Estelle Getty
Estelle Getty at the 41st Annual Emmy Awards Sept. 17, 1989. Photo by Alan Light.
Birth name	Estelle Scher
Born	July 25, 1923 (1923-07-25) (age 83) New York City, United States
Notable roles	Sophia Petrillo in The Golden Girls
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series, The Golden Girls, 1988

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Biography

Her most important early role was playing Harvey Fierstein's mother on Broadway in the play Torch Song Trilogy; however, she is best known for her role as Sophia Petrillo on the popular 1980s sitcom, The Golden Girls. In it, she played the wise-cracking old Sicilian mother of Dorothy Zbornak, who was the show's main protagonist, played by Bea Arthur. Getty was actually one year and two months younger than Bea Arthur and was heavily made-up to look significantly older. Harvey Fierstein (born June 6, 1952) is a Tony Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Torch Song Trilogy is a collection of three plays by Harvey Fierstein, running in New York City from June 10, 1982, to May 19, 1985 at the Little Theatre (now the Helen Hayes Theatre on West 44th Street). ... Sophia Petrillo Sophia Spirelli Petrillo Weinstock is a fictional character from the TV series, The Golden Girls, and its spin-offs The Golden Palace and Empty Nest. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... The Golden Girls is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985 to May 9, 1992. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak (Now Hollingsworth) is a fictional character from the TV series, The Golden Girls. ... Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel, May 13, 1922) is an Emmy-and Tony Award winning American actress, singer, and comedian. ...

She was married to Arthur Gettleman (from whose name she adapted her stage name) from 1946 until his death in 2004. Getty has two grown sons: Carl Gettleman, who lives in California, and Barry Gettleman who lives in Florida.^[1]

In the early days of AIDS hysteria, Estelle opened her heart to her nephew, Steven Scher (age 29), who was in the final stages of AIDS and near death in 1991. With Steve's parents living in England and his friends no longer to care for him in Greensboro, North Carolina, Estelle had Steve flown out to California where she admitted him to hospice care. Steve died in January 1992. An extensive and truthful account of her act of charity was published in STAR Magazine.

In 2000, she stopped making public appearances after revealing that she had Parkinson's Disease and osteoporosis. In 2002, it was revealed to the media that she is also suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. It was later discovered that she actually has Lewy Body Dementia, and both the Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diagnoses were incorrect. In 2004 there was a Golden Girls reunion hosted on the Lifetime television network but unfortunately Estelle did not appear in it due to her failing health. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California where she is cared for by longtime friend, Paul Chapdelaine and a staff of nurses. ^[2] 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Osteoporosis is a disease of bone in which the bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced, bone microarchitecture is disrupted, and the amount and variety of non-collagenous proteins in bone is altered. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Dementia with Lewy bodies is the second most frequent cause of hospitalization for dementia, after Alzheimers disease. ... The Golden Girls title card. ... Lifetime Television is an American television network devoted to movies, sitcoms and dramas, all of which are either geared towards women or feature women in lead roles. ...

Emmy Awards

• 1992 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - The Golden Girls - (Nominated)
• 1991 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - The Golden Girls - (Nominated)
• 1990 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - The Golden Girls - (Nominated)
• 1989 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - The Golden Girls - (Nominated)
• 1988 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - The Golden Girls - (Won)
• 1987 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - The Golden Girls - (Nominated)
• 1986 - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - The Golden Girls - (Nominated)

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Golden Globe Awards

• 1991 - Actress In A Supporting Role - Series, Mini-Series Or Television Movie - The Golden Girls - (Nominated)
• 1986 - Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy Series - The Golden Girls - (Won)
• 1985 - Actress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy Series - The Golden Girls - (Nominated)

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Selected filmography

• Stuart Little (1999)
• Empty Nest (1988) (TV series) (1994–1995)
• Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot! (1992)
• The Golden Palace (1992) (TV series)
• Mannequin (1987)
• Copacabana (1985) (TV)
• The Golden Girls (1985) (TV series)
• Mask (1985)
• Tootsie (1982)

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External links

• Estelle Getty at the Internet Movie Database
• estellegetty.com - official website
• Estelle Getty on the Tongs Wiki
• Estelle Getty at TheGoldenGlobes.com

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