From 2011: Betty White, not slowing down

Entertainment - CBSNews.com Five-time Emmy-winning actress Betty White, the star of such classic series as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Golden Girls," has died at the age of 99, it was announced on Friday, December 31, 2021. In this "Sunday Morning" profile that originally aired on May 8, 2011, White talked with correspondent Katie Couric about not slowing down, as evidenced by her latest hit sitcom, "Hot in Cleveland." She also opened up about animals, children, and her attitude regarding death.

Betty White, legendary actress and icon, has died at 99

Entertainment - CBSNews.com The beloved TV star's career, which included major roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls, kicked off in 1949.

NBA teams kneel during national anthem as season restarts

Entertainment - CBSNews.com In the first games since the NBA paused its season, players kneeled during the anthem and wore Black Lives Matter shirts.

"This conservatorship killed my dreams," Britney Spears writes

Entertainment - CBSNews.com "Look I'm not gonna be performing on any stages anytime soon with my dad handling what I wear, say, do, or think," she wrote in one post.

Lollapalooza sparks COVID worries as concertgoers flock to Chicago

Entertainment - CBSNews.com The CDC is warning that vaccinated Americans can transmit the Delta variant as easily as the unvaccinated, sparking worry for Chicago's Lollapalooza festival.

Hugh Jackman on his love of Broadway, and the loss of his father

Entertainment - CBSNews.com Preview: In an interview with Jane Pauley for "CBS Sunday Morning" to be broadcast January 2, the star of "The Music Man" also opens up about how his musical theater ambitions were almost derailed by his brother's teasing.

Hot jobs in 2022: Creators and marketers of non-fungible tokens

Entertainment - CBSNews.com Expect to see more job openings in 2022 revolving around the creation and branding of NFTs, experts say.

The defiance of Ludwig van Beethoven and his "Ode to Joy"

Entertainment - CBSNews.com He was a composer of extraordinary gifts, but he had to overcome a lifetime of maladies – including hearing loss – to compose his masterwork: the Ninth Symphony, with its optimistic final movement.

Peter Dinklage on playing "Cyrano"

Entertainment - CBSNews.com The famously private "Game of Thrones" star talks with "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl about a new film adaptation of the play "Cyrano de Bergerac," featuring Dinklage as the ghostwriter of love letters wooing the beautiful Roxanne. Stahl also talks with "Cyrano" screenwriter Erica Schmidt (Dinklage's wife); and with director Joe Wright, who reveals how the period romance almost devolved into a disaster movie while shooting near a suddenly-active volcano.

The year in review: 2021's most popular movies, music and books

Entertainment - CBSNews.com "Sunday Morning" looks back at the tops in pop culture from the past year.

Peter Dinklage on recasting the hero of "Cyrano"

Entertainment - CBSNews.com The famously private "Game of Thrones" star talks about a new film adaptation of the play "Cyrano de Bergerac," featuring Dinklage as the ghostwriter of love letters wooing the beautiful Roxanne.

The global appeal of "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

Entertainment - CBSNews.com "Take Me Home, Country Roads," a song about a longing for home (co-written by a songwriter who had never even been in West Virginia), has been embraced by the Mountain State in a big way, and has since been appropriated by singers around the world looking for their very own "place I belong." Correspondent Conor Knighton looks into the genesis and global impact of John Denver's first big hit; and with country star Brad Paisley about the special pull the song has for him.

The universal nostalgia for "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

Entertainment - CBSNews.com A song about a longing for home, John Denver's first hit in 1971 has been embraced by West Virginia in a big way, and has been appropriated by singers around the world looking for their very own "place I belong."

Alec Baldwin posts holiday message thanking supporters following shooting

Entertainment - CBSNews.com The actor said "not a day goes by" that he doesn't think about the fatal shooting.

A look at the origins and tradition of Christmas trees

Entertainment - CBSNews.com Each year, millions of Americans celebrate Christmas with a tree, but where did this beloved tradition begin? Nikki Battiste spoke to a historian about the origins of the Christmas tree tradition, and she traveled to the biblically named town of Bethlehem, Connecticut, to learn more.

Quidditch leagues change name over J.K Rowling controversy

Entertainment - CBSNews.com The leagues believe a name change will help "distance" themselves from J.K Rowling's beliefs.

Logic's "1-800-273-8255" song may have saved hundreds of lives, study finds

Entertainment - CBSNews.com "I just wanted them to know that they really weren't alone," the rapper told "CBS Sunday Morning" about the song in 2017.

Passage: In memoriam

Entertainment - CBSNews.com "Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including Michael Nesmith, a member of the 1960s rock band The Monkees.

Maggie Gyllenhaal on directing "The Lost Daughter"

Entertainment - CBSNews.com Oscar-nominated actress (and movie buff) Maggie Gyllenhaal is now at the helm, as director of her first feature, a psychological thriller called "The Lost Daughter," that is already winning awards. She talked with "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil about a story that tells both uncomfortable and liberating truths regarding motherhood, and of embarking on a whole new career.

Maggie Gyllenhaal in the director's chair

Entertainment - CBSNews.com The Oscar-nominated actress (and movie buff) talks about her first feature as director: a psychological thriller, "The Lost Daughter," based on the Elena Ferrante novel, that tells both uncomfortable and liberating truths regarding motherhood.