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Estelle Getty

Estelle Scher-Gettleman, 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.

Known For: Acting

Born: New York City, New York, USA, 1923-07-25

Died: 2008-07-22

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1978	Team-Mates	Teacher	10
2	1982	Tootsie	Middle-Aged Woman	72
3	1983	Deadly Force	Gussie	51
4	1984	No Man's Land	Eurol Muller	60
5	1984	Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story		75
6	1985	Mask	Evelyn	72
7	1985	Copacabana	Bella Stern	68
8	1987	Mannequin	Claire Prince Timkin	69
9	1988	Mickey's 60th Birthday	Self	68
10	1990	The Earth Day Special	Sophia Petrillo	69
11	1990	Night of 100 Stars III	Self	40
12	1992	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	Tutti Bomowski	53
13	1993	Young at Heart: Body Conditioning with Estelle	Self	100
14	1997	A Match Made in Heaven	Betty Weston	64
15	1999	The Sissy Duckling	Mrs. Hennypecker (voice)	51
16	1999	Stuart Little	Grandma Estelle	61
17	2000	The Million Dollar Kid	Sister Rosanne	20
18	2003	The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series	Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)	94
19	2003	The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments	Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)	73
20	2018	Betty White: First Lady of Television	Self (archive Footage)	75
21	2021	The Golden Girls: Ageless	Self (archive footage)	100
22	2021	Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls	Sophia Petrillo	100
23	2022	Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls	Sophia Petrillo	98

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1978	Fantasy Island	Money Lady	64
2	1982	Bakers' Dozen		0
3	1982	Cagney & Lacey	Mrs. Rosenmeyer	70
4	1982	Hotel		68
5	1982	Newhart	Elsa Carruthers	71
6	1985	The Golden Girls	Sophia Petrillo	75
7	1987	Roomies		50
8	1988	Empty Nest		58
9	1988	Empty Nest	Sophia Petrillo	58
10	1990	City	Helen Rutledge	0
11	1990	Blossom	Sophia Petrillo	61
12	1992	The Golden Palace	Sophia Petrillo	62
13	1992	Mad About You	Aunt Ida	67
14	1993	The John Larroquette Show	Estelle Getty	67
15	1993	The Nanny	Estelle Getty	81
16	1993	Intimate Portrait	Self	45
17	1994	Duckman	Aunt Jane (voice)	72
18	1994	Touched by an Angel	Dottie	72
19	1995	Brotherly Love	Myrna Burwell	66
20	1996	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	Self	39
21	1998	Hollywood Squares	Self - Panelist	73
22	1999	Ladies Man	Sophia Gates	72
23	2002	Wish Kids		0
24	2003	Celebrities Uncensored	Self	40
25	2022	Golden Girls 3033	Sophia Petrillo (voice) (archive sound)	100