The legendary American actress Betty White passed away this Friday at the age of 99, a few weeks before her birthday.
US media reported the death on Friday afternoon and then his agent confirmed it to the magazine People.
“Even though Betty was about to turn 100, I thought she would live forever,” Jeff Witjas told the publication.
Known for her participation in the series Golden Girls, White was celebrated for her abilities as a comedic actress from the early days of television into the 21st century, while remaining committed to her animal activism.
Born in Illinois in 1922, White became one of America’s screen stars, enjoying a career that spanned eight decades and earned her many accolades.As an only child, she moved with her family to Los Angeles during the heyday. from the Great Depression and, in the late 1930s, began working as an actress and model.
However, her fledgling career had to be put on hold during World War II, when she went to work with the American Women’s Voluntary Services.
The role that launched her to fame was Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the 1970s.
The work earned White two Emmy Awards and prepared her for what would become her most famous role, as the naive but lovable Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls, who played him through the 1980s and 1990s.
Nylund was a Norwegian-American who moved to Miami after her husband’s death and formed a later life bond with three other women, played by Beatrice Arthur, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty.
In 1986, she won the Emmy for best comedy and White took the individual award for best actress in a comedy.
After The Golden Girls went off the air in 1992, White, who was also a published author at the time, appeared in the brief Golden Palace. She also had a recurring role on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2006 to 2009, and He hosted several other entertainment shows, including Betty White’s Off Their Rockers prank show.
His career was revitalized in 2010, when he starred in another sitcom, Hot in Cleveland, alongside Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick.
Along with her acting work, she was also an advocate for animal rights and protection.
