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Actress Betty White, who made US television audiences laugh for more than seven decades, starring on popular sitcoms ‘The Golden Girls’ and ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ died Friday at age 99.
The pioneering Emmy-winning comedienne enjoyed one of the longest careers in showbiz history: she began regularly appearing on television in 1949 and had a voice role in ‘Toy Story 4’ in 2019. “Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever,” her agent Jeff Witjas told People magazine in a statement.
“I will miss her terribly.”
TMZ, citing law enforcement sources, said she died at her home on Friday. The cause of death was not immediately revealed.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hands out the Oscars, said White was “a legend, trailblazer and cultural icon who blessed generations with her talent and humor. She will be truly missed.”
White was one of the first woman producers on the 1950s sitcom “Life With Elizabeth,” in which she also starred. In all, she won five primetime Emmys, two daytime awards including one for lifetime achievement, and a regional Emmy in Los Angeles.
