Estelle Getty
Acting
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TV Shows
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About
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
Acting
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.
The Nanny
Hollywood Squares
Touched by an Angel
The Golden Girls
Mad About You
Hotel
Fantasy Island
Newhart
Cagney & Lacey
Duckman
Intimate Portrait
Empty Nest
Empty Nest
Blossom
The John Larroquette Show
Stuart Little
Brotherly Love
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
The Golden Palace
Ladies Man
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Mannequin
Mask
Tootsie