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Betty White

Betty Marion White Ludden is an American actress who is known publically as Betty White. White has the longest television career of a female entertainer and is considered to be a pioneer of television. She is recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom and her first major roles were as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls, which scored her Emmy’s.

For a career that has spanned more than 75 years, White didn’t become an icon until she joined the cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1973 at age 51. White is an icon who has received seven Emmy awards, three Screen Actors Guild awards, three American Comedy Awards and a Grammy (go Betty!). She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.