White attended the 100th episode of Golden Girls in 1989.
Betty White was the Golden Girl of US television, celebrated for her comic acting abilities from TV's early days up to the 21st century, while remaining committed to her animal activism.
She told The Hollywood Reporter that she had to keep acting so that she could afford her charity work.
One of America's original screen stars, White enjoyed a career that spanned eight decades and earned her many awards.
During the height of The Great Depression, she moved with her family to Los Angeles, where she began working as an actress and model. During the Second World War, she had to put her career on hold to work for the American Women's Voluntary Services.
After the war, White continued with her ambitions of becoming a celebrity, landing her own radio show, and then appearing on a variety talk show.
She died weeks before her 100th birthday.
Hollywood pioneer.
One of the early stars of US television was Betty White.
She was nominated for her first Emmy Award for best TV actress in 1951, after taking over the reins of the show. The first category to recognize the achievements of women on the box was the new awards.
Life with Elizabeth was a show she started herself, with George. She said that he wrote and she produced. I was one of the first women producers.
White met her third husband, Allen Ludden, on the game show Password in 1961, after she had appeared on many chat show appearances. The couple were married for over a decade.
The Golden Girls reached 100 episodes in 1989.
Sue Ann Nivens was the actress's biggest role to date, as she was on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Her character in the sitcom worked alongside the star in a fictional Minneapolis television newsroom.
White's most famous role was as the naive-but-loveable Rose in The Golden Girls, which ran through the 1980s and 90s.
After the death of her husband, a Norwegian-American named Nylund moved to Miami and formed a later life bond with three other women, played by Beatrice Arthur, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty.
White won the award for best comedy actress.
The stars of The Golden Girls were all smiles at the awards.
She said in her acceptance speech that she was the lucky one to pick up the girl. We're a match-set, you can't split us up.
White appeared in the Golden Palace spin-off after The Golden Girls went off air.
She hosted several entertainment shows, including a prank show called Betty White's Off Their Rockers, and had a recurring role on The Bold and the Beautiful from 2006 to 2009.
White has been described as one of the nicer women in showbusiness.
In 2010, she starred in another sitcom, Hot in Cleveland, which was a huge hit.
It's a great show. White told Newsweek that the chemistry between the girls is great.
The veteran became the oldest ever host of Saturday Night Live after a Facebook campaign to get her on the show.
Her 90th birthday in 2012 was marked with an all-star television special featuring her old co-stars, as well as Tina Fey and Ed Asner.
'Luckiest old broad alive'
White is still making movies into her 90s, and she is an all-star in Toy Story 4.
She worked for more than four decades with the Los Angeles Zoo and the Morris Animal Foundation, and she always had a passion for animals.
She said she was the luckiest old broad alive. Half of my life is spent in a profession I love, and the other half working with animals.
White entertained Kate McKinnon, Alec Baldwin and other people at an awards show.
She received a lifetime achievement award in 2015.
Bob Mauro of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences said that White is one of the most beloved female performers in the history of television.
"Betty's career as a female pioneer has followed television from the beginning of the medium, winning her first Emmy Award in 1952, to the digital-streaming future, winning again in 2010."
White is also one of the nicer women in showbusiness, according to David Michaels.
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Betty White, who held the Guinness World record as the female entertainer with the longest television career, died at the age of 99. The popular actress made audiences laugh for over 60 years. She played the role of Mary Tyler Moore on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She was one of the last cast members.
The actress would have turned 100 in January.
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The "Golden Girl" passed away on December 31.
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