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Betty White has had a long and extensive career in show business. The 96-year-old actress has cultivated a career envious of today’s most prominent movie stars and celebrities by remaining true to her craft and herself. White is most notably known for playing alongside television greats in shows like The Golden Girls, Mama’s Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show but the Emmy nominated actress has so many more achievements under her belt.
Betty White Net Worth as of 2018: $45 million
There’s more to this Golden Girl than you may think. Let’s take a look and see how White garnered fame and fortune.
Early Life
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Betty Marion White was born on January 17,1922 in Oak Park, Illinois. She is the only child of her mother Christine Tess, a homemaker and her father, Horace Logan White, a lighting company executive.In the early stages of her career, White made her rounds around movie studios and the like looking for work in the industry but was always shut down because she was told she was “unphotogenic.” White finally got her first big break in 1939 when she and a classmate sang songs on an experimental L.A. based television channel.
1940-1970
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For the next 30 years, White would slowly and steadfastly work on building her resume by working various modeling gigs, radio gigs and the like. White got her first gig in the entertainment industry working as an assistant at a local television station and by 1949 landed a co-hosting gig on a variety show that would earn her first Emmy nomination. In 1952, White starred in her very first sitcom, Life With Elizabeth, thus kicking off her sit-com career and long withstanding career working for television. With complete creative control, White worked on Elizabeth for three years. Shortly after that, White continued to host and appear sporadically on viewer’s television screens. In 1962 White made her debut in film when she starred as Kansas Senator Elizabeth Ames Adams in the drama, Advise & Consent. White continued her hosting gigs and appeared on various late night talk shows, and daytime game shows throughout the 60s.
1970-1990
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For the next 20 years, White’s acting career would hit its peak. In 1973, White’s guest appearances as Sue Ann Nivens on the popular sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show would land White a permanent position until the series end in 1977. After the show’s finale, White landed her own sitcom, but it was canceled after just one season. White continued to make guest appearances on television movies, miniseries and shows like The Carol Burnett Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. In 1983, she became the first woman to win a Daytime Emmy Award for her game show hosting work. From 1983-1985 White starred as Ellen Harper Jackson on the television series Mama’s Family. Along with future castmate Rue McClanahan, White left the show to star in her most prominent role to date starring as St. Olaf, Minnesota-native Rose Nylund on The award-winning series, The Golden Girls.
1990-2010
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After seven years and an Emmy win for White, she returned to making guest appearances on a variety of television shows like Suddenly Susan, The Practice, Yes, Dear and returned to late night television as well making several appearances on shows like The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
2010-Present
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In 2010 White landed her third most notable role to date, as Elka Ostrovsky on the sitcom, Hot in Cleveland. That year White also came out with a calendar and her own clothing line. In 2012, White put back on her hosting shoes when she hosted her own show, Betty White’s Off Their Rockers. Since turning 90, White has also had several television specials dedicated to the actress for her long withstanding career in the entertainment business.
White’s legacy continues to live on through her extensive catalog of work in the business.
