White, Betty

Betty White began her career in television after a brief start in radio. She produced and starred in her own syndicated television series, "Life with Elizabeth, " and subsequently starred in "The Betty White Show" in 1954 and in "Date with the Angels" from 1958-1959. Following her portrayal of Sue Ann Nivens, the man-hungry television hostess on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" from 1973-1977, she appeared in the situation comedy "The Betty White Show" from 1977-1978 and played Ellen on "Mama's Family" in 1983. Most recently she has starred in "The Golden Girls, " for which she won her fifth Emmy a...