Betty White death updates – Iconic actress ‘dies at home’ at age 99 only weeks before milestone 100th birthday

THE Golden Girls actress Betty White has passed away aged 99, according to reports.

It comes only weeks before the icon’s milestone 100th birthday.

Sources told TMZ that the star passed away at her home on the morning of New Year’s Eve.

Born in Oak Park, Illinois, on January 17, 1922, White’s career started as a radio personality in Los Angeles in the 1930s.

She transitioned to television, where she became a staple panelist of American game shows, including Password, Match Game, Tattletales, To Tell The Truth, Hollywood Squares and The $25,000 Pyramid.

White was dubbed “the first lady of game show,” becoming the first woman to receive the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host in 1983.

Her career skyrocketed with her role as Rose Nylund in the ’80s sitcom The Golden Girls.

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