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Tess White

Updated Jun 26, 2025
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Tess White
A photo of Tess White, mother of actress, singer, and comedian Betty White.
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The mother of a celebrity (and they look so much alike!) Do you know who she is?
Photo of Nancy Slack Hinig Nancy Slack Hinig
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11/19/2019
Betty White?
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11/19/2019
Looks like she could be Betty White's mother. ?????
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11/19/2019
Susan Sarandon's mother?
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11/19/2019
Betty White's mother
Photo of Christine Pietrandrea Christine Pietrandrea
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11/19/2019
How cool is this !?
Photo of Melissa Gaston Davis Melissa Gaston Davis
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11/19/2019
betty white's mom
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11/19/2019
I was going to say Julia Louise dryfus mother
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11/19/2019
Tammi Geren Taylor she does look like her too ๐Ÿ™‚
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11/19/2019
That was my guess too. I think she looks more like Julia Louise Dryfus than Betty White.
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11/19/2019
Betty White's mum. Has the same eyes and smile๐Ÿ’—
Betty Whites mother? She looks exactly like her!!
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11/19/2019
All i know is she has a little fairy that looks real on her Jacket
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11/19/2019
You mean the corsage???
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11/19/2019
Teenie Weenie Tina I totally see it
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11/19/2019
Esther Evans Yes
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11/19/2019
Esther Evans I couldn't think of the word thank you
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11/19/2019
she looks like Mary Aster (or?)
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11/19/2019
Betty Whites Mom, and shes lovely, Betty was lucky to inherit her good looks.
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11/19/2019
I thought of Mary Astor
Photo of Jackie Luckey Jackie Luckey
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11/19/2019
Good grief, I guessed it!
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11/19/2019
They definitely look alike
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11/19/2019
Looks like Betty White.
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11/19/2019
Looks like Betty White, so I guess her mom?
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11/19/2019
When did people start to smile for photos ? Whenever they did ; it made a huge difference .
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11/19/2019
Anna Kakol smiling started with faster shutter speeds.
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11/19/2019
Betty Whiteโ€™s mom?
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11/19/2019
A beauty just like her daughter.
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11/19/2019
Pretty lady.
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11/19/2019
Susan Sarandon s mom
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11/19/2019
I cant believe I guessed it woo hoo !!! ยฐ
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11/19/2019
Except for her darker hair, she looks exactly like Betty White.
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11/19/2019
I love Betty so much. There are times she reminds me of my grandmother that passed away in 2010. This was my grandmother in her late teens or very early 20s.
The resemblance is so clear!!
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11/19/2019
Youโ€™ve got a good eye!
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11/19/2019
The Grandmas are way cooler than their grand kids.
Photo of Maria Iustina Orฤƒศ™anu Maria Iustina Orฤƒศ™anu
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11/19/2019
Marlene Dietrich ' s mother? She looks like her.
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11/19/2019
This woman birthed a legend!
Photo of Lisa Napier Lisa Napier
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11/22/2019
Looks like the Hollywood Hills behind her.
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Tess (Cachikis) White
Tess Christine White (nรฉe Cachikis; 1899โ€“1985), was a homemaker, and her husband Horace Logan White (1899โ€“1963), was a lighting company executive. Tess' father, Nicholas Cachikis (1877-1943, born in Greece) was Greek, and her mother's, Margaret Curtis Hobbs Cachikis (born 1877 in Canada), roots were English and Welsh. Tess was born in Chicago IL and her brother Thomas was born in 1907, also in IL Tess' famous daughter (their only child), actress Betty White, was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on January 17, 1922. In the 1910 federal census, Tess (Christina) was age 10 and living with her parents and brother Thomas, as well as her mother's mother Margaret Hobbs, in Chicago IL. Her father was a "wagon driver" in the ice cream industry. According to Cook County IL marriage records, Tess and Horace were married on February 17 1921. In 1922, Tess and Horace were listed as living in Oak Park, IL, where their daughter Betty was born. In 1925, they were listed as living in Pasadena CA. In 1938, they were listed as living in Beverly Hills, CA. In the 1940 federal census, Tess was age 40 and married. The family - Horace, Tess, and daughter Betty - were living in Los Angeles. All of them had graduated high school and husband Horace was a "sales representative" in the "electric industry" and was earning more than $5000 a year. Daughter Betty wasn't married and wasn't listed as going to school nor working.
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