Betty White, Longtime TV Actress, Dies Just Days Before 100th Birthday

Actress Betty White arrives at the premiere of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's 3D-CG "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" at Citywalk in Universal City, Calif., on Feb. 19, 2012. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Betty White, a television actress whose career spanned decades, died at age 99, according to her agent in a statement on New Year’s Eve.

“Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever,” agent Jeff Witjas said in a statement to People magazine.