Legendary actress Betty White is celebrating her 99th birthday on Sunday and she looks forward to letting her many fans join in the celebration.
The agent and longtime friend of five-time Emmy winner Jeff Witjas told Fox News that, although he is happy to mark the occasion of her last birthday in double digits, she is acting on insurance because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Betty planned to run a few miles for her birthday, but COVID canceled that so she can stay safe at home doing various activities,” joked Witjas.
He said she “loves her fans” and never takes anything from them for granted. When it is time for White to blow out the candles, his representative explains that his wish is quite simple.
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Actress Betty White turned 99 on January 17.
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“May she stay as healthy as she is today for at least another year,” Witjas told Fox News.
The woman herself gave a funny response to the Associated Press when asked what she thought about the big day.
“Since I’m turning 99, I can stay up as long as I want without asking for permission!” she said the plug in an email.
White’s discreet plans include feeding a pair of ducks that regularly visit his Los Angeles home. Your birthday meal will be a hot dog and chips brought – along with a bouquet of roses – by Witjas.
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The actor’s TV credits range from 1949’s “Hollywood on Television” to a 2019 voice role in “Forky Asks a Question”, with “The Golden Girls” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” among the enduring highlights.
In January alone, White is on the screen in reruns, including “The Golden Girls” and “Hot in Cleveland”; the 2009 Sandra Bullock film “The Proposal” and the 2018 documentary “Betty White: First Lady of Television” about her life and career.
White’s devotion to animals will be on display next month with the DVD and digital release of “Betty White’s Pet Set”, a series from the 1970s in which she visited celebrities and their pets, as well as wild animals.
Betty White’s show business career included five Emmy Awards.
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Her work, always marked by first-rate comic timing, earned her five Emmys, including a 2010 trophy for an appearance as a guest presenter on “Saturday Night Live”.
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Born in Oak Park, Illinois, White was married to game show host and producer Allen Ludden from 1963 until his death in 1981.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.