Betty White, a Television Golden Girl From the Start, 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.

Betty White, who created two of the most memorable characters in sitcom history, the nymphomaniacal Sue Ann Nivens on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and the sweet but dim Rose Nylund on “The Golden Girls” — and who capped her long career with a comeback that included a triumphant appearance as the host of “Saturday Night Live” at the age of 88 — died on Friday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 99.

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Today is Betty White's 93rd Birthday: 'Happy Birthday'

Loved her in Golden Girls, but love her even more for what she does for animals. Happy 93rd Birthday, Betty White…my idol!

Betty White's name is as synonymous with animal advocacy as it is with comedy — and she wouldn't have it any other way. "I'm the luckiest person in the world. My life is divided in absolute half: half animals, half show business," White, tells TVGuide.com. "They're the two things I love the most and I have to stay in show business to pay for my animal work!"

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