Photos: Betty White through the years

Betty White of  “Golden Girls” fame died on Dec. 31. She was 99.

Check out this gallery showing the storied actresses lengthy Hollywood career.

Betty White, former Golden Girl and national treasure, was supposed to turn 100 on Jan. 17. She died Dec. 31.

In this undated photo provided by ABC Studios, from left, Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur and Betty White are seen in this undated publicity image from the TV series “The Golden Girls.” From a college course to a cruise to cereal, the merchandise in recent years demonstrates that Dorothy, Blanche, Rose and Sophia still have plenty of pop culture appeal. (ABC Studios via AP)

FILE – Actress Betty White in 1965. Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, has died. She was 99. (AP Photo, File)

This cover image released by Becker & Mayer! shows “Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life.” (Becker & Mayer! via AP)

FILE – Former cast members of the Mary Tyler Moore Show, sans Mary Tyler Moore, are reunited for the Museum of Television and Radio’s 9th annual Television Festival in Los Angeles on March 21, 1992. From left are Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Betty White and Ed Asner. Leachman, a character actor whose depth of talent brought her an Oscar for the “The Last Picture Show” and Emmys for her comedic work in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and other TV series, has died. She was 94. (AP Photo/Craig Fujii, File)

This colorized image released by Margate And Chandler, Inc. shows actress and animal activist Betty White with a puppy from her 1970s series “The Pet Set.” The restored 39-episode series, renamed “Betty White’s Pet Set,” features celebrity guests Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Burnett, Burt Reynolds, James Brolin and Della Reese. (Margate And Chandler, Inc. via AP)

LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 17: Betty White speaks onstage during the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

FILE – Actress Betty White poses for a portrait on the set of the television show “Hot in Cleveland” in Studio City section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, has died. She was 99. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

This colorized image released by Margate And Chandler, Inc. shows actress and animal activist Betty White with a lion from her 1970s series “The Pet Set.” The restored 39-episode series, renamed “Betty White’s Pet Set,” features celebrity guests Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Burnett, Burt Reynolds, James Brolin and Della Reese. (Margate And Chandler, Inc. via AP)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JULY 10: Actor Tim Conway and actress Betty White speak during the PBS portion of the Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 10, 2007 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

FILE – Allen Ludden and his wife Betty White plays a game of cards in their home in Westchester, N.Y. on April 29, 1965. (AP Photo/Bob Wands, File)

President Barack Obama talks with Betty White in the Oval Office, June 11, 2012. (The White House/Pete Souza)

FILE- This Sept. 22, 1985, file photo shows John Hillerman, left, and Betty White, right, arriving at Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/LIU, File)

Actress and animal advocate Betty White greets Uggie the dog, from the Oscar-winning film \’The Artist,\’ at a Godiva-sponsored Friars Club Roast honoring White, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel in New York. At right is comedian Jeff Ross. (AP Photo/Starpix, Marion Curtis)

Ellen DeGeneres, left, presents Betty White with the award for favorite TV icon at the People’s Choice Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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