American television icon Betty White dead at 99

She was a well-known face of television series.

The actress Betty White, icon of American television and star of the series

, died a few days before her 100th birthday, American media announced on Friday citing her agent.

“Even though Betty was going to be 100, I thought she would live forever,”

her agent Jeff Witjas

told

magazine

.

“I don't think she was afraid of dying, because she always wanted to be with her beloved husband Allen Ludden.

She thought she would be by his side again, ”he said.

A beloved actress

Betty White, one of America's most beloved actresses, has enjoyed multiple accolades during her exceptionally long career.

Multiple Emmy Award-winning, she first appeared on television in 1949.

In

, she played the awkward and often naive Rose Nylund, the counterpart to more sophisticated characters played by Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty.

She had lent her voice to a character from

 in 2019, and had appeared in the series

.

"Who didn't like Betty White?"

"

Born January 17, 1922 in Chicago, she was one of the first female producers of the series

, in which she also played, in the 1950s. “It's amazing that I'm still in this business, and that you still supported me!

“, Said the actress at the Emmy Awards in 2018.

Betty White was "a lovely lady," President Joe Biden said when asked about her death.

"Who didn't like Betty White?"

», Reacted his wife Jill Biden.

The actress would have turned 100 on January 17.

"My 100th birthday ... I can't believe it's coming," she tweeted on Tuesday, sharing an interview made for the occasion.

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