was a fixture with her own daily talk show. she cofounded her own production company in 1952. she worked on a variety of television and film projects before turning a 1973 guest appearance on "the mary tyler moore show" into a permanent role. white was a scene-stealer as sue ann nichbz. >> a man should be wreaking with masculinity. >> reporter: her second signature role was on the beloved series "the golden girls" as the comical rose nimind. >> and they attack chickens. >> she didn't call me chicken, she called me peacock. >> you look like a chicken when you're angry. your neck sticks out. >> when the "golden girls," i got to play with those silly ladies every week. and i love rose nylund. she was positive and she was -- she wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but she wasn't dumb.