Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1988. The star is next to her late husband, Allen Ludden,'s star.
Received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award in 1988.
She is a member of the Unity Church.
Started career as the "Phone Girl" on Al Jarvis's afternoon TV show in L.A.
Was portraying the conniving, gold-digging Ellen Harper, the niece of Rue McClanahan, who played the prudish Aunt Fran, On "Mama's Family" (1983) at the same time as they were working together on "The Golden Girls" (1985) in almost opposite roles.
With Rue McClanahan's death in June 2010, White became the last surviving member of the four "The Golden Girls" (1985).