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Estelle Getty was born on July 25, 1923 in New York City. Her mother, Sarah Scher and her father, Charles Scher, were Polish-Jewish immigrants. Charles was employed in a glass business. She had a sister, Roslyn and a brother, David. She attended Seward Park High School in New York City. Estelle aspired to be an actress since her childhood and ...
Nurses. The Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show is about four older women who share a home in ...
Jul 22, 2008 · Estelle Getty, the actress who spent decades struggling in obscurity before becoming an overnight star as a salty, back-talking grandmother in the hit sitcom "Golden Girls," died July 22 at her ...
Estelle Getty. Actress. 24 July 1923 to 21 July 2008. Most familiar for playing Sophia, wisecracking mother to Bea Arthur’s character in The Golden Girls (1985-92), Getty came to fame after working predominantly on stage. She reprised her best known role in other sitcoms, and also appeared in the films Mask (1985) and Stop! Or My Mom Will ...
Estelle Getty. Actress: The Golden Girls. She was truly one mother of a mom...on stage, on film and on TV. A favorite firecracker on 80s and 90s television, tiny character player Estelle Getty became best known for her carping, meddlesome moms -- complete with bemused, cynical looks, irreverent digs and dead-pan Henny Youngman-like one-liners. Blunt and down-to-earth off-stage as she was on ...
Estelle Getty. Highest Rated: 93% Mask (1985) Lowest Rated: 14% Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) Birthday: Jul 25, 1923. Birthplace: New York, New York, USA. The petite, wisecracking embodiment ...
Jul 22, 2008 · Estelle Scher-Gettleman (July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008), better known by her stage name Estelle Getty, was an American actress, who appeared in film, theatre and television. She is best known for her role as Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls from 1985 to 1992, which won her an Emmy and a Golden Globe, on The Golden Palace from 1992 to 1993 and on Empty Nest from 1993 to 1995. In her later ...
