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.[2] She also starred as Elka Ostrovsky, in the TV Land comedy Hot in Cleveland.[3]
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!.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
Early life
White was born in Oak Park, Illinois. She was of Greek, English, Welsh and Danish ancestry.[7][8][9] She was an only child of Horace White, a lighting company executive, and her mother was a homemaker.[10] White's family moved to Los Angeles, California during the Great Depression.[11][12] 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. They met on his game show Password when she was a celebrity guest in 1961.[13]
Allen Ludden died from stomach cancer[14][15] on June 9, 1981, in Los Angeles.[16] They had no children together, though she is stepmother to his three children from his first marriage. White has not remarried since Ludden's death.
White was a practicing member of the Unity Church.[17] She was also a registered Democrat.[18] She endorsed President Barack Obama in 2012 saying she "likes how he represents us".[19]
Death
White died at her home in Los Angeles, California on December 31, 2021, at the age of 99.[20] She died 17 days before her 100th birthday.[21] The cause of death was problems caused by a stroke she had six days before her death.[22]
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 honored 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 | Nominated |
| 1952 | Emmy Awards | Best Actress | Life with Elizabeth | Won |
| 1975 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Won |
| 1976 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Won |
| 1977 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Nominated |
| 1983 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game Show Host | Just Men! | Won |
| 1984 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Game Show Host | Just Men! | Nominated |
| 1986 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | The Golden Girls | Won |
| 1986 | Golden Apple Award | Female Star of the Year | Won | |
| 1986 | Golden Globes | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | The Golden Girls | Nominated |
| 1987 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | The Golden Girls | Nominated |
| 1987 | Golden Globes | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | The Golden Girls | Nominated |
| 1987 | American Comedy Awards | Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication | The Golden Girls | Won |
| 1987 | Viewers for Quality Television | Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | The Golden Girls | Won |
| 1988 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | The Golden Girls | Nominated |
| 1988 | Golden Globes | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | The Golden Girls | Nominated |
| 1988 | Viewers for Quality Television | Best Actress in a Quality Comedy Series | The Golden Girls | Won |
| 1989 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | The Golden Girls | Nominated |
| 1989 | Golden Globes | Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | The Golden Girls | Nominated |
| 1990 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | The Golden Girls | Nominated |
| 1990 | American Comedy Awards | Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication | The Golden Girls | Nominated |
| 1990 | American Comedy Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy | Won | |
| 1991 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | The Golden Girls | Nominated |
| 1992 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | The Golden Girls | Nominated |
| 1995 | Walk of Fame | Star on the Walk of Fame | Won | |
| 1996 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | The John Larroquette Show | Won |
| 1997 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Suddenly Susan | Nominated |
| 2000 | American Comedy Awards | Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a TV Series | Ally McBeal | Won |
| 2003 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | The Practice | Nominated |
| 2003 | TV Land Awards | Quintessential Non-Traditional Family | Won | |
| 2004 | TV Land Awards | Groundbreaking Show | Won | |
| 2008 | TV Land Awards | Pop Culture Award | Won | |
| 2009 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | My Name Is Earl | Nominated |
| 2009 | Television Critics Association | Career Achievement Award | Won | |
| 2009 | Disney Legends | Disney Legends | Won | |
| 2010 | Screen Actors Guild | Life Achievement Award | Won | |
| 2010 | MTV Movie Awards | Best WTF Moment | The Proposal | Nominated |
| 2010 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Comedic Performance | The Proposal | Nominated |
| 2010 | Teen Choice Award | Best Dance (with Sandra Bullock) | The Proposal | Won |
| 2010 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Won |
| 2010 | New Now Next Awards | Cause You're Hot | Nominated | |
| 2011 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite TV Guest Star | Community | Nominated |
| 2011 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Web Celeb | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Hot in Cleveland | Nominated |
| 2011 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Hot in Cleveland | Won |
| 2011 | Gracie Allen Awards | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Hot in Cleveland | Won |
| 2011 | The Comedy Awards | Best Actress in a TV Comedy | Hot in Cleveland | Nominated |
| 2011 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Hot In Cleveland | Nominated |
| 2011 | UCLA Jack Benny Award | Comedian | Won | |
| 2011 | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Recording | If You Ask Me (And You Won't) | Won |
| 2012 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Hot in Cleveland | Won |
| 2012 | Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | The Lost Valentine | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program | Betty White's Off Their Rockers | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Archive of American Television interview for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, 0:0:47-50
- ↑ Golden Girl Rue McClanahan dies at 76. BBC News. June 3, 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10231449.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ↑ The Hot In Cleveland Official Site Starring Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, and Wendie Malick. http://www.tvland.com/shows/hot-in-cleveland. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
- ↑ "It's Evening in America". Vanity Fair. May 2012. Page 157.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (March 31, 2011). "Betty White to Host 'Off Their Rockers' for NBC". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/betty-white-host-rockers-nbc-173517. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Betty White turns 90 with star-studded celebrity bash – 01/16/2012 | Entertainment News from". OnTheRedCarpet.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ↑ Smolenyak Smolenyak, Megan (June 16, 2010). Betty White: White-Hot in Cleveland or Not. The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/betty-white-white-hot-in_b_614937.html. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ↑ Scott, Walter (December 21, 1986). Personality Parade. Pittsburgh Press. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hbktAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W4YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5457,3226354&dq=personality-parade&hl=en. Retrieved January 11, 2014.[dead link]
- ↑ Nolasco, Stephanie (May 5, 2010). Betty White Draws Line With Nudity & Marijuana But Hopes For Beer Pong Rematch On 'SNL'. StarPulse. http://www.starpulse.com/news/Stephanie_Nolasco/2010/05/05/betty_white_draws_line_with_nudity_ma. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Jacobs, Matthew (January 17, 2013). Betty White's 91st Birthday: 10 Facts About America's Golden Girl. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/17/betty-white-birthday-facts_n_2489755.html. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ↑ Stated on Saturday Night Live, May 8, 2010
- ↑ White, Betty (1995). Here We Go Again: My Life In Television 1949–1995. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-80042-X.
- ↑ Betty White, interviewed on Inside the Actors Studio.
- ↑ "Betty White: Avoiding The Plague of Women Who Lunch". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ↑ Allen Ludden, TV Host, Is Dead; On 'College Bowl' and 'Password'. June 10, 1981. p. B6.
- ↑ White, Betty (2011). If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) (First ed.). Putnam Adult. pp. 110–112. ISBN 978-0-399-15753-0.
- ↑ White, Betty (2011). If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) (First ed.). Putnam Adult. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-399-15753-0.
- ↑ Brett Zongker (May 12, 2012). "Betty White reveals her presidential preference – Yahoo! News". News.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Betty White Dead at 99". TMZ.com. TMZ. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ↑ Silverman, Stephen M. (December 31, 2021). "Betty White Dies: The Golden Girls and Mary Tyler Moore Show Star Was 99". PEOPLE.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ Saad, Nardine (January 10, 2022). "Betty White's cause of death: Coroner blames stroke she suffered 6 days before dying". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
Other websites
- Betty White on IMDb