Person Details

Birthday: 1922-01-17 00:16:40

Aliases: Betty Marion White , Grand Dame of Television , Queen of Television , Queen of T.V. , Queen of TV , Betty White Ludden , Allen & Betty

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 38

TV Involvements: 20


Most Famous Work

Biography

Betty Marion White Ludden is an American actress and comedian, with the longest television career of any entertainer, spanning 80 years. Regarded as a pioneer of television, she is 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 is 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 has been 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 is also known for her appearances on Boston Legal, Mama's Family, and Saturday Night Live. White has 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.

Most Famous Work

Bones
Average
8

Bones

(2005) Dr. Beth Mayer
The Wonderful World of Disney: Presented by Disney+
Average
8
The Practice
Average
8

The Practice

(1997) Catherine Piper
Everwood
Average
8

Everwood

(2002) Carol Roberts
The Oscars
Average
7

The Oscars

(1953) Self (archive footage)
Diagnosis: Murder
Average
7

Diagnosis: Murder

(1993) Dora Sloan
The Lorax
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6

The Lorax

(2012) Grammy Norma (voice)
Providence
Average
7

Providence

(1999) Julianna

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022 Rose Nylund (voice) (archive sound)
Rose Nylund
Self
Self
2021 Rose Nylund
Self (archive footage)
2019 Bitey White (voice)
Mrs. Vanderhoozie (voice)
Bitey White (voice)
2018 Self
2017 Self
Self
2016 Self - Panelist
Sandy
2015 Self
Self - Guest
Self / Lana
2013 Self
Narrator (voice)
2012 Ruth Hudson
Herself
Grammy Norma (voice)
Self
Self - Host
Self
2011 Caroline Thomas
2010 Mrs. Claus (voice)
Self
Florence Dusty (archive footage)
Agatha McLeish (voice)
Grandma Bunny
Elka Ostrosky
2009 Mrs. Nethercott
Professor June Bauer
N/A
Betty (voice)
Grandma Annie
N/A
Self
2008 N/A
2007 N/A
N/A
2006 Betty White
Betty White
Self - Roaster
N/A
2005 Griselda Weezmer
Dr. Beth Mayer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lettie
Annie Eason
Self
CBS Nurse
2004 Catherine Piper
Mrs. Riley
Mrs. Bly
Grandma Wilson (voice) (uncredited)
2003 Emily Sutton
N/A
Self
Self
Self
Self / Rose Nylund
Woman in window
Mrs. Kline
Rose Nylund (archive footage)
2002 N/A
Carol Roberts
Self
Self
2001 Mrs. Doolin (voice)
Grandma Sophie (voice)
Mrs. Krisper
N/A
2000 Round (voice)
Aunt Polly (voice)
Sylvia
1999 Self - Guest
Lillian Jordan
Mitzi Stiles
Self
Mrs. Delores Bickerman
Betty White (voice)
Julianna
1998 Annabelle / Mrs. Santa Claus
Betty White
(voice)
N/A
Sophie Hunter (voice)
Hestia
Annabelle
Bea Sigurdson
Martha Wilson
Doreen Sears
1997 Dr. Shirley Flott
Catherine Piper
Dorothy / Ellen (voice)
Delia (voice)
1996 Gretchen Claus (voice)
N/A
Midge Haber
Self
Martha
1995 N/A
Shirley Sullivan
Betty White
1993 Self
Dora Sloan
Betty White
1992 Rose Nylund
Sylvia Schmidt
N/A
1991 Evelyn Eglin
Self
Herself
1990 Self
Rose Nylund
Trisha Durant
1989 Betty White (voice)
Self
Self
1988 Self
Rose Nylund
Self - Guest
Betty White
Self
1987 Aunt Harriet
1986 Self
N/A
1985 Rose Nylund
1984 N/A
1983 Ellen Harper-Jackson
N/A
1982 N/A
Self
N/A
Ellen
1981 Amanda Tremaine
1980 Betty White
Self
1979 Anita
Sally Cantrell
1978 Gladys Snavely
Evelyn Harris
N/A
1977 Herself
N/A
Betsy Boucher
Louise WIllis
Joyce Whitman
1976 Miss Halloween
Self
N/A
Self
1975 N/A
Self - Host
Self
MacGruber's Grandmother
Self (archive footage)
N/A
1974 Self
1971 TV Hostess
Self - Host
1970 Betty White
Sue Ann Nivens
1967 Self - Guest / Various Characters
Self - Guest / Ellen / Various Characters
Self - Guest
1963 Adelle Colby
1962 Self
Self
Self
Senator Bessie Adams
1961 Self
1957 N/A
Self - Guest Host
N/A
1955 Virginia Lennart
1954 Self
N/A
1953 Elizabeth
Self
Self (archive footage)
1950 Self
Self - Mystery Guest
Self - Panelist
1948 N/A
1945 Lou's Girl
1944 Self - Nominee
Self - Winner
Year Character Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
1971 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1961 Casting
1953 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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