After struggling with years of drug abuse, the 59-year-old actress and Oscar winner overdosed in 2020, leading to a life-altering stroke and new hope for sobriety
we are celebrating her life here, so let s bring in people s east coast news editor liz mcneil who just wrote this cover story on betty white ahead of her 100th birthday, cover story. oh, the timing. talk to me about what she told you. hi. you know, it was just so wonderful that she participated. i think her sense of humor really came through. one thing i noticed is that, you know, the funniest questions were the things she responded to. i asked her, would you ever drink green juice, or something like that, and she said i don t touch anything green. so, you know, it was just wonderful to celebrate her. her secret to longevity is not touching anything green. [ laughter ] that and her hobby being vodka, when she told dave letterman a few years ago.