Betty Marion White Ludden (born January 30, 1922, in Oak Park, IL; died December 31, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA) was the wife of Allen Ludden. She met him while doing Password. At first she refused to marry Allen, but eventually gave in and finally married him. Betty became a widow when Allen died of cancer on June 9, 1981.
On December 31, 2021; White passed away at the age of 99 just seventeen days away from reaching her milestone of a 100th birthday. Despite the rumors of her not receiving her COVID booster shot, her official cause was that of a stroke that she suffered from on December 25, 2021 just six days before her death.