golden girls

Happy 90th, Betty White! The TV icon has brought us years of joy, starting with her work on the '50s series "Life With Elizabeth" and going all the way up to her current TV Land hit "Hot In Cleveland." The industry has honored Betty White with lifetime achievement awards, Emmys, SAG awards and TV specials: You name, she's achieved it.

The classic sitcom featured some of the funniest ladies in Hollywood. With the recent death of cast member Rue McCalahan, let’s look back at the brilliant careers of all four of the show's TV icons.

Rue McClanahan, an Emmy-winning actress who played the somewhat acerbic and sassy Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on the hit TV series "The Golden Girls," has died.

"Golden Girls" actress Rue McClanahan died of a stroke in a New York hospital early Thursday, her manager said.

Betty White would whup SJP up and down the stable.

Octogenarian actress Betty White helped Saturday Night Live reach its largest TV audience in 18 months during a Mother’s Day show that saw the Golden Girls star make fun of her age, Facebook and sex.

Rue McClanahan, who played sexy Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls," was recovering Thursday from heart bypass surgery at a New York City hospital.

Bea Arthur, the actress best known for her roles as television's "Maude" and the sardonic Dorothy on "The Golden Girls," has died of cancer, a family spokesman said Saturday.

Emmy-winning actress Bea Arthur, best known as star of the hit TV comedies "Maude" and "Golden Girls," has died at 86, entertainment news websites reported on Saturday.

Emmy-winning actress Bea Arthur, best known as star of the hit TV comedies "Maude" and "Golden Girls," has died at 86, entertainment news websites reported on Saturday.