Betty White hold the Guinness World Records title for...
Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty ImagesBetty White is featured in the 2014 edition of the Guinness World Records for Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female). She's been in the industry for more than 70 years.
Which role was Betty White supposed to originally play on the 'Golden Girls'?
Credit: Carlo Allegri/Getty ImagesIn the beginning, producers wanted White to play Blanche Devereaux, Rue McClanahan's character, and McClanahan to play the ditzy Rose Nylund. In the end, Director Jay Sandrich decided to switch their roles. Good move!
Before becoming a famous actress, Betty White...
Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesDuring WWII, the future star joined the American Women’s Voluntary Services and devoted her time to delivering supplies throughout the Hollywood Hills. During nights, she attended dances thrown to send soldiers off.
In 2006, Betty White joined the cast of which soap opera?
Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesFrom 2006 to 2009, White played Ann Douglas on The Bold and the Beautiful.
As a kid, Betty White wanted to be a(n)...
Credit: Angela Weiss/Getty ImagesIn her early years, Betty White wanted to become a forest ranger. But at the time, women weren’t allowed to be rangers.
Betty White was born in...
Credit: Carlo Allegri/Getty ImagesBetty White was born in Oak Park, Illinois.
Betty White is the oldest person to receive an Emmy nomination.
Credit: Chris Polk/Getty ImagesAt 92 years old, White received a 2014 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program her senior citizen prank show, Betty White's Off Their Rockers. She now holds the record for the longest span between Emmy nominations, from her first one in 1951 to her last one, so far.
Betty White is a serious advocate for...
Credit: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NATASAll her life, Ms. White has been a pet enthusiast and animal health advocate.
How many biological children does Betty White have?
Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesThough Betty White never had any biological kids, she is the stepmother to Ludden's three kids from a previous marriage.
How many times has Betty White been married?
Credit: Stephen Shugerman/Getty ImagesBetty White has been married three times. She first married Dick Barker, a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot, then Lane Allen, an agent in Hollywood, and lastly, TV Host, Allen Ludden.
Betty White turned down a role in 'As Good As It Gets' because...
Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesBecause she's über passionate about pets, Ms. White won't accept any roles in a movie that features animal abuse. She turned down the role of Helen Hunt's mother in As Good As It Gets when she learned Jack Nicholson's character shoves a puppy down a laundry chute.
Betty White's real name is...
Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesWhile there is some confusion that her real name is Elizabeth, Betty White's real name is... Betty White! In her autobiography, If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t), she explained that her parents named her Betty because they didn’t like any nicknames for Elizabeth.
The love of Betty White's life was...
Credit: Christopher Polk/Getty ImagesIn 1963, Betty married TV Host, Allen Ludden, who died from stomach cancer in 1981. After his death, White never remarried. When asked why, she replied, "Once you've had the best, who needs the rest?"
Betty White launched her television career with which sitcom?
Credit: Jerod Harris/Getty Images for TV LandBetty White launched her television career with Life With Elizabeth, which ran from 1952 to 1955. During that time, female producers were rare, so this was a big deal — especially with Betty being 28 years old and still living with her parents.
Which 'Golden Girls' cast member didn't like Betty White?
Credit: Brad Barket/Getty ImagesAccording to White, Bea Arthur didn't like her and thought she was a pain in the neck. "It was my positive attitude – and that made Bea mad sometimes. Sometimes if I was happy, she'd be furious," she explained.
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