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NBC airs Betty White's 2010 'SNL' episode a day after her death

By Karen Butler   |   Jan. 2, 2022 at 10:46 AM
Betty White arrives on the red carpet at the SNL 40th Anniversary Special in New York City in 2015. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Betty White holds an Angolan Python as she attends the 45th annual Beastly Ball at the Greater Los Angeles Zoo in  2015. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Betty White attends the media preview for the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association's Beastly Ball fundraiser in Los Angeles in 2015. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Left to right, Betty White, Kate McKinnon, and Alec Baldwin onstage during the 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Betty White and Uggie arrive for the Friars Club Roast of Betty White in New York in 2012. File Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI

Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Betty White's 2010 episode of Saturday Night Live aired again Saturday, a day after her death at the age of 99 was announced.

White won an Emmy for Best Guest Actress in a Comedy for her only time guest hosting the sketch-comedy show. Jay-Z was the musical guest that night.

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White also appeared on SNL's 40th anniversary special in 2015.

Best known for her roles in the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls and Hot in Cleveland, White also was a staple on game shows like Password, Match Game, Just Men! and The $25,000 Pyramid.

She was a well-known animal-tights advocate, as well. She had been planning to celebrate her 100th birthday on Jan. 17.