Betty White is currently a Guinness World Record holder. As of the book's 2014 edition, she carries the title for "Longest TV Career for A Female Entertainer." She made her television debut in 1939, and she kept on going until her death in late 2021. When she was first named for the record, White's career was 74 years long — and it's only gotten longer as of 2021. No one's broken it yet. According to The Huffington Post, White was absolutely thrilled when Guinness contacted her with the news.
"I was astounded when [Guinness World Records] called to tell me. Who? Me!?! It's such an honor. The book has always been fascinating to me. I can't believe I'm now associated with it."
In her interview with Guinness World Records, White recalled her very first television appearance in 1939. "I danced on an experimental TV show, the first on the west coast, in downtown Los Angeles. I wore my high school graduation dress, and our Beverly Hills High student body president, Harry Bennett, and I danced the Merry Widow Waltz. Later, Al Jarvis (a disc jockey) asked me to sit in as his girl Friday (5 1/2 hours a day, six days a week.). Four years later, I inherited the show."
And to all aspiring performers out there, White had this piece of advice — "I would advise actors to do their homework and take the time to appreciate their profession. It is a privilege to do what we do."
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