St. Elsewhere, 1985

Betty White dropped in as a Washington bureaucrat, alongside regular Ed Flanders (Dr. Westphall).

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Suddenly Susan, 1996

Brooke Shields (Susan of the title, with Kathy Griffin, left) welcomed White, whose character caused a lot of trouble (and scored an Emmy nomination).

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30 Rock, 2009

White starred as herself in an episode in which Tracy (Tracy Morgan) attempted to scare her to death over the phone.

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The Practice, 2004

The Emmy-winning legal drama had White (with James Spader) on as Catherine Piper for a few episodes, earning her an Emmy nomination, too.

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Just Men! 1983

White made the most of the series' three-month life span, snagging a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host — the first woman to win in that category.

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To Tell the Truth, 2016

White was a regular panelist on the first season of the show's revival, 58 years after appearing on the original. Here she is with (from left) , Tracee Ellis Ross, Jalen Rose and host Anthony Anderson.

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Tattletales, 1974

Celebrity couples fielded questions about their personal lives. (From left: Jo Ann Pflug and Chuck Woolery; White and Ludden; host Burt Convy; Pat and Marjorie Harrington.

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Match Game, 1973

From the debut season in 1962 through its revivals, White (with husband Allen Ludden, top left, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Dolly Martin, Richard Dawson and host Gene Rayburn) was a frequent guest.

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Liar's Club, 1976

White and other celebrity panelists were tasked with explaining unusual objects to contestants — who then had to determine which version was the truth.

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Stumpers!, 1976

Betty joined Ludden, Santa (announcer Tony McClay) and guest panelists (from left) Dick Gautier, Joanna Barnes and 's Peter Bonerz.

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The $25,000 Pyramid, 1988

White appeared several times on the series ( has been revived more than once over the years), which Dick Clark (center) hosted from 1973 to 1988 (left: actor David Graf).

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Password, 1962

White did many stints on husband Allen Ludden's signature hit (here with Jim Backus, right) between 1961 and 1975.

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To Tell the Truth, 1961

White (right, with Laraine Day and Bud Collyer) appeared as a panelist more than 40 times on this classic game show, which has aired intermittently since 1956.

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Baffle, 1973

Betty and Beverly Garland joined host Dick Enberg. The object of this game was to get your partner to say a word or phrase by placing letters on a board,

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The Bold and the Beautiful, 2006

For three years, fans of the daytime soap saw White as Stephanie Forrester's (Susan Flannery) mother.

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