Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1923-07-25 (85 years old)
Deathday
2008-07-22
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Estelle Scher
Stella Getty
Estelle Gettleman
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Estelle Getty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
1987
as Claire Prince Timkin
1999
as Mrs. Hennypecker (voice)
1985
as Evelyn
2021
as Sophia Petrillo
1982
as Middle-Aged Woman
1992
as Tutti Bomowski
2018
as Self (archive Footage)
1978
as Teacher
2022
as Sophia Petrillo
1997
as Betty Weston
2003
as Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
1999
as Grandma Estelle
1990
as Self
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
as Eurol Muller
2021
as Self (archive footage)
1983
as Gussie
2003
as Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
1988
as Self
1985
as Bella Stern
2000
as Sister Rosanne
1990
as Sophia Petrillo
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