Betty Marion White Ludden ( 1922 – December 31, 2021) actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television, She was among the first women to exert control in front of and behind the camera and the first woman to produce a sitcom which contributed to her being named honorary Mayor of Hollywood in 1955.White is often referred to as the "First Lady of Television",
White became a staple panelist of American game shows, including Password, Match Game, Tattletales, To Tell the Truth, The Hollywood Squares, and The $25,000 Pyramid; dubbed "the first lady of game shows", White became the first woman to receive the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host for the show Just Men! in 1983. She was also known for her appearances on The Bold and the Beautiful, Boston Legal, and The Carol Burnett Show. Her biggest roles on the CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show , Rose Nylund on the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls
