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Betty Marion White (born January 17, 1922) is an American actress with a career spanning 60 years. Her television roles include Sue-Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls; she won Emmy Awards for each of these. She has also made regular appearances on the game shows Password and Match Game and played recurring roles Mama`s Family and Boston Legal. She is also recognized for her affiliation with animal charities such as "Actors and Others for Animals". On June 14, 1963, White married television host and personality Allen Ludden, whom she had met on Password. He proposed to twice-divorced White at least twice before she accepted. Already diagnosed with cancer in early 1980, Ludden suffered a debilitating stroke by fall of that year, which forced him to retire. However, Betty and Allen remained married until Ludden`s death from stomach cancer on June 9, 1981 in Los Angeles, CA. The couple appeared together in an episode of The Odd Couple featuring Felix`s and Oscar`s appearance on Password. Ludden also appeared as a guest panelist on Match Game, with White sitting in the audience (she was prompted to rip apart one of Ludden`s wrong answers on camera during an episode of Match Game `74; the two appeared together on the panel in 1975). White has not remarried since Ludden`s death.

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