Estelle Getty
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.
Acting
Movie
Stuart Little
as Grandma Estelle
1999
Movie
Tootsie
as Middle-Aged Woman
1982
TV
The Nanny
as Estelle Getty
1993
Movie
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
as Tutti Bomowski
1992
Movie
Mannequin
as Claire Prince Timkin
1987
Movie
Mask
as Evelyn
1985
TV
The Golden Girls
as Sophia Petrillo
1985
TV
Mad About You
as Aunt Ida
1992
TV
Touched by an Angel
as Dottie
1994
TV
Fantasy Island
as Money Lady
1978
TV
Blossom
as Sophia Petrillo
1990
TV
Duckman
as Aunt Jane (voice)
1994
TV
Cagney & Lacey
as Mrs. Rosenmeyer
1982
TV
Newhart
as Elsa Carruthers
1982
TV
The Golden Palace
as Sophia Petrillo
1992
TV
Empty Nest
1988
TV
Empty Nest
as Sophia Petrillo
1988
TV
Hotel
1982
Movie
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Self
1988
Movie
Deadly Force
as Gussie
1983
TV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
1996
TV
The John Larroquette Show
as Estelle Getty
1993
TV
Brotherly Love
as Myrna Burwell
1995
Movie
Betty White: First Lady of Television
as Self (archive Footage)
2018