Birthday: Betty White

Today is the 91st birthday of actress, comedian, singer, author, television personality, and, since 2010, soul surviving Golden Girl, Betty White.

White has had an active career since 1939, when she entered into show business by appearing in radio shows.  She soon got her own radio show, The Betty White Show, before entering into television.  In 1950 she received her first Emmy nomination, for Best Actress in the first year that the category was made.  White went on to appear in the comedy shows Life with Elizabeth, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Love Boat, Mama's Family, The Golden Girls, The Golden Palace, Boston Legal, The Bold and the Beautiful, and most recently Hot in Cleveland.  She was also the hostess of NBC's annual Tournament of Roses Parade, then CBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, and now hosts Betty White's Off Their Rockers.  Oh, and for many years she made regular appearances on game shows like Password and Match Game, the former which was hosted by her third husband Allen Ludden.  In her lengthy career, White has received 21 Emmy nominations, won seven Emmy Awards, won one Grammy, and in 1995 was awarded a Star on the Walk of Fame.

Yeah, and she's 91.  Happy birthday!