Photos: Betty White through the years

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Photos: Betty White through the years

She has been a television staple for more than six decades. Take a look at the career of Betty White.

BETTY WHITE -- Pictured: Dog Bandy, actress Betty White at home in 1954 -- Photo by: Herb Ball/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

DATE WITH THE ANGELS - Santa's Helper - Aired on December 13, 1957. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images) BETTY WHITE

Pictured: Actress Betty White as a celebrity contestant on a game show in April 1963 -- Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images.

MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE -- Pictured: (l-r) Hosts Betty White and Lorne Greene during the 1968 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade -- Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW; (from left) Mary Tyler Moore [as Mary Richards], Betty White [as Sue Ann Nivens], Gavin MacLeod [as Murray Slaughter]. Image dated 1973. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

Mary Tyler Moore and her weekly comedy series won five Emmy's at the 28th Annual Television Academy Awards May 17 to top all other shows for the 1975-76 season. Show regulars (left to right) Edward Asner, Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore and Ted Knight. All won their Emmy's for their roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show except Asner, who won his for his performance in Rich Man, Poor Man.

THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON -- Pictured: (l-r) Actress Betty White as Jane, host Johnny Carson as Tarzan during the 'Tarzan and the Apes' skit on August 14, 1981 -- Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

MAMA'S FAMILY -- Season 2 Gallery -- Pictured: (l-r) Betty White as Ellen Harper Jackson, Vicki Lawrence as Thelma 'Mama' Crowley Harper, Rue McClanahan as Aunt Fran Crowley -- (Photo by: Ron Tom/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

THE GOLDEN GIRLS -- Season 1 -- Pictured: (l-r) Bea Arthur as Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak, Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux, Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo, Betty White as Rose Nylund-- Photo by: Herb Ball/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

Actresses Mary Tyler Moore, Cloris Leachman, and Betty White at the 2nd Annual TV Land Awards held on March 7, 2004 at The Hollywood Palladium, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Actors Betty White and Charlie Sheen. (Photo by Time Life Pictures/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

Actress Betty White, Bea Arthur and Rue McClanahan sign copies of 'The Golden Gilrs Season 3' DVD at Barnes & Noble on November 22, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)

In this handout image provided by Disney, actress Betty White (C) is recognized by Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger and Minnie Mouse for White's work in television at a presentation announcing the D23 Expo September 10, 2009 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Adam Larkey/Disney-ABC Televsion Group via Getty Images)

David Furnish, musician Sir Elton John and actress Betty White attend the 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party at Pacific Design Center on March 7, 2010 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

Jay Leno (R) kisses the kind of actress Betty White during the American Women in Radio and Television 2010 Genii Awards at the Skirball Cultural Center on April 14, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Actress Betty White attends Betty White's 89th birthday party at Le Cirque on January 18, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Actors Betty White and Ed Asner backstage at the 25th Anniversary Genesis Awards hosted by the Humane Society of the United States held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on March 19, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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)

Actress Betty White speaks onstage during the Informal Session: Betty White's Off Their Rockers' panel during the NBCUniversal portion of the 2012 Winter TCA Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 6, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Actors Betty White and Robert Pattinson pose in the audience during the 2012 People's Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on January 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for PCA)

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 24: (L-R) Actors William Shatner and Betty White speak onstage at TV Land's Legends Of TV Land Panel during the 2014 Comic Con International Convention at Hilton Bayfront on July 24, 2014 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for TV Land)

BURBANK, CA - APRIL 26: Actors Charo (L) and Betty White onstage during The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Warner Bros. Studios on April 26, 2015 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NATAS)

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: (L-R) Betty White, Kate McKinnon, and Alec Baldwin speak onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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BETTY WHITE -- Pictured: Dog Bandy, actress Betty White at home in 1954 -- Photo by: Herb Ball/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

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