Would there have been a Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
In this video from the Archive of American Television Betty explains that she was offered a spot on the morning talk show back in the day, but turned it down. You'll have to watch it to find out why.
Frankly, we think she made the right choice. She portrayed some of our favorite TV characters of all time. And her career has had a huge resurgence in the last year, thanks to her hilarious role in last year’s Sandra Bullock flick The Proposal (the one Sandy didn’t win the Oscar for) and an even funnier Super Bowl commercial for Snickers. The recent Facebook campaign that demanded White host Saturday Night Live
Betty is scheduled to host the sketch comedy show on Mother’s Day weekend, May 8th. And as if that wasn’t enough, she’s just signed on for a season of the new sitcom, Hot in Cleveland. Now we'll get a weekly Betty fix.
We've been editing clips of White from an interview she did in 1997 for the Archives. You can watch the full two and half hours at emmyTVlegends.org and check back with us each week for the highlights as we countdown to her SNL debut.
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