Betty White celebrates 97th birthday

Golden Girls star Betty White is celebrating her 97th birthday!

While her career spans nearly eight decades - she's probably best known for her Emmy winning role as the sweet but ditzy "Rose" on the long-running series 'the golden girls."

White holds the Guinness world record for the longest t-v career for a female entertainer.

She's been married three times and has three stepchildren.

White has won five Primetime Emmy Awards and one Grammy Award but despite her long-running success in entertainment, she says she wants to she wants to be remembered for work with animals and animal-related charities.