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Portrait of Betty White

Acting

Betty White

Career

Active from 1945 to 2021, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bob
Bob
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

    2012 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

    2011 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award

    2010 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

    2010 · Won · 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards

    Saturday Night Live

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award

    2009 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

    1996 · Won · 48th Primetime Emmy Awards

    The John Larroquette Show

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

    1989 · Won · 46th Golden Globe Awards

    The Golden Girls

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

    1988 · Won · 45th Golden Globe Awards

    The Golden Girls

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

    1987 · Won · 44th Golden Globe Awards

    The Golden Girls

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

    1986 · Won · 38th Primetime Emmy Awards

    The Golden Girls

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

    1986 · Won · 43rd Golden Globe Awards

    The Golden Girls

    Source: Wikidata

  • Daytime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Game Show Host

    1983 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

    1976 · Won · 28th Primetime Emmy Awards

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

    1975 · Won · 27th Primetime Emmy Awards

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

    2013 · Nominated · 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards

    Hot in Cleveland

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

    2011 · Nominated · 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards

    Hot in Cleveland

    Source: Wikidata

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best Jaw Dropping Moment

    2010 · Nominated

    The Proposal

    Source: Wikidata

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance

    2010 · Nominated

    The Proposal

    Source: Wikidata

  • Daytime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Game Show Host

    1984 · Nominated

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

    1977 · Nominated · 29th Primetime Emmy Awards

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

18

The characters Betty White played, best-known titles first.

Betty White as Grandma Annie
Betty White as Mrs. Delores Bickerman
Betty White as Grandma Bunny
Betty White as Catherine Piper
Betty White as Rose Nylund
Betty White as Mrs. Kline
Betty White as Elka Ostrovsky
Betty White as Hestia
Betty White as Sue Ann Nivens
Betty White as Ellen Harper-Jackson
Betty White as Caroline Thomas
Betty White as Rose Nylund
Betty White as Betty White
Betty White as Betty White
Betty White as Sylvia Schmidt
Betty White as Mitzi Stiles
Betty White as Joyce Whitman
Betty White as Shirley

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 86 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Betty White Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    3.5, average 5.9
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.3, average 5.5
  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Comfort Watch 4
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Found Family 2
  • Iconic Ensemble Cast 2
  • Character-Driven Comedy 2
  • Wholesome Comedy 2
  • Heartwarming Family Film 2
  • Suburban Setting 2
  • Dark Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

118
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles · average score 60
Golden Girls 3033
Golden Girls 3033 (2022)

TV show · as Rose Nylund (voice) (archive sound)

Curse of the Chippendales
Curse of the Chippendales (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls (2021)

as Rose Nylund

2010s

15 titles · average score 60
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? (2019)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bitey White (voice)

Toy Story 4
Toy Story 4 (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

as Bitey White (voice)

Crowded
Crowded (2016)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Sandy

Young & Hungry
Young & Hungry (2014)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Ms. Wilson

The Lorax
The Lorax (2012)
GoodWatch score 56

as Grammy Norma (voice)

The Client List
The Client List (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Ruth Hudson

The Soul Man
The Soul Man (2012)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Elka

The Lost Valentine
The Lost Valentine (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

as Caroline Thomas

Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Elka Ostrovsky

You Again
You Again (2010)
GoodWatch score 39

as Grandma Bunny

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa
Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa (2010)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mrs. Claus (voice)

Pound Puppies
Pound Puppies (2010)
GoodWatch score 38

TV show · as Agatha McLeish (voice)

2000s

34 titles · average score 63
The Proposal
The Proposal (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

as Grandma Annie

Community
Community (2009)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Professor June Bauer

The Middle
The Middle (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Mrs. Nethercott

Love n' Dancing
Love n' Dancing (2009)
GoodWatch score 35

as Irene

30 Rock
30 Rock (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Betty White

Bones
Bones (2005)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Dr. Beth Mayer

Annie's Point
Annie's Point (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

as Annie Eason

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as CBS Nurse / Self

My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl (2005)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Griselda Weezmer

Boston Legal
Boston Legal (2004)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Catherine Piper

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2001)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Mrs. Doolin (voice)

Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Sylvia

1990s

30 titles · average score 60
Lake Placid
Lake Placid (1999)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mrs. Delores Bickerman

Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Betty White (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Beatrice (voice)

Hard Rain
Hard Rain (1998)
GoodWatch score 44

as Doreen Sears

Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! (1998)
GoodWatch score 42

as Martha Wilson

That '70s Show
That '70s Show (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Bea Sigurdson

Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Dr. Shirley Flott

King of the Hill
King of the Hill (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Dorothy / Ellen (voice) / Delia (voice)

Maybe This Time
Maybe This Time (1995)

TV show · as Shirley Sullivan

The Golden Palace
The Golden Palace (1992)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Rose Nylund

Bob
Bob (1992)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Sylvia Schmidt

Chance of a Lifetime
Chance of a Lifetime (1991)
GoodWatch score 56

as Evelyn Eglin

1980s

14 titles · average score 67
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Betty White (voice)

Empty Nest
Empty Nest (1988)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show · as Rose Nylund

ALF Loves a Mystery
ALF Loves a Mystery (1987)

as Aunt Harriet

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Betty White

The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Rose Nylund

Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss? (1984)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Just Men!
Just Men! (1983)

TV show

Mama's Family
Mama's Family (1983)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Ellen Harper-Jackson

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Gloria Neal

Hotel
Hotel (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Eunice
Eunice (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ellen

Best of the West
Best of the West (1981)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Amanda Tremaine

1970s

13 titles · average score 66
The Best Place to Be
The Best Place to Be (1979)

as Sally Cantrell

Before and After
Before and After (1979)

as Anita

Snavely
Snavely (1978)

as Gladys Snavely

The Betty White Show
The Betty White Show (1977)

TV show · as Joyce Whitman

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Betsy Boucher / Louise WIllis

The Sonny and Cher Show
The Sonny and Cher Show (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

The Jacksons
The Jacksons (1976)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Ella misma

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976)
GoodWatch score 62

as Miss Halloween

Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Louise Demery

Vanished
Vanished (1971)

TV show · as TV Hostess

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Sue Ann Nivens

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Betty White

1960s

3 titles · average score 61
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Adelle Colby

Advise & Consent
Advise & Consent (1962)
GoodWatch score 78

as Senator Bessie Adams

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1962)

as Betty Swan

1950s

5 titles · average score 66
Date with the Angels
Date with the Angels (1957)

TV show

Jingle All the Way! Christmas Stories Vol. 2
Jingle All the Way! Christmas Stories Vol. 2 (1957)

TV show

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Virginia Lennart

The Betty White Show
The Betty White Show (1954)

TV show

Life with Elizabeth
Life with Elizabeth (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Elizabeth

1940s

1 title
Time to Kill
Time to Kill (1945)

as Lou's Girl