Betty White Ludden (born January 17, 1922), better known as
Betty White, is an American actress,
comedienne, author, and former game show personality. With a career spanning nine decades since 1939, she is best known to modern 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 starring as
Elka Ostrovsky in the
TV Land sitcom
Hot in Cleveland. She has also released several books over the span of her career. In August 2010, she entered a deal with G.P. Putnam Sons to produce two more books, the first of which was scheduled for release in 2011.
White has won seven
Emmy Awards and received 20 Emmy nominations
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!). In May 2010, White became the oldest person to
guest-host Saturday Night Live, for which she also received a
Primetime Emmy Award. She made regular appearances on the game shows
Password and
Match Game and played recurring roles on
Mama's Family,
Boston Legal, and
The Bold and the Beautiful.
