Betty’s Age
Most people don’t realize that Betty White was 63 years old when The Golden Girls first debuted in 1985. She played Rose Nylund, the youngest of the four women. White made it to 99 years old, dying less than a month before her 100th birthday.
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Bea Arthur was also 63 when the show premiered in 1985. However, Estelle Getty was 62 at the time. This is quite comical because Getty played Arthur’s mother on the show. Then, we have Rue McClanahan, who was actually 51 when the show aired.
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