Betty White: First Lady of Television chronicles the remarkable career of this true television pioneer, who was the first woman to produce a national TV show, the first woman to star in a sitcom, the first woman to receive an Emmy nomination – and the first woman to ever appear on television, given her performance on an experimental broadcast in 1939.
Join the WHBPAC every Thursday afternoon for a series of films celebrating the legacies of the late great stars of the screen. After each screening, discuss the mark each star left on cinema, television, or culture with fellow attendees in our lounge.
Betty Marion White Ludden was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television, with a career spanning over eight decades, White was noted for her vast work in the entertainment industry and being one of the first women to work both in front of and behind the camera. After an early career in radio, she transitioned to television, where after her initial sitcom work she became a game show staple. Her roles took her from soap operas to sketch comedies to legal comedy-dramas, but she is perhaps best known to contemporary audiences as Rose from The Golden Girls. A holder of a Guinness World Record (Longest TV Career by an Entertainer (Female)), she was also the recipient of eight Emmy Awards, three SAG Awards, and a Grammy Award.
