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Sep 3, 2024 · A plethora of people named White excel in acting, music, and even sports, captivating fans worldwide. Whether it's through their work in sitcoms, rock, or screen drama, these renowned personalities span a wide array of genres and achievements, each contributing to their respective fields.
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Mar 14, 2024 · Stars like Sandra Oh, Laverne Cox, and Quinta Brunson are helping increase representation on TV. From leading dramas to solo anchoring the news, these women changed history.
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White's biggest roles include Sue Ann Nivens on the CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973–1977), Rose Nylund on the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls (1985–1992), and Elka Ostrovsky on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015).
- One small step for woman... EW takes a look back at some of the biggest pioneers for women in and on television through the years. Meet the groundbreakers, fighters, and queens who have been breaking barriers on the small screen since the earliest days of TV.
- 1948: First full-time news correspondent; 1976: First woman to moderate presidential debate. Pauline Frederick was the first woman to become a full-time news correspondent when ABC finally gave her a full-time contract after years of employing her as a freelancer.
- 1958: First family sitcom to focus on the mother, not the father. Actress Donna Reed made history with her series The Donna Reed Show. The half-hour sitcom was the first family comedy to focus on the mother instead of the father.
- 1963: First Black actress to star in a TV drama. Legendary actress Cicely Tyson made history as the first African American star of a television drama with her role as secretary Jane Foster on East Side/West Side.
Jan 4, 2022 · White had one of the longest careers in television history, breaking barriers as the first woman to navigate the medium.
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Dec 31, 2021 · Betty White in around 1955 - one of the early stars of US television. Clearly a burgeoning talent, she took over the reins of the TV show in the early 1950s, and was subsequently nominated for...
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Mar 11, 2020 · Wisecracking Dorothy (Beatrice Arthur), naive Rose (Betty White), man-crazy Blanche (Rue McClanahan) and wily Sophia (Estelle Getty) killed those stereotypes and redefined what it meant to be an...
