In Memory Of ‘Golden Girl’ Betty White: Throughout The Years
December 31, 2021
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Hours shy of 2022 on Friday (December 31), it was announced that Betty White passed away. In an exclusive statement, her agent and close friend Jeff Witjas admitted that he believed that the actress "would live forever.” Even though the TV icon is no longer with us, she leaves behind a cultural legacy with her many contributions to Hollywood. To commemorate her impact, iHeartRadio is taking a trip down memory lane to revisit the late, great actress throughout the years.
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A headshot portrait of American actor Betty White wearing a veiled hat, circa 1955.
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American actress Betty White (left), actor Eddie Albert (1906 - 2005), and an unidentified woman pose in front of the a KLAC-TV camera during a broadcast of the talk show, 'Hollywood on Television,' Los Angeles, California, 1952.
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Dog Stormy, actress Betty White at home in 1954
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Betty White smiling and wearing a patterned dress with a heart-shaped brooch.
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Betty White & Bill Williams Sailing Date - Aired on September 6, 1957.
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DATE WITH THE ANGELS - Airdate September 22, 1957.
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DATE WITH THE ANGELS - Airdate September 22, 1957.
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THE BETTY WHITE SHOW - Airdate March 8, 1958.
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MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE -- Pictured: Host Betty White during the 1968 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 27: Husband and wife, Allen Ludden and Betty White. Image dated December 27, 1968. New York, NY.
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Betty White, US actress, smiling as she holds an Emmy Award, against a yellow background, USA, circa 1975.
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Publicity still of American actress Betty White, who plays Sue Ann Nivens on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' (also known as 'Mary Tyler Moore'), 1975.
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LOS ANGELES - JANUARY 1: THE BETTY WHITE SHOW featuring Betty White 1977.
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Betty White and Ted Knight
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THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON -- Pictured: Actress Betty White as Jane during the 'Tarzan and the Apes" skit on August 14, 1981.
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Betty White and Zsa Zsa Gabor
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American actress Betty White 22nd April 1985. She plays as Rose Nylund in the sitcom 'The Golden Girls'.
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Bea Arthur as Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak, Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux, Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo, Betty White as Rose Nylund.
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THE GOLDEN GIRLS -- Season 2 -- Pictured: Betty White as Rose Nylund.
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THE GOLDEN GIRLS -- Season 2 -- Pictured: (l-r) Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux, Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo, Bea Arthur as Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak, Betty White as Rose Nylund.
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UNITED STATES - MAY 28: THE GOLDEN GIRLS - 9/24/85 - 9/24/92, Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo, Bea Arthur as Dorothy Petrillo-Zbornak, Betty White as Rose Nylund, Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux, circa 1988.
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circa 1990: American actor Betty White during the time she was playing Rose Nylund in the televisoin series, 'The Golden Girls'.
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THE GOLDEN GIRLS - 9/14/85 - 9/14/92, RUE MCCLANAHAN (Blanche), BETTY WHITE (Rose).
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Betty White arrives at the premiere of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's 3D-CG "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" at Citywalk on February 19, 2012 in Universal City, California.
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Attending the unveiling of her wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood on June 4, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
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Betty's 93rd birthday on the set of "Hot in Cleveland" held at CBS Studios - Radford on January 16, 2015 in Studio City, California.
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Betty White attends the SNL 40th Anniversary Celebration at Rockefeller Plaza on February 15, 2015 in New York City.
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Actress Betty White attends The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association's (GLAZA) 45th Annual Beastly Ball at the Los Angeles Zoo on June 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Betty White (L) and Kathy Griffin backstage at the second annual THE ALL-STAR DOG RESCUE CELEBRATION, a one-of-a-kind event celebrating Americas rescue dogs.
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On the set of "Young And Hungry"
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The 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in 2018.
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