23 Popular Celebrities You Wouldn’t Recognize When They Were Young

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Betty White

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This American actress and comedian has the longest television career of any entertainer, spanning 8 decades. She is regarded as a pioneer of television, and is recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom, Life With Elizabeth, which contributed to her receiving the honorary title of Mayor of Hollywood, back in 1955. Many know her for her award winning roles as Sue Nivens on the Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973-1977), and Rose Nyland on The Golden Girls (1985-1992). She was also a staple panelist on American game shows such as Password, Tattletales, Match Game, The Hollywood Squares, and The $25,000 Pyramid. White has been dubbed as the “first lady of game shows”, and became the first woman to receive an Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host in 1983 for the show Just Men! She has received eight Emmy Awards in various categories, 3 American Comedy Awards, 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1985.