Terrible news to end 2021.According to
, actress Betty White, best known for her role as Rose Nylund in the 1980's sitcom
The Golden Girls
has passed away at 99-years-old.She was to turn 100 on January 17.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and
Elka Ostrovsky in the TV Land sitcom
Hot in Cleveland
as recently as 2015. Other credits include roles in
Date with the Angels,
The Betty White Show
,
The Love Boat
,
Mama's Family
,
That '70s Show
,
Boston Legal,
The Bold and the Beautiful,
and much more
.
In 2010, she became the oldest person to ever host Saturday Night Live.The actress is a trailblazer in many ways after getting started in radio when she was 8-years-old in 1930. She was dubbed the "the first lady of game shows," for her appearance on game shows, and began her television career in 1939.Over the past year, Betty White would often become a trending topic on Twitter as her fans repeadly discussed her accomplishments, and what she meant to them as an actress, and person throughout her life.Our prayers go out to her family.