Photos: Betty White sets Guinness World Record
Guinness World Records announced that Betty White will be included in the 2014 edition of its world famous record book for “Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female),” spanning 74 years. She started in 1939, according to the Guinness website http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com .
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Actress Betty White attends the TIME 100 gala celebrating the 100 most influential people, at the Time Warner Center, Tuesday, May 4, 2010 in New York. Read about her world record at Guinness World Records.(AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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Actress Betty White in 1965. (AP Photo)
Betty White
Allen Ludden and his wife Betty White, who love to play games, continue a two year gin rummy battle in which she's ahead by a cumulative 6,000 points in Westchester, N.Y. on April 29, 1965. They do it professionally on TV. He's the master of ceremonies on "Password," and she makes frequent guest appearances on game shows. They play games to relax at home. (AP Photo/Bob Wands)
Betty White
Allen Ludden and his wife Betty White admire magnolia blossoms on the lawn of their country home in Westchester, N.Y. on May 14, 1965. The TV personalities both enjoy gardening. (AP Photo/Bob Wands)
Betty White 1979
Actress Betty White leans against "Sultan" a 300 pound Bengal Tiger, just under a year old, on June 7, 1979 in Los Angeles recently. White was helping to plan the Morris Animal Foundation Annual Health Conference and luncheon to be held in Los Angeles, June 10, 1979. (AP Photo)
Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White
Mary Tyler Moore and Betty White, June 22, 1989. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Betty White, Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox and Betty White, winners of Emmys for best actor and actress in a comedy series, stand backstage at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, Sunday, Sept. 21, 1986 after receiving their honors. Fox won for his role in ?Family Ties;? Ms. White for her role in ?The Golden Girls.? (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
Betty White
Comedienne Betty White places her hand on the star that was presented posthumously to her husband, Allen Ludden, during ceremonies inducting him into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Thursday, March 31, 1988. Ludden was honored with the 1,868th star of the famed walkway ? between those of White and Tyrone Power. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Betty White
Betty White stands backstage at the NBC TV Bob Hope ?I Love Lucy? special on Sept. 16, 1989. (AP Photo/Djansezian)
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Betty White shares a moment backstage at the 28th annual Emmy Awards with Ted Knight after they each won an Emmy for their supporting roles in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." On the series Miss White playes Sue Ann Nivens while Knight plays newscaster Ted Baxter. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Mary Tyler Moore Show Cast 1990
Cast members of the ?Mary Tyler Moore Show? gather at a Juvenile Diabetes Foundation gala in New York honoring Mary Tyler Moore as ?Woman of the Decade,? March 23, 1990. From left: Ed Asner, Cloris Leachman, Nancy Walker, Betty White and Mary Tyler Moore. (AP Photo/Mario Suriani)
Carol Burnett, Betty White
Actress Carol Burnett, left, gets Betty White?s attention during the taping of an upcoming episode of ?Carol & Company? on Friday, Sept. 29, 1990 at the Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif. Ms. White plays a pesky neighbor who keeps bothering Carol as she tries to get some sleep. (AP Photo/Bob Galbraith)
Comedy Hall Of Fame 1994
Comedy greats waiting for a group photo at the taping of NBC's second annual "Comedy Hall of Fame" shown on Sunday, Aug. 29, 1994 in Beverly Hills, California. Left to right, front are Richard Pryor,; middle, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Hope, Nanette Fabray, rear, Betty White, George Carlin, Brett Butler, Phil Hartman. Honored for their lifetime achievement were Hope, Shirley Maclaine, and Sid Caesar, Mary Tyler Moore, George Carlin and Richard Pryor. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Betty White actress 1977
Betty White stars as Joyce Whitman, a television actress whose joy at having a series of her own is marred only by the knowledge that her director will be her ex-husband (John Hillerman) with whom she is sharing a not-so-friendly divorce on the new comedy series. "The Betty White Show" will be broadcast on CBS Television Network in Sept. 1977. (AP PhotoCBS)
Betty White
Betty White mockingly checks her makeup in her award as presenter Michelle Lee looks on backstage at the 11th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame ceremonies on Sunday, Oct. 15, 1995 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Actress Betty White arrives for the 2004 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
WHITE MR. T
Betty White, from "Golden Girls," and Mr. T, from "The A Team," pose for photographers at NBC's 75th Anniversary Party, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Rene Macura)
CBS AT 75
Actors Betty White, left, Georgia Engel, second left, Gavin MacLeod, center, Valerie Harper, second right, and John Amos pose for photographers during arrivals at CBS's 75th anniversary celebration Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
Valeria Harper, Betty White
Valerie Harper, left, and Betty White arrive at the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Sandra Bullock,Betty White
Betty White, left, is seen with Sandra Bullock during the presentation of the MTV Generation award at the MTV Movie Awards in Universal City, Calif., on Sunday, June 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Actress Betty White wears a South American python around her wrist at the Los Angeles Zoo Monday, Feb. 20, 2006, in Los Angeles, where she was honored as Ambassador to the Animals by the city for her decades of dedication to the humane treatment of animals. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Actress Betty White laughs as an African eagle roosts overhead at the Los Angeles Zoo Monday, Feb. 20, 2006, in Los Angeles, where White was honored as Ambassador to the Animals by the city for her decades of dedication to the humane treatment of animals. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Betty White
Betty White poses for photographers on the red carpet before Comedy Central's "Roast of William Shatner," Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Rene Macura)
Susan Flannery;Betty White
Actors Susan Flannery, left, and Betty White are seen at the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Friday, June 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Tim Conway, Betty White, Ed McMahon, Tony Orlando
This photo, supplied by PBS, shows Tim Conway, left, breaking up along with Ed McMahon, Tony Orlando, right, as Betty White speaks at the Pioneers of Television -Television Critics panel discussion and reception at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Tuesday, July 10, 2007. (AP Photo/PBS,Howard Wise)
Sanra Bullock, Betty White
In this film publicity image released by Touchstone Pictures, sandra Bullock, left, and Betty White are shown in a scene from, "The Proposal." White has been voted the Entertainer of the Year by members of The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Disney/Touchstone Pictures, Kerry Hayes)
Henry Winkler,Beatrice Arthur, Betty White
Actor Henry Winkler, center, is seen Beatrice Arthur, right, and Betty White at the TV Land Awards on Sunday June 8, 2008 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Beatrice Arthur
Betty White, left, Rue McClanahan, center, and Beatrice Arthur, of the Golden Girls, at the TV Land Awards on Sunday June 8, 2008 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION BETTY WHITE
Betty White, Emmy-award winner and TV legend has been a tremendous supporter of Morris Animal Foundation for over 40 years. (PRNewsFoto/Morris Animal Foundation)
Betty White
Betty White arrives at the premiere of "The Proposal" on Monday, June 1, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Betty White
File -- A Nov. 24, 2009, file photo shows actress Betty White during an appearance in Burbank, Calif. White will be presented the SAG Lifetime Achievement Award Saturday Jan. 23, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello/file)
Newt Gingrich, Betty White
House Speaker Newt Gingrich looks into the trunk of an African elephant on Sunday, May 19, 1996 while visiting the zoo in Los Angels with actress Betty White, right. (AP Photo/John Hayes)
FONDA WHITE KELLEY PLATT
Actress Betty White, left, writer/producer David E. Kelley, actress Bridget Fonda, and actor Oliver Platt pose at the premiere of their movie "Lake Placid," Wednesday night, July 14, 1999, in Los Angeles. The film stars Fonda, Platt and Bill Pullman. White also appears in the movie. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Betty White, Sandra Bullock
Betty White, left, accepts the Life Achievement Award from Sandra Bullock at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Betty White Jane Leeves
Presenter of the Fan Favorite award; left-r, Betty White, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick at the eighth annual TV Land Awards on Saturday, April 17, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Spencer Weiner)
Betty White, Bradley Cooper, Scarlett Johansson
Betty White, left, Bradley Cooper and Scarlett Johansson arrive at the MTV Movie Awards in Universal City, Calif., on Sunday, June 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Betty White, Wendie Malick, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves
From left, actresses Betty White, Wendie Malick, Valerie Bertinelli, and Jane Leeves pose for a portrait on the set of the television show "Hot in Cleveland" in Studio City section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
The World Premiere of Touchstone Pictures' "The Proposal"
HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 01: **EXCLUSIVE** Ryan Reynolds, Betty White and Sandra Bullock at the World Premiere of Touchstone Pictures' "The Proposal" on June 01, 2009 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP Images)
Betty White, Johnny Carson
Actress Betty White, alias Jane, stands in wait for her man, Tarzan, alias Johnny Carson, during a sketch on NBC-TV’s “The Tonight Show” in Los Angeles, Friday, August 14, 1981. The swinging duo were joined in the skit by the Mighty Carson Art Players and were aided by a brilliant jungle set designed by John Shrum, who recently was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the show. (AP Photo)
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Actress Betty White poses in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 5, 1982. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Golden Girls
These four veteran actresses from the television series "The " Golden Girls" shown during a break in taping Dec. 25, 1985 in Hollywood. From left are, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur and Betty White. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
TV Show "Golden Girls" 1988
Estelle Getty, who plays Sophia, poses with her new husband,who plays Max, and the other "Golden Girls" after taping of episode on Friday, night, Nov.5,1988 in Hollywood. After 40 years of despising Max, her late husband's business partner, Sophia does an about face and decides to marry him on the NBC-TV series. Left to right are Rue McCLanahan (Blanche), Getty, Gilford, Bea Arthur (Dorothy) and Betty White. (AP Photo/Ira Mark Gostin)
Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Betty White, Ted Knight
Members of the “Mary Tyler Moore Show” pose with their Emmys backstage, Monday, May 18, 1976 at the 28th annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. From left are, Ed Asner, who plays the news director on the show but won his Emmy for his role in “Rich Man Poor Man"; Betty White, supporting actress; Ms. Moore for best actress in a comedy show and Ted Knight for supporting actor. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Betty White, Ted Knight
Actress Betty White with Ted Knight at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Sept. 13, 1981. (AP Photo/Randy Rasmussen)
Betty White, Anson Williams
Betty White and Anson Williams don?t seem to faze Buckeye, a St. Bernard, during an awards ceremony during which Williams was honored by the Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals as a friend and lover of animals. Ms. White presented a humanitarian plaque to Williams at the event, which was held in Hollywood, California, Friday, May 1, 1982. (AP Photo/Marc Karody)
Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White
Blanche, left to right, Rue McClanahan), Dorothy (Bea Arthur) and Rose (Betty White) are mature, single women shown June 7, 1985 who find themselves sharing more than just a home in the strange and of-times bewildering world of modern-day Miami, Fl. In ?The Golden Girls,? NBC?s new situation comedy series telecast on Saturdays. (AP Photo)
Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore
Actresses Betty White Ludden, left, and Mary Tyler Moore, right, smile at each other in Los Angeles, Friday, June 22, 1985 during Annual Meeting of Morris Animal Foundation, at which Ludden announced her retirement as President of the animal health group, held at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Betty White, John Hillerman
Actress Betty White with actor John Hillerman arriving at Emmy Awards, Sept. 22, 1985 in Pasadena, California. (AP Photo/LIU)
Rue McClanahan, Betty White, Estelle Getty
Actresses Rue McClanahan, left, Betty White, center, and Estelle Getty, right, share a moment after winning Favorite New Television Comedy Program at The People's Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., March 11, 1986. Co-star Bea Arthur was not present. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Touchstone Pictures' "The Proposal" screening hosted by Perez Hilton
CENTURY CITY, CA - JUNE 15: **EXCLUSIVE** Perez Hilton and Betty White at Touchstone Pictures' "The Proposal" screening hosted by Perez Hilton on June 15, 2009 at the AMC Century City in Century City, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP Images)
Win a date with Betty White
Kyle Chandler presents Betty White with her award during the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards show at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday, January 29, 2012. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
Win a date with Betty White
Actress Betty White, from the cast of "Hot in Cleveland", arrives at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland for a V.I.P. party and tour Wednesday, June 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
Win a date with Betty White
Actress Betty White greets a greyhound as thousands of retired and rescued racers, and their owners, have a get-together on October 12, 2002, in Dewey Beach, Delaware. (PH) NC KD 2002 (Vert) (gsb)
Win a date with Betty White
Actress Betty White arrives on a white pony as she is honored at a Friars Club Roast sponsored by Godiva, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Marion Curtis)
Win a date with Betty White
From left, Wendie Malick, Jane Leeves, Valerie Bertinelli, and Betty White accept the award for favorite cable TV comedy for "Hot in Cleveland" during the People's Choice Awards on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Win a date with Betty White
Actress Betty White poses next to a wax figure in her likeness during an unveiling at Madame Tussauds in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, June 4, 2012. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times/MCT)