Estelle Getty = Dead
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Emmy-winning actress Estelle Getty, best known as a wise-cracking ‘Sophia Petrillo’ on the popular 1980’s sitcom “The Golden Girls” died on Tuesday at age 84.
Getty, who spent four decades toiling in show business before winning fame and critical recognition as Bea Arthur’s sassy, 80-year-old mother on the hit show, had been suffering from dementia.
Born Estelle Scher in New York City in 1923, Getty wanted to be an entertainer from an early age, despite her small size and the initial objections of her Polish immigrant parents.
She got her start as a comic at resorts in New York state’s Catskill mountains and pursued her dream as an actress in regional theater and off-Broadway productions while raising two sons and working office jobs to make ends meet.
She won a breakthrough role in a production of “Torch Song Trilogy” that brought her to the attention of Hollywood. She was ultimately cast as the oldest of four female retirees living together on “Golden Girls” even though she was slightly younger than Bea Arthur - her screen daughter.
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