Betty White, an American actress, died at the age of 99

Betty White, an American actress who amused Americans for more than seven decades, has died at the age of 99. “The Golden Girls” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” were her first television appearances. Betty White is a major Emmy Award winner and comedian who is the longest-serving actress in American television history. She first debuted on television in 1949, and her most recent appearance was in 2019’s “Toy Story 4”

She was only a few weeks away from celebrating her 100th birthday on January 17th, at the age of 99. “Even though Betty was approaching 100 years old, I believed she would live forever,” says Witjas. “I will miss her greatly, as will the animal world, which she adored.” Betty didn’t seem to be afraid of dying because she always wanted to be with her beloved husband Allen Ludden. She was sure she’d see him again.

US President Joe Biden tweeted, “Betty White brought a smile to the lips of generations of Americans. She’s a cultural icon who will be sorely missed. Jill and I are thinking of her family and all those who loved her this New Year’s Eve.”

Golden Girl (Betty White)

Betty Marion White Ludden was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on January 17, 1922. She was the only child of an electrical engineer and a homemaker, Horace and Tess White. Her family relocated to Los Angeles when she was two years old.

In the late 1930s, Betty White began her career on television. In the 1950s, she starred in the sitcom Life with Elizabeth and continued to appear on discussion, game, and variety shows to preserve her celebrity. Following a successful tenure on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the 1970s, White starred in The Golden Girls in the 1980s. After a Facebook-fueled attempt to get her on the show, White joined the cast of Hot in Cleveland in 2010 and became the show’s oldest host that year.

White began her career as an intern at a local television station. Life with Elizabeth, which she co-created with George Tibbles in the early 1950s, was her debut television series. White told The Hollywood Reporter, “He authored and I produced.” “I was one of Hollywood’s first female producers,” she says. The show’s premise was inspired by a sketch she had previously performed on local television.