Betty White Has Died at 99

Betty White has died at age 99. The beloved award-winning actor’s shut buddy and agent, Jeff Witjas, confirmed the information in an announcement to People on Dec. 31. “Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever,” he mentioned. “I will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much. I don’t think Betty ever feared passing because she always wanted to be with her most beloved husband Allen Ludden. She believed she would be with him again.”

Betty was only a few weeks shy of her a hundredth birthday on Jan. 17. According to People, she was set to premiere her one-night-only film particular, Betty White: 100 Years Young — A Birthday Celebration, in honor of her centennial 12 months — which was scheduled to be proven in 900 theaters nationwide on her birthday. Producers of the particular have since confirmed that the occasion will proceed as deliberate on Jan. 17.

The seasoned actor is thought to be a trailblazing fixture within the tv world and had the longest-running profession out of any lady on TV up till her loss of life. Starting in 1939, Betty starred in a number of exhibits for over eight many years — together with The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hot in Cleveland, and her personal every day selection present, The Betty White Show — however her most well-known function was main as Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls, which ran on NBC from 1985 to 1992. She was the final dwelling member of the present’s quartet, which featured Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty. In her later years, Betty continued to reside a full life, changing into the oldest particular person to ever host Saturday Night Live in May 2010.

In mild of the information of Betty’s loss of life, followers and associates of the star have been sharing touching phrases and reminiscences from her profession on social media. Ryan Reynolds, who starred alongside Betty in The Proposal with Sandra Bullock, tweeted, “The world looks different now. She was great at defying expectation. She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. We’ll miss you, Betty. Now you know the secret.” Read forward as extra celebrities pay tribute to the actor.