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Betty Marion White Ludden (born January 17, 1922), best known as Betty White, is an American actress, comedienne, singer, author, and television personality. With a career spanning over seven decades, she is best known to contemporary audiences for her television roles as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls. As of 2010 she is the only living Golden Girl. She currently stars as Elka Ostrovsky in the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland.
White has won seven Emmy Awards (six for acting) and has received 20 Emmy nominations<2> over the course of her career, including being the first woman ever to receive an Emmy for game show hosting (for the short-lived Just Men!) and is the only person to have an Emmy in all female performing comedic categories. In May 2010, White became the oldest person to guest-host Saturday Night Live, for which she also received a Primetime Emmy Award. White also holds the record for longest span between Emmy nominations for performances – her first was in 1951 and her most recent was in 2011, a span of 60 years – and has become the oldest nominee as of 2012, aged 90. She has made regular appearances on the game shows Password and Match Game and played recurring roles on Mama's Family, Boston Legal, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Community.


Bibliography

  1. (2011)

    If You Ask Me

  2. (2011)

    Betty & Friends

  3. (1995)

    Here We Go Again

  4. (1991)

    The Leading Lady

  5. (1987)

    Betty White's Pet-Love: How Pets Take Care of Us

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  • Legal name: Betty White Ludden
  • Birthdate: January 17, 1922 (age 90)
  • Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
  • Nationality: American
  • Gender: Female
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