Betty White died of a stroke suffered 6 days earlier

Reuters

Actress Betty White’s cause of death on New Year’s Eve at age 99 was a stroke she had suffered a week earlier, a copy of the artist’s death certificate posted online on TMZ.com on Monday showed. 10).

The partially censored document states that White’s cause of death was a “cerebrovascular accident,” a medical term for a stroke, or loss of blood flow to the brain caused by a clot or the rupture of blood vessels, resulting in damage to the brain. brain tissue.

According to the document, issued by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the stroke happened six days before White’s death. The health agency and county records office, where essential documents are kept, declined to comment.

Jeff Witjas, White’s longtime agent, said in a statement: “Betty is gone in her sleep, peacefully and painlessly. For me, this is the most important thing and brings me comfort as her dear friend. Everything else is private. and it concerns Betty”.

TMZ cited unnamed sources who said White had remained alert and coherent after his stroke, before dying in his sleep at home.

White, who remained a pop culture phenomenon well into her 90s, died on December 31, three weeks shy of her 100th birthday. Betty owns the longest career on American TV.

She made her first show in 1939, and has starred in numerous productions since. Her most prominent role was in the sitcom “Supergatas” (originally “The Golden Girls”), where she played Rose Nylund.

Her latest work was with voice acting in animations, participating in films such as “Toy Story 4” and “Trouble”, both in 2019. The actress has withdrawn from public life during the pandemic, isolating herself at home for safety.​