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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 ...
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.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- July 25, 1923
- 2 min
- July 22, 2008
Dec 1, 2020 · Updated on December 1, 2020 04:10PM EST. Photo: Everett. Estelle Getty, who won an Emmy and a Golden Globe as the tart-tongued Sophia Petrillo – mother of Bea Arthur’s character – on TV’s The...
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Estelle Getty is an American actress and comedian. She was known for her portrayal of the sarcastic and quick-witted senior citizen Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls (1985) , a role she reprized for appearances on Empty Nest (1988) , The Golden Palace (1992) , Blossom (1990) , and Nurses (1991) .
- Actress, Soundtrack
- July 22, 2008
- July 25, 1923
Jul 23, 2008 · Estelle Getty, whose portrayal of a crabbily charming octogenarian on the television sitcom “The Golden Girls” gave new prominence to elderly characters in prime time and endeared her to...
Biography – Estelle Getty. Estelle Getty: Maverick Mother & TV Trailblazer. by Kira Albin, interview conducted in 1995. She\’s bawdy, sassy, meddlesome, endearing and deadpan funny. She\’s been a mother to just about every actor in Hollywood: Cher (Mask, 1985), Barry Manilow (Copacabana, 1985), and Sylvester Stallone (Stop, or My Mom Will Shoot ).
Jul 22, 2008 · Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's The Golden Girls, has...