The Paper's reporter Cheng Xiaojun
On the last day of 2021, just a few hours before the New Year's bell rings, the famous American actor Betty White passed away at the age of 99. For audiences in China and even in most of Asia and Europe, Betty White's name may not be thunderous, but for Americans, this old drama bone, who has won five TV Emmy Awards, is the "national grandmother" of the TV screen.
Betty White
It's only three weeks away from Betty White's 100th birthday (January 17, 2022). Over the past period, Hollywood has been preparing for her year as a celebrity, with People magazine producing cover specials for her, and Tina Fei, Ryan Reynolds, and other well-known actors filming a birthday special for her called "Betty White: 100 Years Young," which was scheduled to be shown simultaneously at 100 designated theaters across the United States on January 17. However, the so-called providence trickery, White's sudden death, although it did not affect the film's screening plan, for Betty White's loyal fans who have already bought movie tickets, it is bound to be a mixed feeling when it is time to sit under the screen and see people.
Born on January 17, 1922 in Illinois, Betty White moved to California with her family at an early age, and became indissoluble with Hollywood. After graduating from high school, she began to go on the TV screen, from a song and dance girl to a variety show host to a supporting role in a TV series, step by step, gradually accumulating experience and popularity. At the age of 29, the TV sitcom "Life with Elizabeth," starring her and as a producer and screenwriter, was officially launched, a pioneering feat at a time when men were all behind the scenes.
Elizabeth
Betty White starred in more than 120 films and television in her lifetime, most notably in Rose in the nationally popular NBC television series "The Golden Girls" from 1985 to 1992. Widowed in middle age, she lives under the same roof as three other single elderly sisters. The series revolves around their respective careers and emotions, and develops a touching and interesting story.
Golden Girl
In the new century, White still did not abandon her beloved acting career despite her advanced age, and she participated in the romantic comedy "The Proposal" (2009) starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, plus the American drama "Hot in Cleveland" broadcast from 2010 to 2015, and White captured the hearts of many young fans. In 2010, in response to the audience's request, the well-known variety show "Saturday Night Live" invited her to guest host, which also made her 88 years old at the time, setting a record for the host age of this show.
Saturday Night Live
Betty White had three marriages in her life and did not choose to have children. In this regard, she once said that she knew that she had some dead brains, and she absolutely could not take care of both parenting and career at the same time, so she had long thought about focusing on acting all her life, and not having children was her own choice, and she never regretted it.
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