6. Tournament of Roses hostYou know that voice!
From 1956 to 1975, White was co-host of the Tournament of Roses Parade. According to a 1975 People magazine interview with White:
...NBC axed Betty after 19 years as color commentator at Pasadena's Rose Parade. "On New Year's Day I just sat home feeling wretched, watching someone else do my parade," she wails. (She worked for CBS for the 1976 parade to round out 20 years, then quit for good.)
5. Ellen Harper Jackson on Mama's Family
White portrayed the snobby, rich sister of Carol Burnett's Eunice, both daughters to "Mama." If Eunice was water, then Ellen was vinegar. The two sisters couldn't have been more different, which made for some hysterical interactions between them. White left Mama's Family after it went into syndication.
4. Snickers Commercial
During the 2010 Super Bowl, White made commercial history in Snickers's new ad campaign featuring the slogan "You're Not You When You're Hungry." The spot was such a hit, it won the USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter
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