Betty White has died at age 99. The beloved award-winning actor’s shut good friend and agent, Jeff Witjas, confirmed the information in a press release to Individuals on Dec. 31. “Though Betty was about to be 100, I believed she would dwell ceaselessly,” he mentioned. “I’ll miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she cherished a lot. I do not suppose Betty ever feared passing as a result of she all the time wished to be along with her most beloved husband Allen Ludden. She believed she can be with him once more.”

Betty was just some weeks shy of her a centesimal birthday on Jan. 17. In accordance with Individuals, she was set to premiere her one-night-only film particular, Betty White: 100 Years Younger — A Birthday Celebration, in honor of her centennial yr — which was scheduled to be proven in 900 theaters nationwide on her birthday. Producers of the particular have since confirmed that the occasion will proceed as deliberate on Jan. 17.

The seasoned actor is thought to be a trailblazing fixture within the tv world and had the longest-running profession out of any girl on TV up till her demise. Beginning in 1939, Betty starred in a number of exhibits for over eight a long time — together with The Mary Tyler Moore Present, Scorching in Cleveland, and her personal each day selection present, The Betty White Present — however her most well-known function was main as Rose Nylund on The Golden Ladies, which ran on NBC from 1985 to 1992. She was the final residing member of the present’s quartet, which featured Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty. In her later years, Betty continued to dwell a full life, turning into the oldest individual to ever host Saturday Night time Stay in Might 2010.

In mild of the information of Betty’s demise, followers and pals of the star have been sharing touching phrases and reminiscences from her profession on social media. Ryan Reynolds, who starred alongside Betty in The Proposal with Sandra Bullock, tweeted, “The world seems to be totally different now. She was nice at defying expectation. She managed to develop very outdated and by some means, not sufficiently old. We’ll miss you, Betty. Now you already know the key.” Learn forward as extra celebrities pay tribute to the actor.