Estelle Getty
Acting
Born: 1923-07-25 in 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.
Known For
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
The Nanny
Estelle Getty
Fantasy Island
Money Lady
Newhart
Elsa Carruthers
The Golden Girls
Sophia Petrillo
Mad About You
Aunt Ida
Touched by an Angel
Dottie
Cagney & Lacey
Mrs. Rosenmeyer
Hotel
Intimate Portrait
Self
Duckman
Aunt Jane (voice)
Empty Nest
Empty Nest
Sophia Petrillo
Blossom
Sophia Petrillo
The John Larroquette Show
Estelle Getty
Stuart Little
Grandma Estelle
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Tutti
The Golden Palace
Sophia Petrillo
Brotherly Love
Myrna Burwell
Tootsie
Middle-Aged Woman
Ladies Man
Sophia Gates
Mask
Evelyn
Mannequin
Claire Prince Timkin
Wish Kids
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
Copacabana
Bella Stern
Roomies
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
Team-Mates
Teacher
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Self
The Earth Day Special
Sophia Petrillo
Bakers' Dozen
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
Self / Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
No Man's Land
Eurol Muller
Golden Girls 3033
Sophia Petrillo (voice) (archive sound)
The Sissy Duckling
Mrs. Hennypecker (voice)
Deadly Force
Gussie
A Match Made in Heaven
Betty Weston