Betty White celebrates her 99th birthday
Having spent over 80 years working in the television industry, seasoned actress and comedian Betty White turned 99 years old this week, Take a look back at her impressive career so far.
Circa 1956: American actor Betty White sits in a canvas chair with her name written on the back, looking over her shoulder in a backyard garden. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Betty White, US actress and comedian, smiling while sitting with her arms folded across a pillow on the backrest of a sofa in a living room, circa 1955. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)
circa 1955: Promotional studio portrait of American actor Betty White smiling and wearing a patterned dress with a heart-shaped brooch. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Betty White pictured in the early days of her acting career.
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A headshot portrait of American actor Betty White wearing a veiled hat, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Actress Betty White is honored as she rides in a Chevrolet in the Chirstmas Parade in Los Angeles,CA. (Photo by Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
American actress Betty White (left), actor Eddie Albert (1906 - 2005), and an unidentified woman pose in front of the a KLAC-TV camera during a broadcast of the talk show, 'Hollywood on Television,' Los Angeles, California, 1952. (Photo by Nigel Dobinson/Getty Images)
Betty White and Zsa Zsa Gabor (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Promotional portrait of the cast of the TV series, 'The Golden Girls,' 1980s. CW, from top left: Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, Betty White and Estelle Getty. (Photo by Fotos International/Getty Images)
Betty White, US actress, smiling as she holds an Emmy Award, against a yellow background, USA, circa 1975. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
19th March 1974: American actor Betty White stands smiling with her husband, TV producer and host Allen Ludden (d. 1981), wearing a tuxedo, at an International Broadcasting Awards dinner tribute to Mary Tyler Moore. (Photo by Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images)
Actress Betty White poses at the celebration of her 93rd birthday on the set of "Hot in Cleveland" held at CBS Studios - Radford on January 16, 2015 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for TV Land)
David Furnish, musician Sir Elton John, actress Betty White and guest attend the 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party at Pacific Design Center on March 7, 2010 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Chopard)
Actress Betty White visits Fuse's "No. 1 Countdown" at fuse Studios on June 11, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Actress Betty White accepts the award for Favorite TV Icon during The 41st Annual People's Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre LA Live on January 7, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for The People's Choice Awards)
(L to R) Actresses Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Bea Arthur arrive for the DVD release party for "The Golden Girls" the first season November 18, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)
(L-R) Actresses Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick, Betty White and Jane Leeves pose onstage during "Hot in Cleveland" LIVE! at the CBS Studio Center on March 26, 2014 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for TV Land)
Actress Betty White onstage during the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre on September 21, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Actress Betty White attends L.A. Zoo's Gorillas Served Vegetarian Feast by The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association on June 5, 2008 at the Los Angeles Zoo in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/WireImage)
Actress Betty White attends the unveiling of her wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood on June 4, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
Emily Deschanel and guest star Betty White in the "The Carpals in the Coy-Wolves" episode of BONES airied on FOX. (Photo by FOX Image Collection via Getty Images)
Betty White and Ted Knight (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Actress Betty White arrives at the premiere of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's 3D-CG "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" at Citywalk on February 19, 2012 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Actresses Wendie Malick, Jane Leeves, Betty White and Valerie Bertinelli, winners Favorite Cable TV Comedy for "Hot in Cleveland," speak onstage at the 2012 People's Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on January 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Circa 1990: American actor Betty White during the time she was playing Rose Nylund in the televisoin series, 'The Golden Girls'. (Photo by Francesco Da Vinci/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Actress Betty White (C) and 'Betty's Boys' appear on location for The Lifeline Program Music Video Shoot on August 29, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/WireImage)
Betty White (L) and Kathy Griffin backstage at the second annual THE ALL-STAR DOG RESCUE CELEBRATION, a one-of-a-kind event celebrating Americas rescue dogs, airing Thursday, Nov. 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (Photo by FOX Image Collection via Getty Images)
Actress Betty White attends The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association's (GLAZA) 45th Annual Beastly Ball at the Los Angeles Zoo on June 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage)
Actress Betty White performs onstage at the 39th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Morgan Freeman held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 9, 2011 in Culver City, California. The AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Morgan Freeman will premiere on TV Land on Saturday, June 19 at 9PM ET/PST. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI)
Actors Betty White (L) and Ed Asner appear onstage at the 25th Anniversary Genesis Awards at the Century Plaza Hotel on March 19, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Betty White attends the SNL 40th Anniversary Celebration at Rockefeller Plaza on February 15, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/FilmMagic)