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Video Pick: Betty White on “The Daily Show”
With the new season of Hot in Cleveland getting underway and a just-out book to promote, is there a better reason for Betty White to turn up at Jon Stewart's desk? Just one: she turns 90 in January.
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Video Pick: Katie Couric’s Conversation With Betty White
They talk about animals, comedy and growing older.
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Video Pick: Betty White at the Los Angeles Zoo
The indomitable White has offered us numerous shockers in the past year, between Hot in Cleveland and Saturday Night Live. Watch for glimpses of her long-running affair with some moist-eyed mammals.
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Betty Ford: A Woman Whose Trials Inspired Millions (VIDEO)
“Perhaps it was unusual for a first lady to be as outspoken about issues as I was, but that was my temperament, and I believed in it.”
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This Weekend, 5/7 (VIDEO): Fashion Makes History, Art Cars Roll, and Betty Hits SNL
From the Editors
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Betty and the Women of SNL: that was our first highlight (see her monologue below). But WVFC's roundup also includes lots you can still see, with treats for museum goers and lovers of exotic automobiles.
‘Golden Girls’ Redux: Blanche, Rose, Dorothy, and Sophia Find New Life as Dolls—In the News
Last week the toy company Funko unveiled the Golden Girls dolls that will soon be coming to market. Blanche (Rue McClanahan), Rose (Betty White), Dorothy (Bea Arthur), and Sophia (Estelle Getty) will be joining the likes of Batman, Captain America, and Superman in the action figure universe.
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Photo Gallery: Power Women Win Emmys
A tribute to the acting awards – and a few other stars of last night's broadcast. We've been following some of thes these power women, from Betty White to Temple Grandin, for some time.
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Emotions Ran High at the 94th Academy Awards
The Oscars’ hosts, a triumvirate of funny women, started the ceremony by saying, “This year, the Academy hired three women to host . . . because it’s cheaper than hiring one man.”
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Mary Tyler Moore: Feminist and Fabulous
For seven seasons, The Mary Tyler Moore Show made it necessary — even for college students — to stay in on Saturday nights to watch television.
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Day 6 Results: The Valentine’s Day Romantic Movie Survey
Total Romantic Movies Survey vote so far: 461. Leading: the usual suspects. Favorite new entry: "WATERLOO BRIDGE." "It combines great romance with great female friendship."
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Wednesday 5: Over-40-and-Fabulous Actresses Under the Radar
By Paige Morrow Kimball
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What about the actresses who aren’t on the "top ten box office earner" list? What about those actresses over 40 who work constantly in film and television, but have yet to become household names? These women have been at it for years, with dozens of roles under their belts. They’ve paid their dues, honed their craft, and they have somehow managed to survive in the volatile business of entertainment.
Aging Out: Hollywood’s Problem with Women Over 40
By Paige Morrow Kimball
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As a society, aging in general makes us uncomfortable. The camera magnifies our wrinkles and imperfections, and audiences don’t necessarily want a reminder of their aging selves reflected on the faces of their movie idols. Many actresses turn to plastic surgery or to hiding their age.
Wednesday 5: Women of the Screen, the Stage, and the Page
This week's Wednesday 5 is all about women dominating the arts on multiple platforms: the small screen (the Emmys), the big screen (international film festivals), the stage (Off Broadway), and the page (the memoir as art).
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2011 Wrap-Up: Women On Screen
By Alexandra MacAaron
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Continuing our look back at 2011 from the over-40 woman's perspective, we asked our pop-culture guru Alexandra MacAaron to give us her assessment of the year in media.