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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Iconic 80s actress, 76, who starred in classic sitcom looks unrecognizable on rare outing... can YOU guess who?
An iconic 80s actress looked unrecognizable as she stepped out in LA this week. This actress, now 76, took on a leading role in Mama's Family, a spin-off of The Carol Burnett Show, from 1986 to 1990. The comedy series - based on a series of sketches from Burnett's variety show -followed Thelma 'Mama' Harper with her family, with the cast at one point including the late Hollywood icons Betty White and Rue McClanahan. While she is perhaps best known for Mama's Family, she has held numerous other roles in the course of her prolific career, including three years on Major Dad as Gunny Sgt. Alva Bricker. She also played Shirley Sherwood on The Young and the Restless in 1999 and also lent her voice to numerous shows, including Rugrats, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, and the Jumanji TV series. So can you guess who this celebrity is? It's Beverly Archer! The star played Iola Lucille Boylen on the classic sitcom. The star kept it casual for the spring day in a grey button down and jeans as she stepped out. The actress played the eponymous Mama's best friend and neighbor Iola. A spin-off 'The Family' sketches from the Carol Burnett Show, the comedy series focused on Thelma Mae Harper (Mama), played by Vicki Lawrence, and her immediate family. The show ran from 1983 to 1985 on NBC; after its cancellation from NBC, it was renewed from 1986 to 1990 in first-run syndication. Archer joined for the syndicated version of the series and was part of the show from 1986 to 1990. This actress also had a role in the ALF, a show about a centuries-old, wisecracking alien. Archer's last acting credit is a 2002 episode of Rugrats, where she voiced a librarian. She appears to have done rarely any interviews, until 2012 when she spoke with SitcomsOnline to debunk a rumor that she had died. 'It doesn't bother me that much, except I was upset at the possibility that someone would call my mother with condolences and they wouldn't know what was going on. That would be the only thing that kind of got me worried,' she told the outlet of the death hoax. She also opened up about her role on Mama's Family and how the show was 'recreated' into the version she joined when it was brought back for syndication. White and McClanahan appeared in the first two seasons of the show, however they did not return for the syndicated version, which Archer joined. Their iconic roles on Golden Girls started shortly after the first installment of Mama's Family ended. 'Well, that was a very individual circumstance, because the network version, as you know, was canceled, and it was only because Joe Hamilton was the businessman he was, and he decided to recreate it in syndication. 'And at at that time, nobody even knew what syndication was. He was really a pioneer in making it syndicated. The cast that I came in with really had nothing to do with the NBC series. They were completely separate entities. 'It is not as if they thought "oh, Betty and Rue aren't working right, let's do something different." They canceled that show and Betty and Rue moved on to bigger and better things. They basically recreated Mama's Family for the version that I came in to. 'I don't think I can exactly iterate exact moments, but there wasn't a week that went by that Ken Berry didn't make me goof off,' she said of her co-star Ken, who passed in 2018. 'Ken Berry is like the funniest person on the planet. There was almost always something that ended up on camera, but he is just intrinsically a hilarious guy.'
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Betty White forever stamp is now available: What to know
The U.S. Postal Service hosted a ceremony to celebrate the release of the new Betty White Forever stamp at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens Thursday. First announced in February, the new Betty White stamps are now available at USPS locations and online in panes of 20 for $14.60, as the current price of a Forever stamp is $0.73. If the price of Forever stamps go up in the future, the stamps won't expire and will be equal in value to the current price of a 1-ounce piece of first-class mail. Fans of the late "Golden Girls" star and Dale Stephanos, the artist behind the stamp, gathered along with zoo and community members in an event emceed by Danny Romero, a meteorologist at ABC News' Los Angeles station KABC. "I wanted Betty's huge personality to take center stage," Stephanos said at the ceremony. USPS to honor Betty White in new Forever stamp Stephanos recounted how he came to depict White, who sports blonde curls, paw-print earrings and a purple polka-dotted blouse against a violet-colored background in the new stamp. "I was absentmindedly drawing instead of eating my eggs and looking back down at the mess I had been making in my sketchbook. I saw that at some point, I had drawn a paw print," Stephanos recalled. "I had a bit of a eureka moment and thought, 'What if I just give Betty an earring that's in the shape of a paw print?'" What is the 'Betty White Challenge'? How fans are honoring the actress' love of animals Known as the "First Lady of Television," White was a passionate animal lover and advocate in addition to being a celebrated actress and entertainer. She served on the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association's board of trustees as co-chair and was a donor to the zoo as well. White died of natural causes on Dec. 31, 2021, at the age of 99, just 17 days before her 100th birthday. Betty White forever stamp is now available: What to know originally appeared on
USA Today
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
The Betty White forever stamp is here
The Betty White forever stamp is here Show Caption Hide Caption USPS pays homage to Betty White with postage stamp feature The U.S. Postal Service is honoring the late Betty White with a postage stamp set to be released in 2025. The wait for the Betty White stamp is finally over. The beloved comedian, whose long-running career made her a staple of American culture, was honored with her own U.S. postage, revealed in a first-day-of-issue ceremony Thursday at the Los Angeles Zoo. White worked with the zoo from its inaugural year in 1966 to her death in 2021. Much like the spark and humor that grounded White, the stamp will not expire. A forever stamp, the postage will always represent the current price of a 1-ounce First-Class Mail postage. All commemorative stamps are forever stamps. The stamp design shows the late "Golden Girls" star grinning on a violet background wearing a polka dot shirt, a digital illustration created by Dale Stephanos based on a 2010 photo by Kwaku Alston. Singer-songwriter Ellis Hall performed parts of "Thank You for Being a Friend," the theme song to "The Golden Girls," at the ceremony and fans got a dose of the wildlife that White so loved. "Animals were her kids and she loved them all — any shape, size and kind," Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association board member Richard Lichtenstein said at the ceremony, the Associated Press reports. When announcing the stamp originally, the U.S. Postal Service said the design, which will be sold on a pane of 20, exudes White's "spritely sense of fun" and features bubbly spots on the background "that befit her sparkling personality." "It's just a great photo — a sweet spot in her older years," Stephanos said of the design in an interview with published Thursday. "I just kind of used that as reference and then kind of changed the colors and tried to make it more handmade than a photo would be." "This is the only stamp I'm going to use for the rest of my life," joked Stephanos, who said White reminded him of his mother. "I'm going to be so obnoxious with this." Betty White's military service, career more Not just a celebrated actress and comic, White was also largely viewed as a representative for Americans of a certain era. She served as a member of the American Women's Voluntary Services during World War II and her shoulder bag from that time is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. White received a whopping 21 Primetime Emmy nominations and won five during her lengthy television and film career, which included memorable roles on "The Mary Tyler Moore," "The Golden Girls," and "Hot in Cleveland." Her spunky humor and dead-pan delivery juxtaposed delightfully with her "grandmother next door" appearance. She died on New Year's Eve 2021 at age 99. Where can you buy the Betty White stamp Fans of White can buy the stamp online at the USPS store's website Friday and it will be available at local post office locations following the launch. Contributing: Brendan Morrow
Chicago Tribune
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Betty White, Oak Park native and TV's Golden Girl, celebrated at stamp ceremony in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Betty White is making her mark on the nation's snail mail. The beloved actor of 'The Golden Girls' fame was celebrated with a new U.S. Postal Service stamp at a first-day-of-issue ceremony at the Los Angeles Zoo on Thursday. Fans that were crowded behind barricades cheered as a blue curtain dropped to reveal the stamp featuring a portrait of White against a violet-colored background with lighter shades of bubbly spots in a nod to her sparkling personality. She wears a blue polka-dot blouse and peeking out of her blond curls is an earring shaped like a pawprint. 'When I was working on the stamp surrounding myself with Betty White videos and pictures, I felt like I was working on a portrait of a family member,' Boston-based artist Dale Stephanos said. 'I wanted Betty's huge personality to take center stage.' The illustration is based on a photo taken by Kwaku Alston in 2010. At the celebration, singer-songwriter Ellis Hall performed a snippet of 'Thank You for Being a Friend,' the theme song to 'The Golden Girls.' A laughing kookaburra and other squawking birds occasionally interrupted the speakers, which surely would have delighted the animal-loving White. 'Animals were her kids and she loved them all — any shape, size and kind,' said Richard Lichtenstein, a board member of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association. White had worked with the zoo since its opening in 1966 until her death in December 2021, a couple weeks shy of her 100th birthday. 'Who didn't love Betty White?' Lichtenstein said. 'Her smile, her sense of humor, her basic decency. Our country, our city and yes, even our Los Angeles Zoo, would be much better if more people followed her example. Betty White put her stamp on everyone and anyone she came in contact with.' He said White's financial support and advocacy helped make possible exhibits featuring chimps, gorillas and elephants, among others. Lichtenstein said White set up a private foundation before her death that funds various zoo programs. 'This zoo, its inhabitants and this community meant so much to Betty White just as she meant so much to all of us,' said Amber McReynolds, chair of the USPS board of governors. 'Betty White was an American treasure.' People lined up to purchase panes of 20 forever stamps, pins and notecards before getting first-day cancellations near a churro snack stand while schoolchildren walked by. 'This stamp is special because let's face it, everybody loves Betty White,' Stephanos said.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Betty White, TV's Golden Girl, celebrated at stamp ceremony in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty White is making her mark on the nation's snail mail. The beloved actor of 'The Golden Girls' fame was celebrated with a new U.S. Postal Service stamp at a first-day-of-issue ceremony at the Los Angeles Zoo on Thursday. Fans that were crowded behind barricades cheered as a blue curtain dropped to reveal the stamp featuring a portrait of White against a violet-colored background with lighter shades of bubbly spots in a nod to her sparkling personality. She wears a blue polka-dot blouse and peeking out of her blond curls is an earring shaped like a pawprint. 'When I was working on the stamp surrounding myself with Betty White videos and pictures, I felt like I was working on a portrait of a family member,' Boston-based artist Dale Stephanos said. 'I wanted Betty's huge personality to take center stage.' The illustration is based on a photo taken by Kwaku Alston in 2010. At the celebration, singer-songwriter Ellis Hall performed a snippet of 'Thank You for Being a Friend,' the theme song to 'The Golden Girls.' A laughing kookaburra and other squawking birds occasionally interrupted the speakers, which surely would have delighted the animal-loving White. 'Animals were her kids and she loved them all — any shape, size and kind,' said Richard Lichtenstein, a board member of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association. White had worked with the zoo since its opening in 1966 until her death in December 2021, a couple weeks shy of her 100th birthday. 'Who didn't love Betty White?' Lichtenstein said. 'Her smile, her sense of humor, her basic decency. Our country, our city and yes, even our Los Angeles Zoo, would be much better if more people followed her example. Betty White put her stamp on everyone and anyone she came in contact with.' He said White's financial support and advocacy helped make possible exhibits featuring chimps, gorillas and elephants, among others. Lichtenstein said White set up a private foundation before her death that funds various zoo programs. 'This zoo, its inhabitants and this community meant so much to Betty White just as she meant so much to all of us,' said Amber McReynolds, chair of the USPS board of governors. 'Betty White was an American treasure.' People lined up to purchase panes of 20 forever stamps, pins and notecards before getting first-day cancellations near a churro snack stand while schoolchildren walked by. 'This stamp is special because let's face it, everybody loves Betty White,' Stephanos said.
