Betty Marion White (born January 17, 1922) is an Emmy Award winning television actress with a career spanning over 50 years. White was born in Oak Park, Illinois, but was raised in Los Angeles, California.
White's early television roles included her portrayal of Elizabeth on Life With Elizabeth from 1953 to 1955 and as Vicki Angel on Date With the Angels from 1957 to 1958. She also had her own talk show briefly in 1954 with the original The Betty White Show (not to be confused with her 1970s sitcom of the same name).
White is perhaps better known for her appearances on the hit gameshow Password, in which she was a regular as a panelist from 1961 through 1975; it was through her early appearances on Password that she met the show's host, Allen Ludden, whom she married in 1963 and remained with until his death in 1981. In the 1970s and 80s, White appeared on the updated versions of Password on NBC -- Password Plus and Super Password.
White also made frequent game show appearances on What's My Line? (starting in 1955), To Tell the Truth (in 1961 and in 1990), Match Game (1973-1982) and Pyramid (starting in 1982). Both Password and Pyramid were created by White's friend, Bob Stewart.
Betty White a panelist on Match Game in 1981.In her later career, White played sardonic, sex-obsessed, gourmand "Sue Ann Nivens" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show from 1973 to 1977. Following that show's end, she was given her own sitcom on CBS, The Betty White Show, during the 1977-78 season, where she co-starred with John Hillerman and (former Mary Tyler Moore co-star) Georgia Engel. From 1983 through 1986, she played "Ellen Harper Jackson" on the moderate hit show Mama's Family along with future Golden Girls co-star Rue McClanahan. When Mama's Family was picked up in syndication after being canceled by NBC in 1985, White left the show and scored perhaps her most memorable role as the ditzy "Rose Nylund" on The Golden Girls, a show about the lives of four widowed or divorced senior citizens in Miami. The Golden Girls was immensely successful and ran from 1985 through 1992.
White as Rose on The Golden GirlsWhite has won six Emmy Awards, three American Comedy Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990), and two Viewers for Quality Television Awards. She was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside the star of her late husband Allen Ludden. White is well known as a pet enthusiast and animal welfare activist.
Currently, White has a role in ABC's Boston Legal. She plays the vicious, calculating, blackmailing gossip Catherine Piper.
- Donkey (2004) TV Episode (voice) .... Grandma Wilson
"Boston Legal"
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2006) TV Episode .... Catherine Piper
- Breast in Show (2006) TV Episode .... Catherine Piper
- Too Much Information (2006) TV Episode .... Catherine Piper
- Men to Boys (2005) TV Episode .... Catherine Piper
- A Whiff and a Prayer (2005) TV Episode .... Catherine Piper
(8 more)
"Joey"
- Joey and the House (2005) TV Episode .... Margaret
"Complete Savages"
... aka Complete Savages (USA)
- Saving Old Lady Riley (2005) TV Episode .... Mrs. Riley
- The Man Without a Ball (2004) TV Episode .... Mrs. Riley
The Third Wish (2005) .... Lettie
Annie's Point (2005) (TV) .... Annie Eason
"Higglytown Heroes"
- First Snow/All Tire'd Out (2004) TV Episode .... Grandma Hero
"Malcolm in the Middle"
- Victor's Other Family (2004) TV Episode .... Sylvia
"My Wife and Kids"
- The Maid (2004) TV Episode .... Mrs. Hopkins
"Everwood"
... aka Our New Life in Everwood (UK: new syndication title)
- Your Future Awaits (2004) TV Episode .... Carol Roberts
- Unhappy Holidays (2003) TV Episode .... Carol Roberts
"The Practice"
- Mr. Shore Goes to Town (2004) TV Episode .... Catherine Piper
- Pre-Trial Blues (2004) TV Episode .... Catherine Piper
- Coming Home (2004) TV Episode .... Catherine Piper
Stealing Christmas (2003) (TV) .... Emily Sutton
"Gary the Rat"
- This Is Not a Pipe (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Gary's mother
"Grim & Evil"
... aka The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (USA: new title)
- Who Killed Who?/Tween Wolf (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Mrs. Doolin
Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003) (TV) .... Woman in Window during Batclimb sequence
Bringing Down the House (2003) .... Mrs. Kline
"That '70s Show"
- Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (2003) TV Episode .... Bea
- Your Time Is Gonna Come (2003) TV Episode .... Bea
- Thank You (2002) TV Episode .... Bea
- Heartbreaker (2002) TV Episode .... Bea
"King of the Hill"
- The Son Also Roses (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Dorothy/Ellen
- Escape from Party Island (1999) TV Episode (voice) .... Delia
"Providence"
- The Heart of the Matter (2002) TV Episode .... Julianna
"Yes, Dear"
- Kim's New Nanny (2002) TV Episode .... Sylvia
"The Ellen Show"
- Missing the Bus (2001) TV Episode .... Connie Gibson
The Retrievers (2001) (TV) .... Mrs. Krisper
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Grandma Sophie
... aka The Origin of Donnie (USA: short title)
"The Wild Thornberrys"
- The Anniversary (2000) TV Episode (voice) .... Sophie Hunter
- A Tiger by the Tail (2000) TV Episode (voice) .... Grandma Sophie
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000) (voice) .... Round
Tom Sawyer (2000) (V) (voice) .... Aunt Polly
"Ladies Man" (1999) TV Series .... Mitzi Stiles (1999-2001)
"Ally McBeal"
- Seeing Green (1999) TV Episode .... Dr. Shirley Flott
The Story of Us (1999) .... Lillian Jordan
Lake Placid (1999) .... Mrs. Delores Bickerman
... aka Lac Placid (Canada: French title)
"L.A. Doctors"
... aka L.A. Docs (USA: promotional title)
- Leap of Faith (1998) TV Episode .... Mrs. Brooks
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (1998) (V) .... Martha Wilson
Hard Rain (1998) .... Doreen Sears
... aka Flood (Japan: English title)
... aka Pluie d'enfer (France)
"Me & George" (1998) TV Series
"The Lionhearts" (1998) TV Series (voice) .... Dorothy
"Suddenly Susan"
- Golden Girl Friday (1996) TV Episode .... Midge Haber
A Weekend in the Country (1996) (TV) .... Martha
The Story of Santa Claus (1996) (TV) .... Gretchen Claus
"Maybe This Time" (1995) TV Series .... Shirley
Great Love Songs (1995) (TV) .... Host
"Diagnosis Murder"
- Death by Extermination (1994) TV Episode .... Dora Sloan
"Bob" (1992) TV Series .... Sylvia Schmidt (1993)
"The Golden Palace" .... Rose Lindstrom Nylund
- Rose and Fern (1993) TV Episode .... Rose Lindstrom Nylund
"The Golden Girls" .... Rose Nylund
- One Flew Out of the Cuckoo's Nest: Part 1 (1992) TV Episode .... Rose Nylund
- A Midwinter Night's Dream Continues (1992) TV Episode .... Rose Nylund
- Goodbye, Mr. Gordon (1992) TV Episode .... Rose Nylund
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) TV Episode .... Rose Nylund
- The Case of the Libertine Belle (1991) TV Episode .... Rose Nylund
(68 more)
"Empty Nest"
- Dr. Weston and Mr. Hyde (1992) TV Episode .... Rose Nylund
- Rambo of Neiman Marcus (1989) TV Episode .... Rose Nylund
Chance of a Lifetime (1991) (TV) .... Evelyn Eglin
"Nurses"
- Begone with the Wind (1991) TV Episode .... Rose Lindstrom Nylund
"Carol & Company"
- Trisha Springs Eternal (1990) TV Episode .... Trisha Durant
"Santa Barbara" (1984) TV Series .... Waitress (1988)
"Another World" (1964) TV Series .... Brenda Barlowe (1988)
... aka Another World: Bay City
"Matlock"
- The Network (1987) TV Episode
"Who's the Boss?"
- Thanksgiving at Mrs. Rossini's (1985) TV Episode (voice) .... Macy's Parade Hostess
- Eye on Angela (1985) TV Episode .... Bobby Barnes
"St. Elsewhere"
- Close Encounters (1985) TV Episode .... Capt. Gloria Neal
- Red, White, Black and Blue (1985) TV Episode .... Capt. Gloria Neal
"Hotel"
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- Outsiders (1984) TV Episode .... Wilma Klein
"The Love Boat"
- No More Alimony/How Do I Love Thee/Authoress Authoress (1984) TV Episode .... Betsy
- My Friend, the Executrix/Programmed for Love/Baby Talk (1982) TV Episode .... Betsy
- Two Grapes on the Vine/Aunt Sylvia/Deductible Divorce (1981) TV Episode .... Betsy
- Secretary to the Stars/Julie's Decision/The Horse Lover/Gopher and Isaac Buy a Horse (1980) TV Episode .... Louise Willis
"Mama's Family" (1983) TV Series .... Ellen Jackson (1983-1985, 1986)
"Fame"
- Sunshine Again (1983) TV Episode .... Catherine
Eunice (1982) (TV) .... Ellen
"Best of the West"
- Mail Order Bride (1982) TV Episode
"The Big Show"
- Episode #1.5 (1980) TV Episode
Before and After (1979) (TV) .... Anita
The Best Place to Be (1979) (TV) .... Sally Cantrell
The Gossip Columnist (1979) (TV)
With This Ring (1978) (TV) .... Evelyn Harris
"The Carol Burnett Show"
... aka Carol Burnett and Friends (USA: repeat compilations title)
- Episode #11.21 (1978) TV Episode .... Various
- Episode #10.12 (1976) TV Episode .... Various
- Episode #9.10 (1975) TV Episode .... Various
Snavely (1978) (TV) .... Gladys Snavely
A Different Approach (1978)
The John Davidson Christmas Special (1977) (TV)
"The Betty White Show" (1977) TV Series .... Joyce Whitman
"Ellery Queen"
... aka The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance (1975) TV Episode .... Louise Demery
"Lucas Tanner"
- The Noise of a Quiet Weekend (1975) TV Episode .... Lydia Merrick
"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) TV Series .... Sue Ann Nivens (1973-1977)
... aka The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title)
"The Pet Set" (1971) TV Series .... Hostess
"Petticoat Junction"
- The Cannonball Bookmobile (1969) TV Episode .... Adelle Colby
"The United States Steel Hour"
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- Scene of the Crime (1962) TV Episode
Advise & Consent (1962) .... Senator Bessie Adams
"Date with the Angels" (1957) TV Series .... Vicki Angel (1957-1958)
"The Millionaire"
... aka If You Had a Million
- The Virginia Lennart Story (1956) TV Episode .... Virginia Lennart
"Life with Elizabeth" .... Elizabeth
- Episode #1.4 (????) TV Episode .... Elizabeth White
- Episode #1.8 (????) TV Episode .... Elizabeth White
"Hollywood On Television" (1949) TV Series .... Phone Girl
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