We entered 2022 without our beloved Betty White. Thanks for all the smiles girl!
Betty’s career began in 1939 on the radio before her first TV role on Hollywood on Television, a live daily show. Betty Whites home town Oak Park, Illinois. (A suburb of Chicago) is honouring her with “Betty White Day” and a local restaurant is serving one of her favourite meals; a hot dog, fries, and Diet Coke. It’s being called “The Betty White Special.”
What life well lived. Can anyone honestly have anything bad to say about this lady? A self-described advocate of animal health and well-being She was deeply involved with the Morris Animal Foundation, serving as a trustee from 1971 to 2013 — among many other roles. Best known for her starring role on “The Golden Girls,” White played the part of Rose Nylund from 1985 to 1992. And despite being the eldest cast member, she outlived all of her co-stars.
From 1951 to 2014, she received a seriously impressive 21 Emmy nominations. She won five times. Betty White was married to Allen Ludden, Widowed since 1981, she told Larry King she never remarried because, “when you’ve had the best, who needs the rest?”
Allegedly the last word that Betty White said before she passed was “Allen”
And for those wondering, she leaves behind a Net Worth: $75 Million.
Beloved actress Betty White has died at the age of 99.
In a 2011 interview with #CBSSundayMorning, White said she wasn’t afraid of dying: “Growing up, whenever we’d lose somebody, [my mother] would always say, ‘Now they know the secret.’” https://t.co/2BcrKomIcV pic.twitter.com/Z9QmSNzPI6
— CBS Sunday Morning
(@CBSSunday) December 31, 2021
Betty White Quotes
1. “Why do people say “grow some balls”? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”
— From her book, If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)
2. “I have no regrets at all. None. I consider myself to be the luckiest old broad on two feet.”
— To Guinness World Records (In 2014, she was awarded the Guinness World Record for Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female).
3. “Everybody needs a passion. That’s what keeps life interesting. If you live without passion, you can go through life without leaving any footprints.”
—From her book, If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)
4. About being called a “legend:” “I just laugh. Have I got them fooled.”
—On a CNN interview with Joy Behar
5. “My answer to anything under the sun, like ‘What have you not done in the business that you’ve always wanted to do?’ is ‘Robert Redford’.”
— The Insider
6. “I may be a senior, but so what? I’m still hot.”
—From her “I’m Still Hot” music video.
7. “I’m a health nut. My favorite food is hot dogs with French fries. And my exercise: I have a two-story house and a very bad memory, so I’m up and down those stairs.”
—During a New York Times Times Talk
8. About getting older: “It’s not a surprise, we knew it was coming—make the most of it. So you may not be as fast on your feet, and the image in your mirror may be a little disappointing, but if you are still functioning and not in pain, gratitude should be the name of the game.”
—From her book, If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)
9. “Best thing about being in your 90s is you’re spoiled rotten. Everybody spoils you like mad and they treat you with such respect because you’re old. Little do they know, you haven’t changed. You haven’t changed in [the brain]. You’re just 90 every place else … Now that I’m 91, as opposed to being 90, I’m much wiser. I’m much more aware and I’m much sexier.”
—People10. “How do you feel about older women?”
—To Gerard Butler on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
