Sue Ann Nivens is a fictional character portrayed by Betty White on situation comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Sue Ann on the air as "The Happy Homemaker"
Lou and Sue Ann. Lou has just given her the bad news that her program was cancelled.
Betty Marion Ludden was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television with a career spanning almost seven decades, she was noted for her vast number of television appearances acting in sitcoms, sketch comedy, and game shows. She produced and starred in the series Life with Elizabeth (1953–1955), thus becoming the first woman to produce a sitcom.
White at the 1988 Emmy Awards
White on The Betty White Show in 1954
White as Sue Ann Nivens in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, 1973
A scene from the final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (from left): White as Sue Ann Nivens, Gavin MacLeod as Murray Slaughter, Ed Asner as Lou Grant, Georgia Engel as Georgette Franklin Baxter, Ted Knight as Ted Baxter, and Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards, 1977