Acting
Estelle Getty
Also Known As: Estelle Scher, Stella Getty, Estelle Gettleman
Birth Date
July 25, 1923
Death Date
July 22, 2008
(passed away at 84)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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TV Show
The Nanny
Estelle Getty
1993 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998 • 5 episodes
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TV Show
The Golden Girls
Sophia Petrillo
1985 • 180 episodes
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TV Show
Touched by an Angel
Dottie
1994 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993 • 4 episodes
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TV Show
Mad About You
Aunt Ida
1992 • 2 episodes
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TV Show
Empty Nest
1988 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Newhart
Elsa Carruthers
1982 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Fantasy Island
Money Lady
1978 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Hotel
1982 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Cagney & Lacey
Mrs. Rosenmeyer
1982 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Duckman
Aunt Jane (voice)
1994 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Blossom
Sophia Petrillo
1990 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The John Larroquette Show
Estelle Getty
1993 • 1 episode
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Movie
Stuart Little
Grandma Estelle
1999
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TV Show
Brotherly Love
Myrna Burwell
1995 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The Golden Palace
Sophia Petrillo
1992 • 24 episodes
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TV Show
Ladies Man
Sophia Gates
1999 • 1 episode
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Movie
Tootsie
Middle-Aged Woman
1982
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TV Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996 • 1 episode