Estelle Gettleman (née Scher; July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008), known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American
actress and comedian best known for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls (1985–92), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She reprised the role for appearances on Empty Nest (1993–95), The Golden Palace (1992–93), Blossom (1990–95), and Nurses (1991–94).[2] Notable films in which she appeared include Mask (1985), a semibiographical film in which she played the grandmother of Roy L. Dennis, Mannequin (1987), and Stuart Little (1999). She retired from acting in 2001 due to failing health, and died in 2008 from dementia with Lewy bodies.[3][4]
^"Goodbye Golden Girl: Comic actress Estelle Getty dies at 84". Haaretz. July 23, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2021. the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985
^"Estelle Getty: Matriarch of 'The Golden Girls'". The Independent. July 24, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
^Carlson, Michael (July 24, 2008). "Obituary: Estelle Getty". The Guardian. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
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Estelle Gettleman (née Scher; July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008), known professionally as EstelleGetty, was an American actress and comedian best known for...
ensemble cast starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and EstelleGetty, the show is about four older women who share a home in Miami, Florida...
her ex-husband Stanley. She, her mother Sophia Petrillo (played by EstelleGetty), and housemate Rose Nylund (Betty White) all rent rooms in the Miami...
series Blossom and Nurses. Her character was played by the actress EstelleGetty for 10 years and 258 episodes. Sophia was born in Sicily to Don Angelo...
Original Golden Girls actors, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White and EstelleGetty all guest-star as their Golden Girls characters, and Mulligan appears...
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home in Miami, Florida. Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and EstelleGetty portray the four main characters Dorothy Zbornak, Rose Nylund, Blanche...
death. Other entertainers and artists who have or died from LBD include EstelleGetty, the actress known for her role as Sophia on the television series The...
September 18, 1992, to May 7, 1993. It starred Betty White, Rue McClanahan, EstelleGetty, Cheech Marin, and Don Cheadle. Billy L. Sullivan also co-starred for...
Television.) It starred Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White, and EstelleGetty as the main characters Dorothy Zbornak, Blanche Devereaux, Rose Nylund...
Matthew Broderick as David, Diane Tarleton as Laurel/Lady Blues and EstelleGetty as Mrs. Beckoff. The Broadway production, directed by Peter Pope, opened...
Waggoner falsely arrested so he can have Dorothy to himself. Sophia (EstelleGetty) had been hoping for Sonny and Dorothy to get together and actively...
Girls as Salvadore Petrillo, the long-dead husband of Sophia (played by EstelleGetty) and father of Dorothy (played by Beatrice Arthur). Sidney Meltzer was...
followings in the world. Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and EstelleGetty - the four main stars of The Golden Girls - each had a long and rich...
Dorothy Zbornak (Arthur), Rose Nylund (White), and Sophia Petrillo (EstelleGetty). McClanahan received four Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead...
Administration Beatrice Arthur, Film & Television Bill Farmer, Animation—Voice EstelleGetty, Film & Television Don Iwerks, Film Rue McClanahan, Film & Television...
Nylund (Betty White) and Dorothy's Sicilian mother, Sophia Petrillo (EstelleGetty). The series was a massive hit and remained a top-ten rating fixture...
Martin initially got the idea from the period after EstelleGetty died, when clips of Getty's sitcom, The Golden Girls, were being replayed on the news...
character of Josephine, based on Sophia Petrillo, the part made famous by EstelleGetty. On stage, Boht appeared with Jeremy Irons in Embers (2006) at the Duke...
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