Betty White is celebrating another year of life, but if you ask her about her age, she will quickly remind you of an important fact: it doesn’t really matter. The sitcom star turns 99 on Sunday and still has an active career.
“You don’t fall off the planet after you pass a certain age,” she said in a 1991 interview, “You don’t lose any of your enthusiasm for life, or your desire for life, if you like.”
Now, 30 years later, and in the face of the continued marginalization of older women in film and television, White has continued to have a successful career – and that is part of her secret to longevity, even though she says she hasn’t had one. .
“I don’t have a secret,” she said in a 2018 interview with Stop. At the same time, however, she said she plans to “never” retire. In another interview for the publication, she said, “I love to work, so I will keep working until they stop asking.”
Although she may believe she has no secrets, we think there are some things White has done in her life that can be grateful for her longevity: