Estelle Getty
Acting · 84 years old
New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
Sophia Petrillo
The Golden Girls: Ageless
Self (archive footage)
Young at Heart: Body Conditioning with Estelle
Self
Golden Girls 3033
Sophia Petrillo (voice) (archive sound)
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
Self / Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
The Nanny
Estelle Getty
The Golden Girls
Sophia Petrillo
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
Mask
Evelyn
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Self (archive Footage)
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
Touched by an Angel
Dottie
Ladies Man
Sophia Gates
Tootsie
Middle-Aged Woman
Newhart
Elsa Carruthers
Duckman
Aunt Jane (voice)
Cagney & Lacey
Mrs. Rosenmeyer
Mannequin
Claire Prince Timkin
Copacabana
Bella Stern