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Her roles on television including Sue Ann Nivens on the CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973–1977), Rose Nylund on the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls (1985–1992), and Elka Ostrovsky on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015).
YearTitleRoleNotes2019Bitey White (voice)Episode: "What Is Love?"2018Betty White: First Lady of TelevisionHerselfDocumentary2017HerselfTV film2017Ms. Bernice Wilson2 episodesIMDb provides an extensive overview of Betty White's life and career, from her early TV shows to her recent voice roles. Browse her photos, videos, credits, trivia, and more on the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
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Find out all the movies and TV shows that Betty White has appeared in, from her early roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Odd Couple to her recent guest spots on The Late Late Show and Bob Hope. Browse her extensive list of credits by year, genre, profession and more.
White's biggest roles include Sue Ann Nivens on the CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973–1977), Rose Nylund on the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls (1985–1992), and Elka Ostrovsky on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015).
Jan 1, 2022 · You can always find Betty somewhere either in a television show or a movie, and there are a LOT considering her film career started back in 1945! Betty White Movies and TV Shows. Time to Kill – Short 1945; Hollywood on Television – Television series 1949; Life with Elizabeth – Television series 1952-1955; The Millionaire – Television ...
- "Life with Elizabeth"
- "Advise & Consent"
- "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
- "Mama's Family"
- "The Golden Girls"/"The Golden Palace"
- "Chance of A Lifetime"
- "That '70s Show"
- "The Practice"/"Boston Legal"
- "The Bold and The Beautiful"
- "Ugly Betty"
In one of TV’s earliest sitcoms, White played a kind of Lucy Ricardo clone from 1952-55 who was always coming up with schemes and pulling the wool over her husband's eyes. Then a disembodied voice would scold her, and she broke the fourth wall by saying, "I don’t know." "The sketches were quasi-improvisational, and that takes real acting talent," s...
White was ahead of her time in playing a senator in this 1962 political drama film starring Henry Fonda and Charles Laughton, among others. According to Richmond, "Bessie has some great back-and-forth with the sexist senators on the Senate floor. It was the first time she showed she had some dramatic chops."
As the host of "The Happy Homemaker" on WJM from 1973 to 1977, White's Nivens was like a wholesome, cheerful proto-Martha Stewart. Behind the scenes she was totally different: competitive and very interested in men. But she wasn't an original cast member; White didn't join Moore and the gang until season four — but ended up earning two Emmy Awards....
The sitcom, spun off from a sketch on "The Carol Burnett Show" had White playing one of Mama's daughters Ellen, a divorcee who was always irritating members of the family, from 1983 to 1986. "This is another example of Betty not wanting to be the wholesome, sweet fun loving gal," says Richmond. "Given the opportunity, she'd gravitate toward the edg...
Rose was the anti-Sue Ann. Famously, White auditioned to play Blanche on the series, a character who could have been seen as Sue Ann Part 2. But the casting director suggested they change things up and have her try out for Rose. "Betty didn't think she could do Rose; she didn't think she could do kind and naïve," says Richmond. "She ended up nailin...
This 1991 made-for-TV film was shot while White was still making "Golden Girls," and happened in part because she wanted to do a romantic comedy with Leslie Nielsen. She played a woman who learns she has a terminal illness after taking over her late husband's business, so she goes on a vacation to Mexico where she meets a dashing widower, played by...
As Kitty's mom, White seemed quite sweet on the surface, but turned out to be a very loud, annoying person. She was only on the show for a handful of episodes between 2002-03. After she was widowed, she came to live with her daughter’s family for a time, then more or less disappeared from the show.
"Practice" and "Legal" creator David E. Kelley had already discovered the joys of making "horrible, rank things come out of Betty White’s mouth" with his 1999 film "Lake Placid," says Richmond, which made her a terrific addition to his legal show. As Piper, who she played from 2004-08, she was a neighbor, a secretary ... and a killer who used a ski...
Playing Stephanie Forrester's mother, who overlooked the abuse of her daughters at the hands of their father, White's foray into soaps lasted for 23 episodes from 2006 to 2009. "It's hard to come into a show like a soap opera, and one of her co-stars basically said she walked on and had 40 pages of dialogue to deliver in the first episode, and she'...
After Wilhelmina (Vanessa Williams) shoves Betty White aside to get a cab, a video version of the incident goes viral in this 2007 episode. In order to salvage her image, Wilhelmina visits Betty in the hospital to smooth things over, but this "Ugly Betty" White is not the one we're used to seeing, and during the hospital visit White stabs her in th...
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Dec 31, 2021 · White was known for her award-winning roles as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973–77) and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls (1985–92) – the Writers Guild of America has included both sitcoms in its list of the 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time – and Elka Ostrovsky on Hot in Cleveland (2010–15).
