Estelle Getty

Personal Info

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

Estelle Getty

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Estelle Getty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1987

Mannequin

as Claire Prince Timkin

1999

The Sissy Duckling

as Mrs. Hennypecker (voice)

1985

Mask

as Evelyn

1982

Tootsie

as Middle-Aged Woman

1992

2018

Betty White: First Lady of Television

as Self (archive Footage)

1978

Team-Mates

as Teacher

1997

A Match Made in Heaven

as Betty Weston

2003

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments

as Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)

1999

Stuart Little

as Grandma Estelle

2023

Sly

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984

No Man's Land

as Eurol Muller

2021

The Golden Girls: Ageless

as Self (archive footage)

1983

Deadly Force

as Gussie

2003

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

as Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)

1985

Copacabana

as Bella Stern

2000

The Million Dollar Kid

as Sister Rosanne

1990

The Earth Day Special

as Sophia Petrillo

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