TV’s perennial Golden Girl died, just two weeks before she would have celebrated her 100th birthday.

“Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever,” her agent and close friend Jeff Witjas told in a statement. “I will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much. I don’t think Betty ever feared passing because she always wanted to be with her most beloved husband Allen Ludden. She believed she would be with him again.”

Following the news of her death, Hollywood’s biggest stars shared tributes to the beloved actress.

“The world looks different now,” wrote Ryan Reynolds, who had fostered a loving relationship with White over the years. “She was great at defying expectation. She managed to grow very old and somehow, not old enough. We’ll miss you, Betty.”

Fellow comedian Ellen DeGeneres called White’s life “exceptional.”

“I’m grateful for every second I got to spend with Betty White,” DeGeneres wrote on Twitter. “Sending love to her family, friends and all of us.”

White’s Hot in Cleveland costar Valerie Bertinelli also shared her condolences on social media.

“Rest in peace, sweet Betty,” Bertinelli wrote. “My God, how bright heaven must be right now.”