Estelle Getty
Actor
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.
Filmography
Tootsie
as Middle-Aged Woman 1982
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
as Tutti Bomowski 1992
Mannequin
as Claire Prince Timkin 1987
Mask
as Evelyn 1985
Deadly Force
as Gussie 1983
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Self 1988
Betty White: First Lady of Television
as Self (archive Footage) 2018
A Match Made in Heaven
as Betty Weston 1997
The Sissy Duckling
as Mrs. Hennypecker (voice) 1999
The Earth Day Special
as Sophia Petrillo 1990
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
1984
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
as Sophia Petrillo (archive footage) 2003
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
as Sophia Petrillo (archive footage) 2003
Copacabana
as Bella Stern 1985
The Million Dollar Kid
as Sister Rosanne 2000
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls
as Sophia Petrillo 2021