Betty White

Betty White
Birth name	Betty Marion White
Born	January 17, 1922 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Died	December 31, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA from a stroke
Notable Roles	Sue Ann Nivens in The Mary Tyler Moore Show Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls Elka Ostrovsky in Hot in Cleveland
Notable Episodes
Awards	2 American Comedy Awards, USA 1 Daytime Emmy Award, USA 5 Emmy Awards, USA 1 Golden Apple Award, USA 2 TV Land Awards, USA 2 Viwers for Quality Television Awards, USA Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Betty White was an American actress, best known for her role as Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls.

Roles

Recurring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Mama's Family	Ellen Jackson	1983–1986	1	2	3
Boston Legal	Catherine Piper	2005–2006	1	2

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Millionaire	Virginia Lennart	3x06 - The Virginia Lennart Story	October 17, 1956
The United States Steel Hour		9x22 - The Scene of the Crime	June 27, 1962
Petticoat Junction	Adelle Colby	6x18 - The Cannonball Bookmobile	February 1, 1969
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury	Herself	1x15 - Operation: Lady Luck	January 14, 1972
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Sue Ann Nivens	4x01 - The Lars Affair	September 15, 1973
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Sue Ann Nivens	4x10 - The Dinner Party	November 17, 1973
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Sue Ann Nivens	4x15 - Happy Birthday, Lou!	December 22, 1973
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Sue Ann Nivens	4x18 - The Co-Producers	January 19, 1974
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Sue Ann Nivens	4x22 - Lou's Second Date	February 16, 1974
Lucas Tanner	Lydia Merrick	1x19 - The Noise of a Quiet Weekend	February 26, 1975
Ellery Queen	Louise Demery	1x06 - The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance	October 19, 1975
The Love Boat	Betsy Boucher	6x12 - Baby Talk / My Friend, the Executrix / Programmed for Love	December 11, 1982
Hotel	Wilma Klein	2x05 - Outsiders	November 21, 1984
St. Elsewhere	Captain Gloria Neal	3x19 - Red, White, Black and Blue	February 13, 1985
St. Elsewhere	Captain Gloria Neal	4x07 - Close Encounters	November 20, 1985
Matlock	Herself	2x08 - The Network	December 1, 1987
Empty Nest	Rose Nylund	1x15 - Strange Bedfellows	February 4, 1989
Empty Nest	Rose Nylund	2x04 - Rambo of Neiman Marcus	September 23, 1989
Nurses	Rose Nylund	1x09 - Begone with the Wind	November 9, 1991
Empty Nest	Rose Nylund	4x20 - Dr. Weston and Mr. Hyde	February 29, 1992
Diagnosis Murder	Dora Sloan	2x11 - Death by Extermination	December 2, 1994
The John Larroquette Show	Herself	3x17 - Here We Go Again	March 12, 1996
Suddenly Susan	Midge Haber	1x07 - Golden Girl Friday	November 7, 1996
King of the Hill	Delia	3x17 - Escape from Party Island	March 16, 1999
Ally McBeal	Dr. Shirley Flott	3x03 - Seeing Green	November 8, 1999
The Simpsons	Herself	11x15 - Missionary: Impossible	February 20, 2000
Providence	Julianna	5x06 - The Heart of the Matter	November 8, 2002
King of the Hill	Dorothy, Ellen	7x06 - The Son Also Roses	December 8, 2002
The Practice	Catherine Piper	8x13 - Going Home (1)	February 15, 2004
The Practice	Catherine Piper	8x14 - Pre-Trial Blues (2)	February 22, 2004
The Practice	Catherine Piper	8x15 - Mr. Shore Goes to Town (3)	March 7, 2004
Malcolm in the Middle	Sylvia	5x20 - Victor's Other Family	May 9, 2004
My Name Is Earl	Mrs. Weezmer	4x21 - Witch Lady	March 19, 2009
Saturday Night Live	Herself	35x21 - Betty White/Jay-Z	May 8, 2010
Bones	Dr. Beth Mayer	11x04 - The Carpals in the Coy-Wolves	October 22, 2015

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Vanished	TV Hostess	March 8, 1971	NBC Monday Night at the Movies
The John Davidson Christmas Special	Herself	December 9, 1977
With This Ring	Evelyn Harris	May 5, 1978	The ABC Friday Night Movie
Snavely	Gladys Snavely	June 24, 1978	The ABC Saturday Night Movie
The Best Place to Be	Sally Cantrell	May 27, 1979	NBC Sunday Night at the Movies
Before and After	Anita	October 5, 1979	The ABC Friday Night Movie
The Gossip Columnist		March 21, 1980
Stephanie	Agnes Dewey	September 8, 1981
Eunice	Ellen Jackson	March 15, 1982	CBS Monday Movie
Alf Loves a Mystery	Aunt Harriet	September 12, 1987	NBC Saturday Night at the Movies
Chance of a Lifetime	Evelyn Eglin	November 18, 1991	NBC Monday Night at the Movies
A Weekend in the Country	Martha	June 12, 1996
The Story of Santa Claus	Gretchen Claus (voice)	1996	CBS Movie of the Week
The Retrievers	Mrs. Krisper	June 30, 2001	Animal Planet Original
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie	Grandma Sophie (voice)	2001	Nickelodeon Original
Stealing Christmas	Emily Sutton	November 30, 2003	USA Network Original
Annie's Point	Annie Eason	January 22, 2005
The Lost Valentine	Caroline Thomas	January 30, 2011	Hallmark Hall of Fame
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl	Herself	January 16, 2012

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The $25,000 Pyramid		October 11-15, 1982
The $25,000 Pyramid		June 6-10, 1983
The $25,000 Pyramid		October 24-28, 1983
The $25,000 Pyramid		January 16-20, 1984
The $25,000 Pyramid		March 26-30, 1984
The $25,000 Pyramid		June 25-29, 1984
Super Password		November 5-9, 1984
The $25,000 Pyramid		November 12-16, 1984
The $25,000 Pyramid		January 21-25, 1985
The $25,000 Pyramid		May 20-24, 1985
The $25,000 Pyramid		September 23-27, 1985
Super Password		January 13-17, 1986
The $25,000 Pyramid		February 17-21, 1986
Super Password		April 21-25, 1986
The $25,000 Pyramid		May 5-9, 1986
Super Password		July 21-25, 1986
The $25,000 Pyramid		August 4-8, 1986
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show		September 22, 1986
The $25,000 Pyramid		June 1-5, 1987
The $25,000 Pyramid		September 14-18, 1987
Super Password		February 29-March 4, 1988
The $25,000 Pyramid		April 4-8, 1988
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show		June 9, 1988
Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee		September 26, 1988
Super Password		November 7-11, 1988
Super Password		March 20-24, 1989
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show		February 15, 1990
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show		August 30, 1990
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show		May 10, 1991
Maury		September 20, 1991
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show		October 8, 1991
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show		May 12, 1992
Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee		May 14, 1992
Vicki!		September 9, 1992
Maury		October 13, 1992
Maury		February 16, 1993
Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee		April 28, 1993
Maury		September 13, 1993
Maury		April 14, 1994
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show		October 10, 1994
Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee		September 6, 1995
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show		November 9, 1995
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show		April 16, 1996
Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee		June 24, 1997
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show		February 20, 1998
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show		June 10, 1998
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show		November 4, 1998

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(5 Wins in 18 Nominations)

• Won: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1975, 1976)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

• Won: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1986)

The Golden Girls

• Won: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (1996, 2010)

Daytime Emmy Awards

(1 Win in 2 Nominations)

• Won: Outstanding Game Show Host (1983)

Just Men!

Trivia

• Was married to Allen Ludden
• Was married to Lane Allan