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Line 17: \| occupation = {{hlist\|Actress\|comedian}} \| works = [[Betty White filmography\|Filmography]] \| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Betty White\|Full list]] \| years_active = 1939–2021 \| spouse = {{plainlist\| Line 89 ⟶ 90: From 1983 to 1984, White had a recurring role playing [[Ellen Harper]] Jackson on the series ''[[Mama's Family]]'',<ref name=thr/> along with future ''[[Golden Girls]]'' co-star Rue McClanahan. White had originated this character in a series of sketches on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' in the 1970s.<ref name="Hyatt">{{Cite book \|last=Hyatt \|first=Wesley \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=94MSEAAAQBAJ \|title=Betty White on TV: From Video Vanguard to Golden Girl \|publisher=BearManor Media \|access-date=January 2, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102103251/https://books.google.com/books?id=94MSEAAAQBAJ \|archive-date=January 2, 2022 \|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1985, White scored her second signature role and the biggest hit of her career as the [[Rose Nylund#St. Olaf\|St. Olaf, Minnesota]] native [[Rose Nylund]] on ''The Golden Girls''.<ref name=thr/> The series chronicled the lives of four widowed or divorced women in their "golden years" who shared a home in Miami. ''The Golden Girls'', which also starred [[Bea Arthur]], [[Estelle Getty]], and [[Rue McClanahan]], was immensely successful and ran from 1985 through 1992. White won one [[Primetime Emmy Award]], for "[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series\|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]]", for the first season of ''The Golden Girls''<ref name=thr/> and was nominated in that category every year of the show's run<ref name=Hyatt/> (Getty was also nominated every year, but in the supporting actress category).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Golden Girls \|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/golden-girls \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231214032/https://www.emmys.com/shows/golden-girls \|archive-date=December 31, 2021 \|access-date=January 1, 2022 \|website=Television Academy}}</ref> White had a strained relationship with her ''The Golden Girls'' co-star [[Bea Arthur]] on and off the set of their television show, commenting that Arthur "was not that fond of me" and that "she found me a pain in the neck sometimes. It was my positive attitude – and that made Bea mad sometimes. Sometimes if I was happy, she'd be furious."<ref name="Bea Arthur was not fond">{{Cite web \|date=May 4, 2011 \|title=CNN Official Interview: Betty White: Bea Arthur was not fond of me \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-wTJ2hQCK8 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125210906/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-wTJ2hQCK8 \|archive-date=January 25, 2014 \|access-date=January 18, 2014 \|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Musto \|first=Michael \|date=May 5, 2011 \|title=Betty White Reveals Why Bea Arthur Hated Her! \|work=villagevoice \|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/betty-white-reveals-why-bea-arthur-hated-her-6373768 \|url-status=live \|access-date=February 8, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217063438/http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/betty-white-reveals-why-bea-arthur-hated-her-6373768 \|archive-date=February 17, 2016}}</ref> After Arthur's death in 2009, White said, "I knew it would hurt, I just didn't know it would hurt this much." Despite their differences, ''The Golden Girls'' was a positive experience for both actresses and they had great mutual respect for the show, their roles, and the achievements made as an ensemble cast.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kaufman \|first=Gil \|date=April 27, 2009 \|title=Bea Arthur Remembered By 'Golden Girls' Co-Stars \|work=[[MTV News]] \|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610049/bea-arthur-remembered-by-golden-girls-co-stars.jhtml \|url-status=~~live~~dead \|access-date=February 8, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110173255/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610049/bea-arthur-remembered-by-golden-girls-co-stars.jhtml \|archive-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref><ref name="HereWe">{{cite book\|last=White\|first=Betty\|title=Here We Go Again: My Life in Television\|publisher=Scribner\|year=2010\|isbn=9781451613698}}</ref> White was originally offered the role of Blanche in ''The Golden Girls'', and Rue McClanahan was offered the role of Rose (the two characters being similar to roles they had played in ''Mary Tyler Moore'' and ''[[Maude (TV series)\|Maude]]'', respectively). [[Jay Sandrich]], the director of the pilot, suggested that since they had played similar roles in the past, they should switch roles, Rue McClanahan later said in a documentary on the series. White originally had doubts about her ability to play Rose, until Sandrich explained to her that Rose was "terminally naive". White says "if you told Rose you were so hungry you could eat a horse, she'd call the [[American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals\|ASPCA]]."<ref>{{Cite news \|date=January 17, 2012 \|title=Seven Things You Didn't Know About Birthday Girl Betty White \|publisher=radar \|url=http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/01/betty-white-birthday-90-seven-things/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=February 11, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216004959/http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/01/betty-white-birthday-90-seven-things/ \|archive-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> Line 153 ⟶ 154: In October 2011, White was awarded an honorary degree and a white doctor's coat by [[Washington State University]] at the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association's centennial gala in [[Yakima, Washington]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 25, 2011 \|title=Comedian Betty White named honorary WSU alumna {{!}} WSU Insider {{!}} Washington State University \|url=https://news.wsu.edu/2011/10/25/comedian-betty-white-named-honorary-wsu-alumna/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904113658/https://news.wsu.edu/2011/10/25/comedian-betty-white-named-honorary-wsu-alumna/ \|archive-date=September 4, 2019 \|access-date=September 4, 2019 \|website=WSU Insider}}</ref> A 2011 poll conducted by [[Reuters]] and [[Ipsos]] revealed that White was considered the most popular and most trusted celebrity among Americans, beating the likes of [[Denzel Washington]], Sandra Bullock, and [[Tom Hanks]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=August 19, 2011 \|title=America loves Betty White best \|publisher=CNN \|url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/19/america-loves-betty-white-best/ \|url-status=~~live~~dead \|access-date=August 19, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926210912/http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/19/america-loves-betty-white-best/ \|archive-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref> In 2017, after 70 years in the industry, White was invited to become a member of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]. At age 95, this made her the oldest new member at the time.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=June 29, 2017 \|title=Beloved Betty White finally invited to join Academy after 7 decades in film, TV \|url=https://www.boston25news.com/news/beloved-betty-white-finally-invited-to-join-academy-after-7-decades-in-film-tv/544638717/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101023601/https://www.boston25news.com/news/beloved-betty-white-finally-invited-to-join-academy-after-7-decades-in-film-tv/544638717/ \|archive-date=January 1, 2022 \|access-date=January 1, 2022 \|website=Boston 25 News}}</ref> Line 226 ⟶ 227: {{Spoken Wikipedia\|Wiki Betty White.ogg\|date=February 25, 2022}} <!-- please note that one sentence is missing and was left out by accident --> {{Commons category\|Betty White}} * {{IMDb name~~\|924508~~}} * {{Tcmdb name}} * {{Emmys person\|betty-white}} * {{The Interviews name\|betty-white}} Line 261 ⟶ 264: [[Category:Actresses from Los Angeles]] [[Category:American animal welfare workers]] [[Category:American people of English descent]]▼ [[Category:American people of Welsh descent]]▼ [[Category:American film actresses]] [[Category:American game show hosts]] [[Category:American people of Canadian descent]] [[Category:American people of Danish descent]] ▲[[Category:American people of English descent]] [[Category:American people of Greek descent]] ▲[[Category:American people of Welsh descent]] [[Category:American radio actresses]] [[Category:American soap opera actresses]] Line 273 ⟶ 276: [[Category:American television actresses]] [[Category:American voice actresses]] [[Category:American women civil rights activists]]▼ [[Category:American women comedians]] [[Category:American women in World War II]] [[Category:American women memoirists]] [[Category:American women singers]] Line 282 ⟶ 287: [[Category:Christians from Illinois]] [[Category:Comedians from Illinois]] [[Category:Comedians from Los Angeles]]▼ [[Category:Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host winners]] [[Category:Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:Horace Mann School alumni]] [[Category:~~LGBT~~LGBTQ rights activists from California]] [[Category:Military personnel from Illinois]] [[Category:Musicians from Oak Park, Illinois]] [[Category:Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners]] Line 292 ⟶ 299: [[Category:Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award]] [[Category:Singers from Los Angeles]] ▲[[Category:American women civil rights activists]] [[Category:Writers from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Writers from Oak Park, Illinois]] ▲[[Category:Comedians from Los Angeles]]