
New York City, New York, USA
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.

as Aunt Ida

as Estelle Getty
1993

as Self - Panelist
1998

as Aunt Ida
1992

as Dottie
1994

as Sophia Petrillo
1985

as Elsa Carruthers
1982

1982

as Mrs. Rosenmeyer
1982

as Money Lady
1978

as Aunt Jane (voice)
1994

as Self
1993

1988
as Sophia Petrillo
2021

as Self / Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
2025

as Self (archive footage)
2023

as Sophia Petrillo
2021

as Self (archive footage)
2021

as Self (archive Footage)
2018

as Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
2003

as Sophia Petrillo (archive footage)
2003

as Sister Rosanne
2000

as Grandma Estelle
1999

as Mrs. Hennypecker (voice)
1999

as Betty Weston
1997

as Self
1993

as Tutti Bomowski
1992

as Self
1990

as Sophia Petrillo
1990

as Self
1988

as Claire Prince Timkin
1987

as Bella Stern
1985

1985

as Evelyn
1985

1984

as Eurol Muller
1984

as Gussie
1983

as Middle-Aged Woman
1982
as Aunt Ida
2 ep.

as Estelle Getty
1 episodes

as Self - Panelist
5 episodes

as Aunt Ida
2 episodes

as Dottie
1 episodes

as Sophia Petrillo
180 episodes

as Elsa Carruthers
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Mrs. Rosenmeyer
1 episodes

as Money Lady
1 episodes

as Aunt Jane (voice)
1 episodes

as Self
4 episodes

1 episodes

as Sophia Petrillo
1 episodes

as Estelle Getty
1 episodes

as Myrna Burwell
1 episodes

as Sophia Gates
1 episodes

as Sophia Petrillo
24 episodes

as Self
1 episodes
47 episodes
as Helen Rutledge
13 episodes

1 episodes
1 episodes

as Sophia Petrillo (voice) (archive sound)
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes