Betty White to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor at 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

Betty White will be saluted with a lifetime achievement prize at the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles next month.

The 93-year-old star, who has won seven Emmys throughout her career, will be the guest of honor at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ annual ceremony.

NATAS president Bob Mauro says, “Betty White is an American institution. Betty’s career as a female pioneer has followed television from literally the beginning of the medium, winning her first Emmy Award in 1952, to the digital-streaming future, winning again in 2010.

“She is one of the most beloved female performers in the history of television, and the National Academy is proud to be honoring her with a most well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award.”

Previous honorees include TV mogul Oprah Winfrey, veteran newswoman Barbara Walters and TV personality Regis Philbin.

The 2015 Daytime Emmy Awards will take place on April 26.

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