DIE US-AMERIKANISCHE SCHAUSPIELERIN, KOMIKERIN UND MODERATORIN BETTY WHITE IST GESTORBEN

31.12.2021 Die am 17. Januar 1922 in Oak Park (Illinois) geborene US-amerikanische Schauspielerin, Komikerin, Synchronsprecherin und Moderatorin Betty White (Bild) ist am 31. Dezember 2021 in Los Angeles gestorben. Sie wurde hauptsächlich mit Rollen in komödiantischen Fernsehserien und Filmen international bekannt. Dazu gehören zum Beispiel die Darstellung der Rose Nylund in "Golden Girls" oder die der Sue Ann Nivens in der "Mary Tyler Moore Show". Als eine der ersten Produzentinnen hat White neben Lucille Ball den Weg für Frauen im Film- und Fernsehgeschäft hinter der Kamera und in leitenden Positionen geebnet.* White erhielt drei American Comedy Awards, zahlreiche Emmys, 2009 den Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award und 2015 den Grammy Award für das "beste gesprochene Album" für "If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't)".

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Betty White Dead at 99

Beloved actress, comedian and American icon Betty White has died, just weeks before a milestone birthday ... TMZ has learned.

https://www.tmz.com/2021/12/31/betty-white-dead-dies-golden-girls/

Tributes pour in for ‘cultural icon’ Betty White, as fans from Biden to Ryan Reynolds pay homage

Who didn’t love Betty White?

As news of the iconic comedian’s death at her Los Angeles home became public Friday, appreciation poured in from all corners of the country — including from the president. “That’s a shame. She was a lovely lady,” President Biden said as he was informed of White’s passing as he left a lunch in Delaware, later tweeting that she was a “cultural icon.” The 99-year-old actress — legend of film, television and razor-sharp comedic timing — had an age-defying career that spanned nearly eight decades.

Helena Andrews-Dyer

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/12/31/betty-white-reactions-death/

Betty White, a TV Fixture for Seven Decades, Is Dead at 99

Among the many highlights of a career that began in 1949 were star turns on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” in the 1970s and “Saturday Night Live” in 2010.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/31/arts/television/betty-white-dead.html

Hollywood Pays Tribute to Betty White: ‘Our National Treasure’

Hollywood dignitaries, from Ryan Reynolds to Seth Meyers, took to social media on Friday to pay tribute to the late Betty White. (…) Ryan Reynolds, who starred alongside White in “The Proposal” wrote on Twitter, “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.”

Jazz Tangcay

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/betty-white-hollywood-tribute-golden-girls-1235145416/

Betty White is as important as she is beloved

At some point in the past 30 or 40 years – in a career that spanned nine decades on the small screen – Betty White may have been the only person you could express your love to without being disapproved of by anyone. There are people who don’t like chocolate, people who are allergic to puppies, who complain that beach holidays are too sandy. But the affection that Betty White generates seems to transcend any demographic imaginable.

https://news7h.com/betty-white-is-as-important-as-she-is-beloved-the-hollywood-reporter/

"Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever," Betty White's agent and close friend Jeff Witjas tells PEOPLE in a statement

White was gearing up to celebrate her 100th birthday on Jan. 17. Ahead of her centennial year, in a cover story, White opened up to PEOPLE about how she was feeling about turning 100 years old.

"I'm so lucky to be in such good health and feel so good at this age," said the veteran actress. "It's amazing."

Stephen M. Silverman

https://people.com/tv/betty-white-the-golden-girls-and-hot-in-cleveland-star-dead-at-99/

Betty White: a true TV genius – and a comedy black belt

With her sweet smile and twinkly eyes, White made her name playing seemingly dopey blondes. But how canny she was – and what a revolutionary.

Hadley Freeman

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/31/betty-white-a-true-tv-genius-and-a-comedy-black-belt

L’iconique Betty White s’en va rejoindre les étoiles

L’actrice américaine, star de la télévision mais aussi du cinéma, s’est éteinte juste avant de célébrer son 100e anniversaire, annonce son agent.

https://www.lematin.ch/story/liconique-betty-white-sen-va-rejoindre-les-etoiles-965555793977

Betty White, última chica de oro, fallece a los 99 años

A la actriz, activa hasta el final de sus días, se le atribuye la carrera televisiva más larga de la historia en el libro Guinness de los récord, siete décadas. Iba a cumplir 100 años el 17 de enero

Amanda Mars

https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-12-31/betty-white-ultima-chica-de-oro-fallece-a-los-99-anos.html

E' morta Betty White, l'attrice 'Golden girl' della tv americana stava per compiere 100 anni

Anche il presidente Biden ha ricordato l’artista

https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2021/12/31/news/e_morta_betty_white-332266015/

Betty White: Das entspannte, freundliche gute Gewissen Amerikas

Betty White war legendär als schusselige, nicht mit übermäßigem Intellekt belastete Rose Nylund in der Serie "Golden Girls". Allein das würde ihren Tod zu einem schwierigen Abschluss eines schwierigen Jahres machen. Aber White (…) war mehr als Rose. Die Schauspielerin wurde eine der grossen Konsensfiguren Amerikas, eine Stimme für das offene, das freundliche, das gutmütige Amerika. Als diese wird sie besonders fehlen.

Georg Leyrer

https://kurier.at/kultur/betty-white-das-entspannte-freundliche-gute-gewissen-amerikas/401858615

Videos:

The Golden Girls - The Best of Rose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoD_sysyXjM

Mary Tyler Moore show Betty White as Sue Ann Nivens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tifLyDatTm8

Betty White: Celebrating 60 Years (on Aug. 7, 2008)

https://www.emmys.com/news/home/betty-white-celebrating-60-years-aug-7-2008

Betty White Interview - Part 1 of 5 EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2ZHoxceYsU&t=284s

70th Emmy Awards: A Celebration for Betty White