Betty White Net Worth

Betty White's Quotes

• [At age 90] I can credit my folks for my genes. That said, I can't get over that at this age I don't feel this age. I'm not trying to be any younger. I'm not lying about my age. If I were lying about my age, I would say I was 89. I'm just at one of those good times in one's life. I'm at one of the high spots. I'm healthy enough to enjoy it. I'm surrounded by friends I adore. Isn't that kind of the best way to sign off?
• I'm in the acting business. That's the ego business. When you get offers, the way things are going now you've gotta enjoy it. You've gotta take to time to taste it, and appreciate it and make the most of it. Those offers aren't going to come around all the time. By the time I'm 100...
• The audience today has heard every joke. They know every plot. They know where you're going before you even start. That's a tough audience to surprise, and a tough audience to write for. It's much more competitive now, because the audience is so much more - I want to say sophisticated.
• [on Bea Arthur] Bea was not that fond of me. I don't know what I ever did but she was not that thrilled with me. But I loved Bea and I admired her.
• It's your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don't take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find the humor in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver.

Interesting Facts about Betty White

1. Received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award (1988).
2. Began her career as the Phone Girl on Al Jarvis's afternoon television show in Los Angeles, California.
3. James L. Brooks offered her the role of Helen Hunt's mother in As Good as It Gets (1997). She turned down the role because she objected to the treatment of the dog in the film.
4. Beloved frequent guest celebrity/panelist on numerous game shows, including every version of Password (1961), The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1965), Match Game 73 (1973), The $10,000 Pyramid (1973), and countless others.
5. Per her autobiography, White was named "Betty" at birth not "Elizabeth" because her parents did not want her to be saddled with any of the nicknames and derivatives of Elizabeth -- i.e. Beth, Liza, Ellie, etc.
6. She played the same character (Rose Nylund) on four different series: The Golden Palace (1992), The Golden Girls (1985), Nurses (1991) and Empty Nest (1988).
7. Attended and graduated from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California (1939), at age 17.
8. Is strongly critical of reality television.
9. Admitted to having had cosmetic surgery before The Golden Girls (1985), even though the program was about growing old and not having a problem with it.
10. Her paternal grandfather, Christopher Hans Christian White, was Danish, and her maternal grandfather, Nicholas Cachikis, was Greek. Her grandmothers, both Canadian-born, had English and Welsh ancestry.
11. Is an avid animal welfare activist and works with a number of organizations; including the Los Angeles Zoo Commission, the Morris Animal Foundation, Actors & Others for Animals, the Farm Animal Reform Movement, and Friends of Animals.
12. Betty was originally considered for the role of the sexpot Blanche Deveraeux on The Golden Girls (1985). However, Betty had already been the aggressive Sue Ann Nivens on Mary Tyler Moore (1970) and Rue McClanahan had played the introverted Vivian Cavender on Maude (1972). It was thought best not to have these two actresses reprise similar characters. Therefore, Betty got the role of naive Rose Nylund and Rue played the oversexed Blanche Deveraeux.
13. Was portraying the conniving, gold-digging Ellen Harper, the niece of Rue McClanahan, who played the prudish Aunt Fran on Mama's Family (1983) at the same time as they were working together on The Golden Girls (1985) in almost opposite roles.
14. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6747 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 18, 1988. The star is located next to her late husband Allen Ludden's star.
15. Made several appearances on Santa Barbara (1984) as part of a contest.
16. In 1955, Betty White was the honorary mayor of Hollywood, California.
17. At age 88 and a half, she was the oldest person to ever host Saturday Night Live (1975). [2010]
18. She is a member of the Unity Church.
19. Of the four principal stars/actresses on The Golden Girls (1985), Betty White is the oldest (first born), as well as the last surviving. (In order: Betty White, born on January 17, 1922; Bea Arthur, born on May 13, 1922; Estelle Getty, born on July 25, 1923; and Rue McClanahan, born on February 21, 1934).
20. Best known for her starring role as Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls (1985).