616K views · 24K reactions | Happy Birthday to the beautiful Miss Estelle Getty! We’re celebrating in her honor with the hilarious time Sophia found out she was actually 50 instead of 48. A rare glimpse into Sophia’s younger years, a beautiful mother and daughter moment with Dorothy and Sophia ending on a high note with Salvador! Now streaming on Hulu. | The Golden Girls | Facebook

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Golden Girl Estelle Getty Inside Her Tragic Final Days | Facts Verse

Just in time for Mother’s Day this weekend, we’re throwing it back to Estelle Getty’s 1988 #Emmys win! The actress was best known for playing one of TV’s most iconic mothers, Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls! What’s your favorite Sophia zinger? #TBT #MothersDay | Emmys / Television Academy

Heute wäre der 98. Geburtstag der US-amerikanischen Schauspielerin † Estelle Getty (eigentlich Estelle Scher Gettleman). Geboren am 25. Juli 1923 in Manhattan, New York City und gestorben am 22. Juli 2008 in Los Angeles. Berühmt wurde Estelle Getty durch die Rolle der knorrig-mürrischen Sophia in der Fernsehserie „Golden Girls“. Estelle Getty verkörperte in der von 1985 bis 1992 in den Vereinigten Staaten gedrehten Serie um eine Seniorinnen-Wohngemeinschaft die sarkastisch-humorvolle Sophia Petr

For years, Estelle Getty won roles in the New York theater circuit, while simultaneously holding a job & raising her 2 sons, but she struggled to gain notice for her talent. Finally, in 1982, nearing 60 years old, she found her breakthrough role as Mrs. Beckoff in the Broadway production of Torch Song Trilogy, a character that playwright Harvey Fierstein had created specifically with her in mind. She received widespread praise for her appearance in the play & went on to reprise the role in both