Betty White received top acting honors at the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night at The Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center, winning Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her role as Elka in the TV Land original sitcom, "Hot in Cleveland." This is White's second win for her role on the series as she won the SAG Award in the same category last year.
"Hot in Cleveland" is the network's critically acclaimed hit starring Valerie Bertinelli ("One Day at a Time"), Jane Leeves ("Frasier"), Wendie Malick ("Just Shoot Me") and Emmy Award-winner White ("The Golden Girls"). The show is currently in its third season and airs Wednesdays.
"There are reasons that Betty White has been on television for over 50 years," said Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land. "She's hilarious, her comedic timing is unmatched, and there's nothing she can't do. We're grateful to work with her on 'Hot in Cleveland,' and couldn't be more proud of her continued achievements."
"Hot in Cleveland" revolves around three best friends from Los Angeles -- novelist Melanie Moretti (Bertinelli), eye-brow archer to the stars Joy Scroggs (Leeves) and former soap star Victoria Chase (Malick) -- who find their lives changed forever when their plane, headed for Paris, makes an unexpected landing. When the friends discover that life is better for them and that they are hot in Cleveland, they decide to stay.
