"Golden Girls" star Betty White (99) has died - now the cause of death is known
Created: 01/12/2022, 09:42 AM
By: Lukas Einkammerer, Jennifer Lanzinger
The US actress Betty White died shortly before her 100th birthday.
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In a few days Betty White would have turned 100 years old, now the cult actress, who achieved worldwide fame through her role in the series "Golden Girls", has died.
The cause of death is now also known.
Update from January 11, 2022, 9:00 a.m.:
Less than a week after the death of Betty White and the statement of her former agent Jeff Witjas that she "fell asleep peacefully", US media are now reporting further information on the cause of death. According to
People
magazine
after seeing White's death certificate, a stroke, or more precisely a "cerebrovascular accident" that she suffered six days earlier, was the cause of death. This leads to circulatory disorders in the brain, which can seriously damage the brain tissue. Fortunately, according to statements from her environment, it was only a minor stroke. "She died peacefully in her sleep," they say.
In the days following Betty White's death, rumors of the cause of death circulated on social media.
Jeff Witjas spoke to
People
about this and made it clear: “She died of natural causes.
Her death should not be politicized - this is not the life she has led. ”Clear announcement.
After all, there is no point in throwing wild rumors around.
Instead, one should cherish Betty White and everything she has accomplished during her long career and let her rest in peace.
Just as everyone would wish.
First report from January 01, 2022:
Miami -
She celebrated worldwide success with the "Golden Girls", now the US actress and entertainer Betty White has died.
As US media reported on New Year's Eve, citing their agent Jeff Witjas, the actress of the widow Rose Nylund from the series "Golden Girls" died at the age of 99.
White would have celebrated her 100th birthday in a few days, on Tuesday the cult actress said about her approaching day of honor.
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As the news portal TMZ reported, citing security circles, White died in her house. Although Betty was going to be 100 years old, I thought she would live forever, ”Vityas told
People magazine
. "I'll miss her terribly." The actress, who remained in good health until her death, would have turned 100 on January 17th. "My 100th birthday ... I can't believe he's coming," she wrote on Twitter on Tuesday and shared an interview she gave on the occasion.
The award-winning comedian had one of the longest careers in show business history: Born in Chicago in 1922, she began working as a model and on the radio before appearing regularly on television from 1949.
In the 1950s she was the producer of the series "Life with Elizabeth" - one of the first women in the profession.
She became a cult figure from the mid-1980s with her role in the series "Golden Girls" about four older women who share a house in Miami.
White was Rose Nylund, a quirky Minnesota woman who countered the more sophisticated characters played by Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty.
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In 2019 White took on a speaking role in the animated film "Toy Story 4".
She has won several Emmy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Even in old age, she was still very active on the Instagram Internet platform.
President Joe Biden was one of the first to respond to news of White's death: she was a "wonderful lady," he told reporters.
"Ninety-nine years old - as my mother would say, God loves her!" On Twitter, the US president wrote that the comedian had "put a smile on generations of Americans".
Series fans had already mourned US actor James Michael Tyler in October.
The star, who became famous above all with the hit series “Friends”, died of cancer at the age of 59.