"The Betty White Show The Betty White Show is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from September 12, 1977, to January 9, 1978. Fourteen episodes were broadcast. The series was produced by MTM Enterprises. Note: This program should not be confused with two earlier television programs that had the same title—a daytime talk show that ran on NBC February 8, 1954 – December 31, 1954, and a prime-time comedy variety show that ran on ABC February 5, 1958 – April 30, 1958. Joyce Whitman (Betty White), a middle-aged actress, lands the lead in a fictitious police series, ""Undercover Woman"""
"go there with our first Black character?' I honestly fell off the show after that. I think it was just so implausible and just an image that Black folks don't want to see: their child chained and shackled in the basement."" Betty Applewhite Betty Applewhite is a fictional character played by actress Alfre Woodard on the ABC television series ""Desperate Housewives"". The character is introduced in the last episodes of the series' first season, and becomes the center of the mystery of the second season, along with her two sons, Matthew and Caleb. Regarding Betty Applewhite and the mystery storyline"
"Actress Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for her performance in the film. During the 90's she made many guest appearances in various television shows. She portrayed Charmaine Brown during Seasons 7 and 8 of ""The Cosby Show"" (1990-1992), and Season 6 of ""A Different World"" (1992-1993). White also guest starred as Jewel, Jazz's wife in two episodes of ""The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'.' Shayla' in ""Living Single"" episode 'Woman to Woman'. From 2001-2005, she performed the voice of Dijonay Jones on the animated Disney Channel series ""The Proud Family"". Betty Lebo is Season 2 of ""I Didn't Do It"""
"Betty White's dog Bandit, and White changed over to a half hour sitcom format based on the Elizabeth sketches entitled ""Life With Elizabeth"", which ran in syndication for two years and sixty-five episodes. Across the decades, White would use the skills she had honed on ""Hollywood on Television"" by hosting her own talk show in 1954 and subsequent variety series as well as starring in numerous sitcoms, including ""Date with the Angels"", ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"", ""The Betty White Show"", ""The Golden Girls"", ""The Golden Palace"" and ""Hot in Cleveland"", as well as hosting the 2012 prank show ""Betty"
"Betty Applewhite Betty Applewhite is a fictional character played by actress Alfre Woodard on the ABC television series ""Desperate Housewives"". The character is introduced in the last episodes of the series' first season, and becomes the center of the mystery of the second season, along with her two sons, Matthew and Caleb. Regarding Betty Applewhite and the mystery storyline of her family, series creator Marc Cherry stated: ""They come on the street; they seem like nice people — but they've got a secret. And it's pretty gothic. It's real and human and awful all at the same time."" Woodard commented"
"Betty White Betty Marion White Ludden (born January 17, 1922), known professionally as Betty White, is an American actress and comedian, with the longest television career of any entertainer. Regarded as a pioneer of television, she was one of the first women to have control both in front of and behind the camera and is recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom (""Life with Elizabeth""), which contributed to her receiving the honorary title Mayor of Hollywood in 1955. She is known for her award-winning roles as Sue Ann Nivens on ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"" (1973–77) and Rose"
"in their basement was originally intended for the first-season finale but saved for ""Next"" instead. While the Applewhites are regarded as the first major black characters on the series, Cherry stated that the role of Betty was originally offered to two white film actresses, both of whom turned it down due to financial and time commitment issues. He clarified: ""There's nothing strategically black about her character. Her color is incidental."" Woodard stated that she had never seen the show before accepting the role, something that led the producers to send her fifteen episodes of the show, which she divided amongst"
"about relevance in those days, and that usually the incidents were based on real life situations that happened to her, the actor who played Alvin, and the writer. White also performed in commercials seen on live television in Los Angeles, including a rendition of the ""Dr. Ross Dog Food"" advertisement at KTLA during the 1950s. And guest starred on ""The Millionaire"" in the episode ""The Virginia Lennart Story"", as the owner of a small town diner that received an anonymous gift of $1,000,000, in 1956. In 1954, she hosted and produced her own daily talk/variety show, ""The Betty White Show"","
"of the book. Betty White Betty Marion White Ludden (born January 17, 1922), known professionally as Betty White, is an American actress and comedian, with the longest television career of any entertainer. Regarded as a pioneer of television, she was one of the first women to have control both in front of and behind the camera and is recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom (""Life with Elizabeth""), which contributed to her receiving the honorary title Mayor of Hollywood in 1955. She is known for her award-winning roles as Sue Ann Nivens on ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"""
"The Betty Hutton Show The Betty Hutton Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS's Thursday night schedule (8-8:30pm Eastern) during the 1959-1960 season. The show was sponsored by General Foods' Post Cereals, and was produced by Desilu and Hutton Productions. The series, which was originally entitled Goldie, would retain its original title during its syndication run. Hutton stars as Goldie, a showgirl-turned-manicurist. One of Goldie's regular customers is a millionaire, Mr. Strickland (White). After Mr. Strickland suddenly dies, Goldie discovers that he has left everything he owns, including his 60 million dollar fortune and his three children, to"
"close of the series' sixth season, as well as the finale of the ABC series ""Ugly Betty"", in which Williams starred as Wilhelmina Slater. The character, who was originally named Renee Filmore-Jones, was conceived as a trouble-making vixen, similar to the Edie Britt character (Nicollette Sheridan), who appeared on the series until the fifth season. Following the casting announcement, Williams admitted to having been a fan of the series during its first year, but stopped watching because of the racially insensitive second season mystery storyline. It focused on Betty Applewhite (Alfre Woodard), the series' first black main character. Williams explained"
"they were introduced in the final two episodes of the first season. Woodard played Betty Applewhite, a ""deeply religious, overbearing single mother"" while Mehcad portrayed her son, Matthew. In regards to the characters and their mystery storyline, Cherry stated: ""They come on the street; they seem like nice people—but they've got a secret. And it's pretty gothic. It's real and human and awful all at the same time."" Woodard commented that her character ""never means harm ... Let's just say she has ""flaws"". She had to make some really tough decisions quick and if the law ever catches up with"
"on the series until the fifth season. Following the casting announcement, Williams admitted to having been a fan of the series during its first year, but stopped watching because of the racially insensitive second season mystery storyline. It focused on Betty Applewhite (Alfre Woodard), the series' first black main character. Williams explained to ""Entertainment Weekly"", ""[Betty] had her son in chains in the basement. It was like, 'Really? Do we have to go there with our first Black character?' I honestly fell off the show after that. I think it was just so implausible and just an image that Black"
"in just such a way. A running gag was that Sue Ann's hard-edged private personality was the complete opposite of how she presented herself on her show. ""We need somebody who can play sickeningly sweet, like Betty White,"" Moore herself suggested at a production meeting, which resulted in casting White herself. White won two Emmy Awards back-to-back for her role in the hugely popular series. In 1975, NBC replaced her as hostess and commentator on the Tournament of Roses Parade broadcast feeling she was too identified with rival network CBS due to her new found success on ""The Mary Tyler"
"Betty Driver Elizabeth Mary ""Betty"" Driver, (20 May 1920 – 15 October 2011) was a British actress and singer, best known for her role as Betty Williams (previously Betty Turpin) on the British soap opera, ""Coronation Street"" a role she played for 42 years from 1969 to 2011, appearing in more than 2,800 episodes. She had previously appeared as Mrs Edgley in ""Coronation Street"" spin-off ""Pardon the Expression"" (1965–1966) opposite Arthur Lowe. Her early career focused on her as a singer, appearing in musical films such as ""Boots! Boots!"" in 1934, opposite George Formby and ""Penny Paradise"" in 1938, directed"
"2005 she joined the cast of the ABC comedy-drama series, ""Desperate Housewives"" as Betty Applewhite, the new mystery housewife. The character is introduced in the last episodes of the series' first season, and becomes the center of the mystery of the second season. The series creator Marc Cherry clarified: ""There's nothing strategically black about her character. Her color is incidental."" Woodard stated that she had never seen the show before accepting the role, something that led the producers to send her fifteen episodes of the show, which she divided amongst various family members. After they compared storylines, Woodard recalled that"
"The Alan Young Show The Alan Young Show is an American radio and television series presented in diverse formats over a nine-year period and starring Vancouver born comedian Alan Young. The series began on NBC Radio as a summer replacement situation comedy in 1944, featuring vocalist Bea Wain. It then moved to ABC Radio with Jean Gillespie portraying Young's girlfriend Betty. The program was next broadcast by NBC for a 1946-47 run and was off in 1948. When it returned to NBC in 1949, Louise Erickson played Betty and Jim Backus was heard as wealthy and snobbish playboy Hubert Updike"
"that her character ""never means harm... Let's just say she has flaws. She had to make some really tough decisions quick and if the law ever catches up with her, she'll have to serve time... But they'll never catch her."" The final scene in which Betty and Matthew bring food to the prisoner in their basement was originally intended for the first season finale but saved for ""Next"" instead. While the Applewhites are regarded as the first major black characters on the series, Cherry stated that the role of Betty was originally offered to two white film actresses, both of"
"at a first-run scripted comedy (the channel has rerun other sitcoms since its debut). White was only meant to appear in the pilot of the show but was asked to stay on for the entire series. In 2011, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Elka, but lost to Julie Bowen for ""Modern Family"". The series ran for six seasons, a total of 128 episodes, with the hour-long final episode airing on June 3, 2015. White also starred in the ""Hallmark Hall of Fame"" presentation of ""The"
"decides that this dark chapter of her life is over. She packs and leaves Wisteria Lane with Caleb. As soon as Woodard accepted the role of Betty Applewhite, she reported experiencing heavy media attention. Woodard's portrayal of Betty was praised and resulted in a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. However, her mystery as a whole had mixed reviews. In a review of the second-season premiere, Michael Slezak of ""Entertainment Weekly"" thought that the Applewhite mystery would help reduce the show's chances of falling into a sophomore slump. He praised Woodard's acting"
"folksy tone, commonly interweaving German words. Meta was a primary character on the radio version and at one point listeners got the chance to choose whether or not to find her guilty of murdering her husband Ted White, whom she blamed for letting their young son Chuckie die in a freak boxing accident. Meta's character faded into a supporting role within the first decade of the TV series. The conflicts between the Bauer clan and Bill's headstrong wife Bert were an integral part of the plot in the television show's first decade. Although Bert and her sister-in-law Meta eventually became"
"she became ""instantly hooked"" on the series. As soon as Woodard accepted the role of Betty Applewhite, she reported experiencing heavy media attention. Woodard's portrayal of Betty was praised and resulted in a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2006. However, her mystery as a whole had mixed reviews. In a review of the second season premiere, Michael Slezak of ""Entertainment Weekly"" thought that the Applewhite mystery would help reduce the show's chances of falling into a sophomore slump. He praised Woodard's acting as well as her character's storyline, opining, ""there's"
"her, she'll have to serve time ... But they'll never catch her."" The final scene in which Betty and Matthew bring food to the prisoner in their basement was originally intended for the first-season finale but saved for ""Next"" instead. While the Applewhites are regarded as the first major black characters on the series, Cherry stated that the role of Betty was originally offered to two white film actresses, both of whom turned it down due to financial and time commitment issues. He clarified: ""There's nothing strategically black about her character. Her color is incidental."" Woodard had never seen the"
"from a recently cancelled soap opera television series who longs for the fame she once experienced. Betty White plays Elka Ostrovsky, a sassy elderly caretaker with a renewed sex life and a general dislike of Joy. In keeping with the theme of TV Land, the cast is composed of actors who appeared in sitcoms that were syndicated on the network. Bertinelli appeared in the 1970 sitcom ""One Day at a Time"" (1975). Leeves starred in the ""Cheers"" spinoff ""Frasier"" (1993). Malick starred in the late 1990s NBC sitcom ""Just Shoot Me!"" (1997). White starred in the 1980s NBC hit sitcom"
"business partner, while his other two children with Beth also feature. Kenny Doughty also stars in 4 episodes as Cassidy's love interest. Despite a massive promotional effort that included a nationwide poster campaign featuring giant Gold Credit cards across Great Britain the drama fared poorly in the ratings, drawing only 1.4 million viewers for its opening episode. John White, played by David Schofield<br> Beth White, played by Barbara Marten<br> Justin White, played by Nicholas Shaw<br> Lauren White, played by Jaime Winstone<br> Terese White, Played by Poppy Miller<br> Darren White, played by Darren Tighe<br> Cassidy, played by Kelly Harrison<br> Coll, played"
"as ""The Cue Meter"", Max Fleischer's most famous character, Betty Boop, was born out of a cameo caricature in the early ""Talkartoon"", ""Dizzy Dishes"" (1930). Fashioned after popular singer Helen Kane, she originated as a hybrid poodle/canine figure and was such a sensation in the New York preview that Paramount encouraged Fleischer to develop her into a continuing character. While she originated under veteran animator Myron ""Grim"" Natwick, she was transformed into a human female under Seymour Kneitel and Berny Wolf and became Fleischer's biggest character. The ""Betty Boop"" series began in 1932, and became a huge success for Fleischer."
"allow White out of her contractual agreement and required her to fill the remaining thirteen weeks in their deal. Instead of a retooled version of the sitcom, White rebooted her old talk/variety show, ""The Betty White Show"", which aired until her contract was fulfilled. "" Out of work, White turned her attention to network game shows. She made many appearances on the hit ""Password"" show as a celebrity guest from 1961 through 1975. She married the show's host, Allen Ludden, in 1963. She subsequently appeared on the show's three updated versions ""Password Plus"", ""Super Password"", and ""Million Dollar Password"", having"
"Sue Ann Nivens Sue Ann Nivens was a fictional character on the long-running situation comedy ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"". She was played by television perennial Betty White. The role of Sue Ann Nivens was not specifically written for White, but script #73 of the series (""The Lars Affair"", originally aired September 15, 1973) called for an ""icky sweet Betty White type"". The show's casting director decided to approach the star herself, who with her husband Allen Ludden was already good friends with Mary Tyler Moore and her then husband, the show's producer Grant Tinker. (In a 2011 Archive of"
"and when he died, he left her the house in gratitude. It'll be a souvenir fans want to keep."" Betty Williams (Coronation Street) Betty Williams (also Preston and Turpin) is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera, ""Coronation Street"", portrayed by former music hall star Betty Driver. Driver was cast as Betty in 1969, after first auditioning for the role of Hilda Ogden, which was given to Jean Alexander. The character arrived in ""Coronation Street"" to help her sister Maggie Cooke run the corner shop, and has since had a number of storylines which have seen her become twice"
"essential ingredients. They're like the big clock on the mantelpiece."" Park elaborated on his opinion of Betty when he left the serial as producer in 1998, saying, ""I don't mean it disrespectfully but [...] people like Betty Driver, who plays Betty Williams [...] are what I call the mantelpiece ornaments. She'll probably never hold down a major storyline but she's part of the weave."" The character is one of the longest-serving in British soap, coming third behind Ken Barlow and Emily Bishop in a 1998 survey assessing character episode appearances in ""Coronation Street's"" history. In 1999, when Betty was celebrating"
"Betty Williams (Coronation Street) Betty Williams (also Preston and Turpin) is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera, ""Coronation Street"", portrayed by former music hall star Betty Driver. Driver was cast as Betty in 1969, after first auditioning for the role of Hilda Ogden, which was given to Jean Alexander. The character arrived in ""Coronation Street"" to help her sister Maggie Cooke run the corner shop, and has since had a number of storylines which have seen her become twice widowed, and mother to an illegitimate son. For most of the shows run Betty worked as a barmaid in"
"starring Betty White. After she got a titanium plate put in her neck, she improved and then agreed, with the blessing of her doctor, to take the part of a dying woman in the soap opera ""Fashion House"". While she was rehearsing a scene, a gallon of water fell from the ceiling onto her head. The headaches returned after the incident and persisted. Hedren filed a suit to receive recompense following her inability to work. Hedren's lawyer, Joseph Allen, made a mistake in his discussions with the defendants that allowed them to block him from filing suit. Hedren sued Allen"
"Lee Meriwether Lee Ann Meriwether (born May 27, 1935) is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. She is known for her role as Betty Jones, Buddy Ebsen's secretary and daughter-in-law in the long-running 1970s crime drama ""Barnaby Jones"". The role earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations in 1975 and 1976, and an Emmy Award nomination in 1977. She is also known for her role as Herman Munster's long-haired wife, Lily Munster, on the 1980s sitcom ""The Munsters Today"", as well as for her portrayal of Catwoman, replacing Julie Newmar in the"