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• Betty White is an actress who portrayed Rose Nylund on the television sitcom The Golden Girls from 1985 to 1992. White has also been a life-long advocate for animal welfare.Yahoo! Movies: Betty White Biography The Pet Press: Betty White, A Golden Girl to All Animals (January 2001)

  Neil Patrick Harris mentioned in a January 23, 2009, interview that he pitched to the producers of the series How I Met Your Mother that his character, Barney, should have a love interest with Betty White.E! Online: Who's Neil Patrick Harris' Next Victim? (January 23, 2009) A representative for the show said they are open to the possibility though White has not yet been contacted to appear on the show.E! Online: Who's Neil Patrick Harris' Next Victim? (January 23, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Betty Marion White
  2. Born: January 17, 1922Yahoo! TV: Betty White Biography
  3. Birth place: Oak Park, IllinoisYahoo! TV: Betty White Biography
  4. Married: Allen LuddenYahoo! TV: Betty White Biography
  5. High school: Beverly Hills High SchoolYahoo! TV: Betty White Biography

• Notable Roles

  • 2006-2008: Ann Douglas - Bold and the Beautiful
  • 2005-2008: Catherine Piper- Boston Legal
  • 2003: Herself in Hollywood Squares
  • 1985-1992: Rose Nylund -The Golden Girls
  • 1973-77: Sue Ann Nivens - Mary Tyler Moore Show

• Career

  Betty White has been in many television series including Life with Elizabeth, Date with the Angels, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Mama's Family, The Golden Palace and Ladies Man. White was also a regular on the television game show Match Game.Yahoo! Movies: Betty White Biography

• Animal Activism

  White has described acting as what she does to pay for her animal advocacy work. She's been on the board of directors of the Los Angeles SPCA since the 1960s, and has also been on the boards of the Morris Animal Foundation and the Los Angeles Zoo. She's written five books about animals, chaired fund raisers, and hosted and produced The Pet Set (1970-71), a show about celebrities and their animals. Her beliefs about animals occasionally affect her acting choices. She turned down a role in As Good as it Gets because of the scene where Jack Nicholson's character threw a dog down a garbage chute.The Pet Press: Betty White, A Golden Girl to All Animals (January 2001)

• TV Movie Timeline

  • 1977: The John Davidson Christmas Special
  • 1978: With This Ring
  • 1978: Snavely
  • 1979: The Best Place to Be
  • 1979: Before and After
  • 1980: The Gossip Columnist
  • 1982: Eunice
  • 1987: Alf Loves a Mystery
  • 1991: Chance of a Lifetime
  • 1996: The Story of Santa Claus
  • 1996: A Weekend in the Country
  • 2001: The Retrievers
  • 2003: Stealing Christmas
  • 2005: Annie's Point

• Quotes

  "All creatures must learn to coexist. That's why the brown bear and the field mouse can share their lives in harmony. Or course, they can't mate or the mice would explode."Thinkexist.com: Betty White Quotes

  "I think we're losing our sense of humor instead of being able to relax and laugh at ourselves. I don't care whether it's ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, or whose ox is being gored."Thinkexist.com: Betty White Quotes

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