turned it down because she objected to the treatment of the dog in the film.
- Is strongly critical of reality television.
- Per her autobiography, White was named "Betty" at birth not "Elizabeth" because her parents did not want her to be saddled with any of the nicknames and derivatives of Elizabeth -- i.e. Beth, Liza, Ellie, etc.
- Admits to having surgery before _"The Golden Girls" (1985)_ (qv), even though the program was about growing old and not having a problem with it.
- Parents' names were Horace and Tess White.
- Attended the same school as 'Jamie Luner' (qv).
- Beloved frequent guest celebrity/panelist on numerous game shows, including every version of _"Password" (1961)_ (qv), _"The Hollywood Squares" (1965)_ (qv), _"Match Game 73" (1973)_ (qv), _"The $10,000 Pyramid" (1973)_ (qv), and countless others.
- Received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award in 1988.
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