Estelle Getty
Born: 1923-07-25 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2008-07-22
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship as Self / Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
2023
- Commitment to Life as Self (archive footage)
2022
- Golden Girls 3033 as Sophia Petrillo (voice) (archive sound)
2021
- The Golden Girls: Ageless as Self (archive footage)
- Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls as Sophia Petrillo
2018
- Betty White: First Lady of Television as Self (archive Footage)
2003
- The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series as Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
- Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments as Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
2002
2000
- The Million Dollar Kid as Sister Rosanne
1999
- Stuart Little as Grandma Estelle
- Ladies Man as Sophia Gates
- The Sissy Duckling as Mrs. Hennypecker (voice)
1998
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1997
- A Match Made in Heaven as Betty Weston
1996
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
1995
- Brotherly Love as Myrna Burwell
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Dottie
- Duckman as Aunt Jane (voice)
1993
- The Nanny as Estelle Getty
- Intimate Portrait as Self
- The John Larroquette Show as Estelle Getty
- Young at Heart: Body Conditioning with Estelle as Self
1992
- Mad About You as Aunt Ida
- The Golden Palace as Sophia Petrillo
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot as Tutti Bomowski
1990
- Blossom as Sophia Petrillo
- City as Helen Rutledge
- The Earth Day Special as Sophia Petrillo
- Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1988
- Empty Nest
- Mickey's 60th Birthday as Self
1985
- The Golden Girls as Sophia Petrillo
- Mask as Evelyn
- Copacabana as Bella Stern
- The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1984
- No Man's Land as Eurol Muller
- Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
1983
- Deadly Force as Gussie
1982
- Hotel
- Newhart as Elsa Carruthers
- Cagney & Lacey as Mrs. Rosenmeyer
- Tootsie as Middle-Aged Woman
- Bakers' Dozen
1978
- Fantasy Island as Money Lady
- Team-Mates as Teacher