Rose was a widow on The Golden Girls, and although her husband Charlie Nylund was never seen, he was discussed. During the Season 1 episode “The Heart Attack,” viewers learned how Charlie died.

White’s character, Rose Nylund, was a farmer’s daughter from Minnesota. She may have been naive and clueless at times, but she wasn’t dumb. Here are 25 bits of life advice from the queen of ...

Rose Nylund, Blanche Devereaux, and Dorothy Zbornak | Alice S. Hall/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images. Related ‘The Golden Girls’ Unpopular Opinions: Sophia Petrillo Was a Bad Mother ...

Long after the late Betty White was a cheesecake-loving golden girl from St. Olaf, she played against type to star in the one ...

Rue McClanahan, left, as Blanche Devereaux, Betty White as Rose Nylund, Bea Arthur as Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak, in season 1 of “The Golden Girls.” circa 1986.

In real life, Betty White wasn't one to spend much time cooking. However, in 1955, White shared a recipe that still remains popular all these years later.

Rose said that the woman was sedated as everyone assumed her grief was causing hallucinations. Betty White's Rose Nylund was known for not been terribly bright. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) ...

Betty White wasn't supposed to play Rose Nylund on "The Golden Girls," but we are so grateful that she did.. White was originally supposed to portray the hot-to-trot widow Blanche Devereaux on the ...

Rose Nylund: Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. Herb Ball/NBCU Photo Bank. THE GOLDEN GIRLS -- Season 1 -- Pictured: Betty White as Rose Nylund "Ooooh, I see your point.

In 1985, audiences traveled down the road and back again and were introduced to “The Golden Girls.” But while cheesecake was ...

She portrayed Rose Nylund on the NBC sitcom for seven seasons, from 1985 to 1992. Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur and Estelle Getty also starred.