Saturday, May 1, 2010

I Heart Betty White

I am a huge Betty White fan, so I was really excited to see the feature on her in Entertainment Weekly this week.  The Mary Tyler Moore Show is--hands down--my favorite TV show, and Betty's Sue Ann Nivens frequently makes me laugh out loud.  And, I essentially grew up with The Golden Girls.  My brother and I watched religiously on Saturday nights.  I even love watching her on Password and Match Game.  She has such an easy--but sharp--sense of humor.

I think a real testament to her comic genius that she's still so in demand.  Her Catherine Piper was a great foil to James Spader's Alan Shore on Boston Legal.  She was hysterical in The Proposal, and I can't wait to see her on Saturday Night Live next weekend.  How great was that Snickers Super Bowl commercial??

It should come as no surprise that I find her devotion to animal welfare to be particularly admirable.

Betty has something of a timeless quality about her.  She's obviously gotten older since her Happy Homemaker days, but she's always looked more or less like Betty White.  So I was excited to find this picture of her hosting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (with Lorne Greene from Bonanza) in 1965.  Doesn't she look absolutely beautiful?!

4 comments:

  1. She really does. What a talented actress she is. Look at the contrast between her character on Mary Tyler and Rose on the Golden Girls. She is such a gem!!!

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  2. LOVE LOVE LOVE her! Betty White rocks.. my fav right now is that snickers commercial! She is one funny lady.

    Happy friday follow

    Grissell

    http://stay-at-homemomwhoknew.blogspot.com/2010/05/finding-self-confidence-within-me.html

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  3. I just read that article this morning and can't wait until SNL next week. I will definitely be DVRing that one!

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  4. She's just great! I had forgotten about her on Password and Match Game since I haven't seen any episodes in awhile (no longer have Gameshow Network!) but she was always fantastic on those game shows!!

    Jenni
    MissTutu.com

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