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Vanna White

Vanna Marie White (née Rosich; born February 18, 1957) is an American television personality and game show personality. She is best known as the co-host of the game show Wheel of Fortune, a position she has held since 1982. She began her career as a model while studying fashion, competing in Miss Georgia USA in 1978. In addition to her work on Wheel of Fortune, she has played minor characters or appeared as herself in many films and television series, and is the author of the 1987 autobiography Vanna Speaks. She also participates in real-estate investment, owns the yarn brand Vanna's Choice, and is a patron of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Infobox

Born
Vanna Marie Rosich (1957-02-18) February 18, 1957 (age 68)North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Game-show co-host, television personality, model, actress
Years active
1980–present
Known for
Wheel of Fortune
Spouse
mw- George Santo Pietro (m. 1990; div. 2002)
Children
2
Awards
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Partner
John Donaldson (2012-present)
Occupations
Game-show co-host, television personality, model, actress

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1981
Graduation Day
Role(s)
Doris
Looker
Role(s)
Reston Girl
1994
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Role(s)
Herself
Double Dragon
Year
Title
Role
1981
Graduation Day
Doris
Looker
Reston Girl
1994
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Herself
Double Dragon
· Filmography › Television
1981
Midnight Offerings
Role(s)
Devona
Notes
TV Movie
1982–present
Role(s)
Wheel of Fortune
Notes
Co-Host
1988
Goddess of Love
Role(s)
Venus
Notes
TV Movie
Totally Minnie
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
TV Special
1989
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Role(s)
Roxanne
Notes
Live Action Segment
1992
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Role(s)
Laurie Saunders (Voice)
Notes
The Guinea Pigs (Season 3, Episode 7)
1993
Married... with Children
Role(s)
Coco/Helen Granowinner
Notes
Guest (season 7, episode 26)
1994
Full House
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Guest (Season 7, Episode 15)
2021–present
Role(s)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Notes
Co-Host
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars 7
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Guest (season 7, episode 3)
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1981
Midnight Offerings
Devona
TV Movie
1982–present
Wheel of Fortune
Co-Host
1988
Goddess of Love
Venus
TV Movie
1988
Totally Minnie
Herself
TV Special
1989
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Roxanne
Live Action Segment
1992
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Laurie Saunders (Voice)
The Guinea Pigs (Season 3, Episode 7)
1993
Married... with Children
Coco/Helen Granowinner
Guest (season 7, episode 26)
1994
Full House
Herself
Guest (Season 7, Episode 15)
2021–present
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Co-Host
Contestant (Season 3, Episode 14)
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars 7
Herself
Guest (season 7, episode 3)
· Publications
Preceded bySusan Stafford
Preceded bySusan Stafford
Media offices
Preceded bySusan Stafford
Media offices
Wheel of Fortune Co-host December 13, 1982 – present
Media offices
Incumbent
Media offices
Preceded bySusan Stafford
Wheel of Fortune Co-host December 13, 1982 – present
Incumbent

References

  1. White temporarily replaced Pat Sajak as host during December 9, 2019–December 20, 2019, and January 6, 2020–January 10,
  2. "Vanna White – Game Show Host"
    https://www.biography.com/people/vanna-white-9542236
  3. "Vanna White – Official Page – Wheel of Fortune"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190712082911/https://www.wheeloffortune.com/vanna-white/
  4. Almanac of Famous People, Gale Publishing, June 8, 2011.
  5. CNN
    https://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/05/showbiz/charlie-sheen-now-carlos-estevez
  6. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W-lFpjnXNMHer
  7. WPDE.com
    https://wpde.com/news/local/vanna-white-north-myrtle-beach-native-announces-death-of-father
  8. Los Angeles Times
    https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/vanna-white/
  9. "Vanna White - Age, Husband & Daughter - Biography"
    https://www.biography.com/personality/vanna-white
  10. JIM GIBSON - VANNA WHITE - MISS GEORGIA USA 1981 - GIBSON on YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPcp6UKW9V0
  11. The Price Is Right (American game show)
  12. Vanna White on The Price Is Right (1980) on YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieISImBYae8
  13. The Price Is Right's 25th Anniversary Special (08/23/1996) on YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lw_YsccLEU
  14. Vanna White in Gypsy Angels (1982) trailer on YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAIAc3VbU4
  15. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109966/
  16. Chicago Tribune
    https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-11-20-8802180799-story.html
  17. "About New York", The New York Times, May 23, 1987.
  18. US Magazine
    https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/vanna-white-im-embarrassed-by-my-playboy-cover-w474278/
  19. Chicago Tribune
    https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-vanna-white-playboy-20170330-story.html
  20. Turner Classic Movies
    https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/468445/the-goddess-of-love/
  21. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0624156/
  22. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0502148/
  23. Vending Times
    https://archive.org/details/VendingTimesVOL29NO10August1989Clearscan/page/n79/mode/2up
  24. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701008/
  25. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0620095/
  26. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0584235/
  27. IMDb
    https://web.archive.org/web/20220518203127/https://outsider.com/american-entertainment/tv-2/wheel-of-fortune/wheel-of-fortune-vanna-white-set-make-guest-appearance-major-paramount-reality-series/
  28. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0642412/
  29. Married...with Children
  30. WWE
    https://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/4/celebrities
  31. Amazon Music
    https://www.amazon.com/Santas-Last-Ride-Vanna-White/dp/B000003QDA
  32. "Vanna White gets Walk of Fame star"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190924194853/http://www.today.com/id/12412671/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/vanna-white-gets-walk-fame-star/#.XdwcX_V6hJ8
  33. imdb.com
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758974/
  34. msn.com
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/vanna-white-helps-price-is-right-celebrate-50-years-by-reliving-her-time-as-a-contestant/vi-AAP1DkX
  35. ew.com
    https://ew.com/tv/vanna-white-surprises-queens-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-7-ball/
  36. "ABC News Studios Sets The Game Show Show Special (Exclusive)"
    https://www.thewrap.com/abc-news-studios-the-game-show-show-exclusive/
  37. Chicago Tribune
    https://web.archive.org/web/20201126223309/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2007-06-17-0706140191-story.html
  38. Wheel of Fortune: Vanna Whites' First Appearance on YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JDHG63bci7M
  39. Fox News
    https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/wheel-of-fortune-pat-sajak-emergency-surgery-vanna-white-host
  40. Entertainment Weekly
    https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/10/vanna-white-hosts-wheel-of-fortune-first-time-pat-sajak-recovers-emergency-surgery/
  41. Wheel of Fortune
    https://www.wheeloffortune.com/so-many-ways-to-play/enter-sweepstakes/disney-secret-santa-giveaway/
  42. Today
    https://www.today.com/popculture/vanna-white-opens-about-hosting-wheel-fortune-last-minute-t169844
  43. UPI
    https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2020/01/07/Pat-Sajaks-daughter-serves-as-letter-turner-on-Wheel-of-Fortune/6361578405155/
  44. EW.com
    https://ew.com/tv/why-vanna-white-isnt-on-wheel-of-fortune-teachers-week/
  45. EW.com
    https://ew.com/tv/vanna-white-back-on-wheel-of-fortune-after-covid-absence/
  46. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
    https://people.com/tv/pat-sajak-vanna-white-to-host-celebrity-wheel-of-fortune/
  47. Variety
    https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/celebrity-wheel-of-fortune-premiere-ryan-seacrest-ratings-1236536896/
  48. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2021/09/pat-sajak-vanna-white-host-wheel-of-fortune-through-2024-1234829089/
  49. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2023/07/vanna-white-return-celebrity-wheel-of-fortune-1235443399/
  50. Variety
    https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/vanna-white-wheel-of-fortune-contract-extension-1235727846/
  51. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
    https://www.etonline.com/celebrity-wheel-of-fortune-ken-jennings-steals-answer-from-jeopardy-co-host-mayim-bialik-exclusive
  52. Good Housekeeping
    https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a27507937/vanna-white-salary/
  53. SFGATE
    https://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/she-d-like-a-t-for-tenant-vanna-white-18404936.php
  54. How Vanna White Learned to Crochet on YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8sbCns239E
  55. Etsy
    https://blog.etsy.com/en/q-a-with-the-lovely-and-crafty-vanna-white/
  56. The Tonight Show. Vanna White 5/2/1986 on YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa_ZDGpaYDQ
  57. "Vanna's Choice Yarn at Lion Brand Yarn"
    http://www.lionbrand.com/yarns/vannasChoice.html
  58. Thriftbooks
    https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/vanna-white/213308/
  59. Guinness World Records
    https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/5/wheel-of-fortunes-vanna-white-the-most-frequent-clapper-48821/
  60. Wheel of Fortune
  61. mentalfloss.com
    http://mentalfloss.com/article/551329/facts-about-vanna-white-wheel-of-fortune
  62. The Kansas City Star
    http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF3C31E3FAE438&p_field_direct-0=document_id
  63. The Seattle Times
    https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19920918/1513705/vanna-has-miscarriage
  64. Orlando Sentinel
    https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1994/06/15/n-i-c-h-o-l-a-s-makes-vanna-white-a-mommy/
  65. Tampa Bay Times
    https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/07/14/entertainment-news/
  66. Orlando Sentinel
    https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1998-10-11-9810090457-story.html
  67. Deseret News
    https://www.deseret.com/2002/6/21/19662004/white-files-for-divorce-after-11-year-marriage
  68. Closer
    http://www.closerweekly.com/posts/vanna-white-opens-up-happiness-after-heartache-exclusive-91888
  69. Showbiz Cheatsheet
    https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/vanna-white-would-call-john-donaldson-her-husband-even-though-theyre-not-married.html/
  70. People
    https://people.com/tv/vanna-white-opens-up-about-christianity-relationship-with-god/
  71. transcripts.cnn.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200928003316/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0012/26/lkl.00.html
  72. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001846/bio?ref_=nm_dyk_trv_sm#trivia
  73. "White v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc"
    https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=15763501998860364615&q=White+v.+Samsung+Electronics+America,+Inc.,+971+F.2d+1395+(1992)&hl=en&as_sdt=40000003
  74. Major Principles of Media Law, 2012 Edition
    https://books.google.com/books?id=y6uJ7u4331cC&pg=PA215
  75. Mark Roesler
    https://www.markroesler.com/legal/damages/
  76. "Vanna, Pick Me a Letter" by Dr. Dave retrieved 10-5-2023
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcXmOFwHf4A
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