Estelle Getty

Jul 25, 1923 - Jul 22, 2008 (84 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

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

The Nanny

Estelle Getty

Mad About You

Aunt Ida

The Golden Girls

Sophia Petrillo

Hotel

Touched by an Angel

Dottie

Duckman

Aunt Jane (voice)

Fantasy Island

Money Lady

Newhart

Elsa Carruthers

Blossom

Sophia Petrillo

Cagney & Lacey

Mrs. Rosenmeyer

Credits

Golden Girls 3033 2022

Sophia Petrillo (voice) (archive sound)

★ 10
Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls 2021

Sophia Petrillo

★ 10
The Golden Girls: Ageless 2021

Self (archive footage)

★ 10
Betty White: First Lady of Television 2018

Self (archive Footage)

★ 7.5
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments 2003

Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)

★ 7.3
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series 2003

Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)

★ 9.4
Wish Kids 2002

★ NR
The Million Dollar Kid 2000

Sister Rosanne

★ 2
Stuart Little 1999

Grandma Estelle

★ 6.1
Ladies Man 1999

Sophia Gates

★ 7.2
The Sissy Duckling 1999

Mrs. Hennypecker (voice)

★ 5.1
Hollywood Squares 1998

Self - Panelist

★ 7.3
A Match Made in Heaven 1997

Betty Weston

★ 6.4
Brotherly Love 1995

Myrna Burwell

★ 6.6
Touched by an Angel 1994

Dottie

★ 7.2
Duckman 1994

Aunt Jane (voice)

★ 7.2
Intimate Portrait 1993

Self

★ 4.5
The Nanny 1993

Estelle Getty

★ 8.1
Young at Heart: Body Conditioning with Estelle 1993

Self

★ 10
The John Larroquette Show 1993

Estelle Getty

★ 6.7
Mad About You 1992

Aunt Ida

★ 6.7
The Golden Palace 1992

Sophia Petrillo

★ 6.2
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot 1992

Tutti Bomowski

★ 5.3
Blossom 1990

Sophia Petrillo

★ 6.1
Night of 100 Stars III 1990

Self

★ 4
The Earth Day Special 1990

Sophia Petrillo

★ 6.9
City 1990

Helen Rutledge

★ NR
Mickey's 60th Birthday 1988

Self

★ 6.8
Empty Nest 1988

★ 5.8
Roomies 1987

★ 5
Mannequin 1987

Claire Prince Timkin

★ 6.9
Copacabana 1985

Bella Stern

★ 6.8
The Golden Girls 1985

Sophia Petrillo

★ 7.5
Mask 1985

Evelyn

★ 7.2
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story 1984

★ 7.5
No Man's Land 1984

Eurol Muller

★ 6
Deadly Force 1983

Gussie

★ 5.1
Tootsie 1982

Middle-Aged Woman

★ 7.2
Newhart 1982

Elsa Carruthers

★ 7.1
Hotel 1982

★ 6.8
Cagney & Lacey 1982

Mrs. Rosenmeyer

★ 7
Bakers' Dozen 1982

★ NR
Team-Mates 1978

Teacher

★ 1
Fantasy Island 1978

Money Lady

★ 6.4