Shannon Tweed

She occasionally acts with (and models with) her younger sister, Tracey Tweed. White is well known as a pet enthusiast and animal-rights activist. She lives with KISS member Gene Simmons (they are not married) and they have two children. She was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside the star of her late husband Allen Ludden. Since then, Shannon has primarily acted in TV series and B movies. Shannon is one of the best known actresses in mainstream erotica. Overall, White has won five Emmy Awards, three American Comedy Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990), and two Viewers for Quality Television Awards. She was briefly involved with Hugh Hefner at that time. The Golden Girls was immensely successful and ran from 1985 through 1992.

After the Canadian wish-fulfillment TV series Thrill of a Lifetime arranged for her to pose for Hugh Hefner's Playboy, she gained fame as the Playmate of the Year for 1982. When NBC canceled Mama's Family in 1985, White would soon leave the show and score perhaps her most memorable role as the ditzy Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls, a show about the lives of four widowed or divorced senior citizens in Miami. Shannon was born in Newfoundland and became involved in beauty pageants at a young age. From 1983 through 1986, she played Ellen Jackson on the moderate hit show Mama's Family along with future Golden Girls co-star Rue McClanahan. Shannon Tweed (born March 10, 1957), is a Canadian actress and model who has acted primarily in soft core low budget films. In her later career, White played Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show from 1973 to 1977. Both Password and Pyramid was created by White's friend, Bob Stewart.

White also made frequent game show appearances on What's My Line? (starting in 1955), To Tell the Truth (starting in 1961), Match Game (1973-1982) and Pyramid (starting in 1982). In the 1970s and 80s, White appeared on the updated versions of Password on NBC -- Password Plus and Super Password.. White is perhaps better known for her appearances on the hit gameshow Password, in which she was a regular as a panelist from 1961 through 1975; it was through her early appearances on Password that she met the show's host, Allen Ludden, whom she married in 1963 and remained with until his death in 1981. She also had her own show briefly in 1954 with the original Betty White Show.

White's early television roles included her portrayal of Elizabeth on Life With Elizabeth in 1953 and as Vicki Angel on Date With the Angels in 1957 and 1958. Elizabeth Marion (Betty) White (born January 17, 1922) is a notable American television actress with a career spanning over 50 years.