Betty White died of a stroke she suffered six days earlier

Betty White died from a stroke she had six days before her December 31 death at age 99, according to her death certificate.

The beloved "Golden Girls" and "Mary Tyler Moore Show" actor died at her home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles as the result of a December 25 cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke, according to the LA County death certificate obtained Monday by The Associated Press.

The cause was provided by White's doctor, as is typical in such cases.