Estelle Getty

Acting 49 credits

Birthday

Jul 25, 1923

Day of Death

Jul 22, 2008 (84 years)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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 years, after retiring from acting, she battled Lewy body dementia.

Estelle Getty

Biography

Movies (24)

Stuart Little

The Earth Day Special

Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story

Mannequin

Mask

Betty White: First Lady of Television

Tootsie

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

Copacabana

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Team-Mates

The Sissy Duckling

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship

Night of 100 Stars III

No Man's Land

The Golden Girls: Ageless

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments

TV Shows (25)

Hollywood Squares

The Nanny

Mad About You

Touched by an Angel

The Golden Girls

Hotel

Intimate Portrait

Newhart

Fantasy Island

Empty Nest

Empty Nest

Duckman

Blossom

Cagney & Lacey

The John Larroquette Show

Brotherly Love

The Golden Palace

Wish Kids