Betty White
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.
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- Born:
- Jan 17, 1922 In Oak Park, Illinois, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 176
- First Appeared:
- In the series Golden Globe Awards 1944-01-20
- Latest Project:
- Movie Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love 2023-04-26
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-04-26 |
| Movie | Betty White: Pure Gold | Self | 2022-03-22 |
| Movie | Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls | Rose Nylund | 2022-06-07 |
| Movie | Betty White: A Celebration | Self | 2022-01-17 |
| Movie | Golden Girls 3033 | Rose Nylund (voice) (archive sound) | 2022-07-08 |
| Series | Golden Girls 3033 | Rose Nylund (voice) (archive sound) | 2022-07-08 |
| Movie | The Golden Girls: Ageless | Self (archive footage) | 2021-03-13 |
| Movie | Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls | Rose Nylund | 2021-09-14 |
| Movie | Toy Story 4 | Bitey White (voice) | 2019-06-19 |
| Movie | Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? | Bitey White (voice) | 2019-12-06 |
| Movie | Trouble | Mrs. Vanderhoozie (voice) | 2019-08-08 |
| Movie | Betty White: First Lady of Television | Self | 2018-08-18 |
| Movie | If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast | Self | 2017-05-19 |
| Series | The History of Comedy | Self | 2017-02-09 |
| Series | Crowded | Sandy | 2016-03-15 |
| Series | To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 2016-06-14 |
| Movie | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Self / Lana | 2015-02-15 |
| Series | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015-03-23 |
| Movie | Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Narrator (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
| Movie | Betty White Goes Wild | Self | 2013-12-03 |
| Movie | Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl | Self | 2012-01-16 |
| Series | Inside Comedy | Self | 2012-01-26 |
| Series | Betty White's Off Their Rockers | Self - Host | 2012-01-16 |
| Movie | Betty White: Champion for Animals | Herself | 2012-03-27 |
| Series | The Client List | Ruth Hudson | 2012-04-08 |
| Movie | The Lorax | Grammy Norma (voice) | 2012-03-01 |
| Movie | The Lost Valentine | Caroline Thomas | 2011-01-30 |
| Movie | You Again | Grandma Bunny | 2010-09-23 |
| Series | Hot in Cleveland | Elka Ostrosky | 2010-06-16 |
| Series | Pound Puppies | Agatha McLeish (voice) | 2010-10-10 |
| Movie | The Women of SNL | Florence Dusty (archive footage) | 2010-11-01 |
| Series | Conan | Self | 2010-11-08 |
| Movie | Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa | Mrs. Claus (voice) | 2010-12-07 |
| Movie | Love n' Dancing | Unknown | 2009-04-02 |
| Series | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2009-03-02 |
| Movie | The Proposal | Grandma Annie | 2009-06-02 |
| Series | The Middle | Mrs. Nethercott | 2009-09-30 |
| Series | Glenn Martin, DDS | Unknown | 2009-08-17 |
| Series | Community | Professor June Bauer | 2009-09-17 |
| Series | Million Dollar Password | Unknown | 2008-06-01 |
| Movie | Sea Tales | 2007-07-10 | |
| Series | Back to the Grind | Unknown | 2007-07-18 |
| Series | Gameshow Marathon | Unknown | 2006-05-31 |
| Movie | Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner | Self - Roaster | 2006-08-20 |
| Series | 30 Rock | Betty White | 2006-10-11 |
| Series | Ugly Betty | Betty White | 2006-09-28 |
| Movie | Annie's Point | Annie Eason | 2005-01-22 |
| Series | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | CBS Nurse | 2005-01-03 |
| Movie | The Third Wish | Lettie | 2005-04-22 |
| Movie | Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005-05-05 |
| Series | My Name Is Earl | Griselda Weezmer | 2005-09-20 |
| Series | Bones | Dr. Beth Mayer | 2005-09-13 |
| Series | Joey | Mrs. Bly | 2004-09-08 |
| Series | Father of the Pride | Grandma Wilson (voice) (uncredited) | 2004-08-31 |
| Series | Complete Savages | Mrs. Riley | 2004-09-24 |
| Series | Boston Legal | Catherine Piper | 2004-10-03 |
| Movie | The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments | Self / Rose Nylund | 2003-06-02 |
| Movie | Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt | Woman in window | 2003-03-09 |
| Movie | The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series | Rose Nylund (archive footage) | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Bringing Down the House | Mrs. Kline | 2003-03-07 |
| Series | Celebrities Uncensored | Self | 2003-06-04 |
| Movie | Stealing Christmas | Emily Sutton | 2003-11-30 |
| Series | Comedy Central Roasts | Self | 2003-08-10 |
| Series | I'm with Her | Unknown | 2003-09-23 |
| Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2003-09-08 |
| Movie | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | 2002-05-05 |
| Movie | The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion | Self | 2002-05-13 |
| Movie | The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s | Unknown | 2002-10-13 |
| Series | Everwood | Carol Roberts | 2002-09-16 |
| Series | My Wife and Kids | Unknown | 2001-03-28 |
| Movie | The Retrievers | Mrs. Krisper | 2001-07-27 |
| Movie | The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie | Grandma Sophie (voice) | 2001-08-18 |
| Series | Malcolm in the Middle | Sylvia | 2000-01-09 |
| Movie | Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Round (voice) | 2000-10-03 |
| Movie | Tom Sawyer | Aunt Polly (voice) | 2000-04-04 |
| Series | Family Guy | Betty White (voice) | 1999-01-31 |
| Series | Providence | Julianna | 1999-01-08 |
| Movie | Lake Placid | Mrs. Delores Bickerman | 1999-07-15 |
| Movie | The Story of Us | Lillian Jordan | 1999-10-14 |
| Series | Teen Choice Awards | Self | 1999-08-01 |
| Series | The Early Show | Self - Guest | 1999-11-01 |
| Series | Ladies Man | Mitzi Stiles | 1999-09-20 |
| Series | Noddy | Annabelle | 1998-08-31 |
| Series | That '70s Show | Bea Sigurdson | 1998-08-23 |
| Movie | Hard Rain | Doreen Sears | 1998-01-16 |
| Movie | Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! | Martha Wilson | 1998-07-14 |
| Series | Hercules | Hestia | 1998-08-31 |
| Series | The Wild Thornberrys | Sophie Hunter (voice) | 1998-09-01 |
| Movie | Holy Man | Betty White | 1998-10-08 |
| Movie | Noddy: Anything Can Happen at Christmas | Annabelle / Mrs. Santa Claus | 1998-12-06 |
| Series | The Lionhearts | (voice) | 1998-09-19 |
| Series | Hollywood Squares | Unknown | 1998-09-14 |
| Series | King of the Hill | Delia (voice) | 1997-01-12 |
| Series | The Practice | Catherine Piper | 1997-03-04 |
| Series | Ally McBeal | Dr. Shirley Flott | 1997-09-08 |
| Movie | A Weekend in the Country | Martha | 1996-06-12 |
| Series | Suddenly Susan | Midge Haber | 1996-09-19 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Self | 1996-07-22 |
| Movie | The Story of Santa Claus | Gretchen Claus (voice) | 1996-12-07 |
| Movie | Treasury of Children's Stories | 1996-12-01 | |
| Series | The Naked Truth | Betty White | 1995-09-13 |
| Movie | Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! | 1995-10-19 | |
| Series | Maybe This Time | Shirley Sullivan | 1995-09-15 |
| Series | The John Larroquette Show | Betty White | 1993-09-02 |
| Series | Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993-11-14 |
| Series | Diagnosis: Murder | Dora Sloan | 1993-10-29 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
| Series | Bob | Sylvia Schmidt | 1992-09-18 |
| Series | The Golden Palace | Rose Nylund | 1992-09-18 |
| Movie | Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show | Herself | 1991-02-18 |
| Movie | Chance of a Lifetime | Evelyn Eglin | 1991-11-18 |
| Movie | Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey | Self | 1991-11-16 |
| Series | Carol & Company | Trisha Durant | 1990-03-31 |
| Movie | The Earth Day Special | Rose Nylund | 1990-04-22 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
| Movie | Hanna-Barbera's 50th | Self | 1989-07-17 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Betty White (voice) | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy | Self | 1989-09-23 |
| Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 1988-09-05 |
| Movie | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self | 1988-05-16 |
| Movie | Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz | Betty White | 1988-08-16 |
| Movie | Mickey's 60th Birthday | Self | 1988-11-13 |
| Series | Empty Nest | Rose Nylund | 1988-10-08 |
| Movie | ALF Loves a Mystery | Aunt Harriet | 1987-09-12 |
| Series | Matlock | Unknown | 1986-03-03 |
| Movie | Walt Disney World 15th Anniversary | Self | 1986-11-09 |
| Series | The Golden Girls | Rose Nylund | 1985-09-14 |
| Series | Who's the Boss? | Unknown | 1984-09-20 |
| Series | Just Men! | Unknown | 1983-01-03 |
| Series | Mama's Family | Ellen Harper-Jackson | 1983-01-22 |
| Series | Hotel | Unknown | 1982-08-21 |
| Movie | Eunice | Ellen | 1982-03-15 |
| Series | Madame's Place | Self | 1982-09-20 |
| Series | St. Elsewhere | Unknown | 1982-10-26 |
| Series | Best of the West | Amanda Tremaine | 1981-09-09 |
| Series | The Big Show | Self | 1980-03-04 |
| Movie | The Gossip Columnist | Betty White | 1980-03-21 |
| Movie | The Best Place to Be | Sally Cantrell | 1979-05-27 |
| Movie | Before and After | Anita | 1979-10-05 |
| Movie | A Different Approach | 1978-01-01 | |
| Movie | With This Ring | Evelyn Harris | 1978-05-05 |
| Movie | Snavely | Gladys Snavely | 1978-06-24 |
| Series | The Betty White Show | Joyce Whitman | 1977-09-12 |
| Series | The Love Boat | Unknown | 1977-09-24 |
| Movie | The John Davidson Christmas Special | Herself | 1977-12-09 |
| Series | Donny & Marie | Self | 1976-01-23 |
| Series | The Sonny & Cher Show | Unknown | 1976-02-01 |
| Series | The Jacksons | Self | 1976-06-16 |
| Movie | The Paul Lynde Halloween Special | Miss Halloween | 1976-10-30 |
| Series | Ellery Queen | Unknown | 1975-09-11 |
| Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
| Series | Dinah! | Self | 1974-10-21 |
| Series | The Pet Set | Self - Host | 1971-01-25 |
| Series | Vanished | TV Hostess | 1971-03-08 |
| Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Sue Ann Nivens | 1970-09-19 |
| Series | The Odd Couple | Betty White | 1970-09-24 |
| Series | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest | 1967-09-11 |
| Series | Petticoat Junction | Adelle Colby | 1963-09-24 |
| Movie | Advise & Consent | Senator Bessie Adams | 1962-06-06 |
| Series | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | 1962-10-01 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
| Series | The Match Game | Self | 1962-12-31 |
| Series | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 1961-12-11 |
| Series | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self - Guest Host | 1957-07-29 |
| Series | Date with the Angels | 1957-05-10 | |
| Series | Jingle All the Way! Christmas Stories Vol. 2 | Unknown | 1957-12-13 |
| Series | The Millionaire | Virginia Lennart | 1955-01-19 |
| Series | The Betty White Show | 1954-02-08 | |
| Series | The Wonderful World of Disney | Self | 1954-10-27 |
| Series | The Oscars | Self (archive footage) | 1953-03-19 |
| Series | Life with Elizabeth | Elizabeth | 1953-10-07 |
| Series | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | 1950-02-02 |
| Series | The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950-04-09 |
| Series | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | Unknown | 1948-11-25 |
| Movie | Time to Kill | Lou's Girl | 1945-12-13 |
| Series | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 1944-01-20 |