To say White was a cultural juggernaut is an understatement.
AfterThe Golden Girlsended in 1992, she made guest appearances and had recurring parts on television.
A year after that, she received a lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild.
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Whites fans wanted to see her in all the things.
And thanks to a spirited social media campaign, she hostedSaturday Night Livein May 2010.
It turned out to be the shows highest ratings in a year and a half.
The documentary also has other memorable moments and special guests.
With the big birthday bash planned and promoted, the news of Whites death hit the world hard.
See how celebrities, politicians, and others have publically mourned her passing.
The world looks different now,Reynolds wrote on Twitter.
She was great at defying expectation.
She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough.
Well miss you, Betty.
Now you know the secret.
Actors, apoliticians, and other notable people around the world are mourning the loss of this icon.
The world looks different now.
She was great at defying expectation.
She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough.
Well miss you, Betty.
Shes a cultural icon who will be sorely missed.
Jill and I are thinking of her family and all those who loved her this New Years Eve.
A party at which she ordered a vodka and a hotdog and stayed til the bitter end.
Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers)December 31, 2021
- Betty White.
Where do I begin?
Everyone was very excited she was on the show.
I had accidentally parked in her parking spot that day.
Pretty fantastic.pic.twitter.com/usm2P9y9cR
Ava DuVernay (@ava)December 31, 2021
A spirit of goodness and hope.
Betty White was much beloved because of who she was, and how she embraced a life well lived.
Her sense of humor.
Our world would be better if more followed her example.
It is diminished with her passing.
Barack and I join so many around the world who will miss the joy she brought to the world.
Man did I think you would live forever.
You blew a huge hole in this world that will inspire generations.
Betty will live forever not only in this world but the world here after.
I will always love her as we all will!
She was a vanguard who paved the way for women in TV.
Now we say goodbye to her irrepressible presence, and like millions of others, I will miss her.
Thank you Betty White.
