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Estelle Getty

Cast & creator

Estelle Getty

1923-07-25 (died at 84) New York City, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for Hollywood Squares, The Nanny, Touched by an Angel

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.

Also known as: Estelle Scher, Stella Getty, Estelle Gettleman

Movies

25

film credits

Series

25

television credits

Career

50

1978–2025 · acting roles

Credit score

6.9

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

Self - Panelist · 1998

The Nanny

The Nanny

Estelle Getty · 1993

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Dottie · 1994

Mad About You

Mad About You

Aunt Ida · 1992

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

Self · 1993

Across film & television

Filmography (50)

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Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

Self - Panelist

The Nanny

The Nanny

Estelle Getty

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

Dottie

Mad About You

Mad About You

Aunt Ida

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

Self

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

Sophia Petrillo

Hotel

Hotel

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

Mrs. Rosenmeyer

Newhart

Newhart

Elsa Carruthers

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

Money Lady

Duckman

Duckman

Aunt Jane (voice)

The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show

Estelle Getty

Blossom

Blossom

Sophia Petrillo

Empty Nest

Empty Nest

Empty Nest

Empty Nest

Sophia Petrillo

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

Myrna Burwell

The Golden Palace

The Golden Palace

Sophia Petrillo

Stuart Little

Stuart Little

Grandma Estelle

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Self

Ladies Man

Ladies Man

Sophia Gates

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Tutti

Mannequin

Mannequin

Claire Prince Timkin

Wish Kids

Tootsie

Tootsie

Middle-Aged Woman

Mask

Mask

Evelyn

Roomies

Roomies

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Self

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20

Self / Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)

Copacabana

Copacabana

Bella Stern

The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

Sophia Petrillo

City

Helen Rutledge

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

Commitment to Life

Commitment to Life

Self (archive footage)

No Man's Land

No Man's Land

Eurol Muller

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

Bakers' Dozen

Betty White: First Lady of Television

Betty White: First Lady of Television

Self (archive Footage)

The Million Dollar Kid

The Million Dollar Kid

Sister Rosanne

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments

The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments

Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)

Deadly Force

Deadly Force

Gussie

A Match Made in Heaven

A Match Made in Heaven

Betty Weston

The Golden Girls: Ageless

The Golden Girls: Ageless

Self (archive footage)

Team-Mates

Team-Mates

Teacher

Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls

Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls

Sophia Petrillo

The Sissy Duckling

The Sissy Duckling

Mrs. Hennypecker (voice)

Golden Girls 3033

Golden Girls 3033

Sophia Petrillo (voice) (archive sound)

Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story

Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story

Young at Heart: Body Conditioning with Estelle

Young at Heart: Body Conditioning with Estelle

Self

Celebrities Uncensored

Celebrities Uncensored

Self