Estelle Getty
Actor, Film actor
1923 – 2008
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Who was Estelle Getty?
Estelle Scher-Gettleman, better known by her stage name Estelle Getty, was an American actress, who appeared in film, television, and theatre. She was 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.
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- Born
- Jul 25, 1923
New York City - Also known as
- Estelle Scher
- Estelle Scher-Gettleman
- Ettle
- Estelle Gettleman
- Stella Getty
- Stella
- Slats
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Arthur Gettleman
(1947/12/21 - 2004/09/10)
- Arthur Gettleman
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Seward Park Campus
- Lived in
- New York City
- Los Angeles
- Died
- Jul 22, 2008
Los Angeles - Resting place
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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