Emmy winner beloved for 'Golden Girls' role
Estelle Getty, who played meddling mother Sophia on "The Golden
Girls," died Tuesday morning. She was 84.
Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died around 5:30 a.m.
Tuesday at her Hollywood Boulevard home, said her son, Carl
Gettleman of Santa Monica.
Getty won an Emmy Award in 1988 for her portrayal of the feisty
octogenarian. For her role as Sophia, Getty also notched a Golden
Globe Award in 1986. She also received an American Comedy
Award.
Getty co-starred on "Golden Girls" from 1985-92 and reprised the
tart-tongued Sophia on four other TV series: "The Golden Palace,"
"Nurses," "Empty Nest" and "Blossom." Getty was two months younger
than Arthur, but the illusion of her age was maintained through
makeup, costume and her deportment.
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