Talk:Betty White

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Contents 1 Most famous role 2 German descent? 3 list of credits 4 betty white 5 First name 6 St Elsewhre 7 Vandalism

[edit] Most famous role

Would it be fairly POV to say Rose was her most famous role? I'm sure many others love her Sue Ann role, too. Mike H 20:08, Oct 4, 2004 (UTC)

• None the less, the character of Rose Nylund was a lead character on Golden Girls whereas Sue Ann was only a recurring/supporting character. She was nominated for 7 Emmy Awards as Rose, only 3 as Sue Ann. She was on Golden Girls for 8 years AND on it's spin-off show Golden Palace; she was only on Mary Tyler Moore for 5 years. It's fairly solid to say that she is BEST known for her performance as Rose, not really a POV issue. Pacian 07:18, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] German descent?

Does anyone have a good, reliable source (i.e. not the IMDB or any of the sites that copy its stupid trivia) for her being of German descent? (i.e. interview, article, etc.) Vulturell 03:34, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] list of credits

is it really necessary to have the list of acting credits here? that's what the IMDB link is for. cma 17:32, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] betty white

beautiful woman? or THE MOST beautiful woman.

24.222.215.47 12:00, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

I dont think she is dead yet...Someone needs to check that for sure and change the page

[edit] First name

I've heard through various first sources (game show reruns featuring White) that her first name is Elizabeth. Can anyone confirm or deny this? JMyrleFuller 03:26, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Most likely true. Betty is a nickname for Elizabeth. -- Gridlock Joe 19:06, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] St Elsewhre

White did a memorable guest spot on St Elsewhere. Another storyline in the same episode had a character believing he was Mary Richards from the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Towards the end of the show, the guy is walking down the hall and sees White. He thinks she is Sue Ann Nivens, but White says he's confused her for someone else. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.164.89.236 (talk) 22:43, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

This article has been hit with a fair bit of vandalism. Can someone look into this? Fireware (talk) 19:58, 20 May 2008 (UTC)