| Betty Applewhite | |||||||||
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| Desperate Housewives character | |||||||||
 Alfre Woodard as Betty Applewhite | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Alfre Woodard | ||||||||
| Duration | 2005–06 | ||||||||
| First appearance | "Goodbye for Now" 1x22, May 15, 2005 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | "Remember (Part 2)" 2x24, May 21, 2006 | ||||||||
| Classification | Main | ||||||||
| Created by | Marc Cherry | ||||||||
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Betty Applewhite is a fictional character played by actress Alfre Woodard on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is introduced in the last episodes of the series' first season, and becomes the center of the mystery of the second season, along with her two sons, Matthew and Caleb.