Betty White’s 100th Birthday Special Is Now a Movie-Theater Memorial

A feature originally filmed as a centennial celebration has become a tribute to the late actress, with a special engagement in over 1,500 theaters

Betty White, right, with her co-stars on ‘The Golden Girls,’ from left, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty and Bea Arthur.

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By

John Jurgensen

Betty White lived her life on television. The late star is making an encore appearance on the big screen.

A tribute special that includes Ms. White’s last on-camera performance—a thank-you message to fans recorded 11 days before her death on Dec. 31, 2021—will be shown in more than 1,500 movie theaters on Jan. 17.

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