later that year, white took on another role on tv land s hot in cleveland. i thought you weren t coming? i ran out of vodka. and i thought i d come over here and freshen up my drum. in her 90s, white was as popular as ever with several ongoing film and television projects. how lucky can a 90-year-old broad be? i have no idea. and i m still working. that s the thing that s such a thrill. reporter: love for her warm smile, wit and off color humor, white didn t miss a beat when asked if there were any hollywood projects she would still like to do. i usually answer that question with robert redford. no, i think i ve been lucky enough to do just about so much that if i start complaining about anything under the sun, throw me out of the business. what a life. stephanie elam, thank you for that. joining us to remember betty
and animals her work. her hobby kept her busy, white s talents were in demand well into her senior years. following a grassroots facebook campaign in 2010, white became the oldest person ever to host saturday night live at the age of 88. you know what s an accomplishment? staying awake on the toilet. reporter: the show earned huge ratings and white her seventh emmy award. later that year white took on another role on tv land s hot in cleveland. i thought that you weren t coming. i ran out of vodka and i thought i would come over here and freshen up my drunk. reporter: in her 90s white was as popular as ever with several ongoing film and television projects. how lucky with a 90-year-old broad be? i have no idea. and i m still working, that s the thing that s such a thrill. reporter: love for her warm smile, whit and off-color humor, white didn t miss a beat when asked if there were any hollywood projects she d still like to do. i usually answer that
in cleveland . i thought you weren t coming. but i ran out of vodka and i thought i would come over here. reporter: in her 90s white was at popular as ever with several on going film and television projects. how lucky could a 90-year-old broad be. i have no idea. and i m still working. reporter: love her for warm smile and wit and off color humor, white didn t miss a beat when asked if there were any hollywood projects she would still like to do. i answer that question with robert redford. no, i think i ve been lucky enough to do just about so much that if i start complaining about anything under the sun, throw me out of the business. what a life. that was our stephanie elum reporting. thank you very much for that. let s get more on the life of betty white with wendy malic, her co-star on hot in cleveland. thank you for being with us.
her, it didn t matter how long it had been in between. it was as if, first of all, you were the only person in the room. and second of all, it was as if you had seen her yesterday. it was she was amazing. her generosity of spirit is the reason everybody talks about her in this way is because her generosity was unequaled. just an amazing person. luminous. she glowed. and that s not even hyperbole. it just is the truth. it s not hyperbole at all. and another thing so impressive is just her staying power. she started her career in 1939. she was 17 years old. she s had one of the longest television careers of a female entertainer. you don t always see longevity like that in hollywood.
white s talents as an actress and comedienne were in demand well into her senior years. following a grassroots campaign in 2010, white became the oldest person ever to host saturday night louive at the age of 88. you know what s an accomplishment? staying awake on the toilet. the show earned huge ratings and white, her seventh emmy award. later that year, white took on another role on tv land s hot in cleveland. i thought you weren t coming? i ran out of vodka. and i thought i d come over here and freshen up my drum. in her 90s, white was as popular as ever with several ongoing film and television projects. how lucky can a 90-year-old broad be? i have no idea. and i m still working. that s the thing that s such a thrill. reporter: love for her warm smile, wit and off color, white didn t miss a beat when asked if there were any hollywood projects she would still like to do. i usually answer that