'The world looks different now': Tributes paid to Golden Girl Betty White

She would have celebrated her centennial birthday on January 17.

Flowers, stuff toys and cards are displayed at the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of the late actress Betty White, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Los Angeles. Picture: AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu

The award-winning actress, best known for starring as Rose in 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls, died less than a month before her 100th birthday.

She appeared in hit US sitcoms including Hot In Cleveland, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Betty White Show and Life With Elizabeth during a career spanning more than 80 years.