Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
7/25/1923
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Estelle ScherStella GettyEstelle Gettleman
Estelle Getty
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.
Known For
Stuart Little
as Grandma Estelle
Tootsie
as Middle-Aged Woman
Mask
as Evelyn
Mannequin
as Claire Prince Timkin
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
as Tutti Bomowski
The Sissy Duckling
as Mrs. Hennypecker (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
A Match Made in Heaven
as Betty Weston
The Million Dollar Kid
as Sister Rosanne
Deadly Force
as Gussie
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
as Self / Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
Team-Mates
as Teacher
The Golden Girls: Ageless
as Self (archive footage)
No Man's Land
as Eurol Muller
The Earth Day Special
as Sophia Petrillo
The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments
as Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
Copacabana
as Bella Stern
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Self
Betty White: First Lady of Television
as Self (archive Footage)
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
Unknown Role