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Do I admire her because she's been described as "... evasive about her height, acknowledging only that she was under 5 feet and under 100 pounds?" Well, all the more points to Estelle Getty for being an itsy-bitsy powerhouse, but mostly I admire her for being a genuinely funny, talented woman, who never gave up on her greatest ambitions. In an industry where youth and beauty are often valued far above maturity and wit, Estelle turned the tables. She found success in her later years, cracked wise about it the whole time, and taught young women like myself a few things along the way.

Estelle's story is not a typical Hollywood fable. Born Estelle Scher on July 25, 1923, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, she was the daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants who worked in the glass business. As a child, she adored vaudeville, and was determined to be an actress; she took up dance, singing, tried to make it in Yiddish theater and as a comedian in the Catskills "borscht belt" – and she failed. In December 1947, at age 24, she married New York businessman Arthur Gettlem

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Estelle Getty

Estelle Getty (July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008) was an American actress. She was born in New York City to Polishimmigrants and was Jewish.^[1] She is best known for playing Sophia on the television show The Golden Girls from 1985–1992. She also starred in several motion pictures and other television sitcoms.

Early life

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Estelle Scher was the daughter of the Polish-Jewish immigrants Sarah and Charles Scher. Her father opened a glass business in New York City.

Career

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She had an acting career and got a job in New York and then, she began to appear in films.

From 1985-1992 she played in The Golden Girls as Sophia Petrillo. In 1986, she was awarded a Golden Globe Award and in 1988, an Emmy Award. In the spinoff series The Golden Palace (1992-1993), she played the same role After the end of The Golden Girls and The Golden Palace she played the role of Sophia in Empty Nest.

She was also in films like Stuart Little and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot with Sylvester Stallone.

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Estelle Getty

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Estelle Gettleman, known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American actress and comedian best known for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls, for which she won a Golden Globe Award.
Movies
Team-Mates
[ 1978 ] Teacher
Tootsie
[ 1982 ] Middle-Aged Woman
Deadly Force
[ 1983 ] Gussie
Mask
[ 1985 ] Evelyn
Mannequin
[ 1987 ] Claire Timkin
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
[ 1992 ] Tutti
Stuart Little
[ 1999 ] Grandma Estelle
The Million Dollar Kid
[ 2000 ] Sister Rosanne

TV Shows
Empty Nest
Sophia Petrillo
The Golden Girls
Sophia Petrillo
The Golden Palace
Sophia Petrillo
Awards and Nominations
Drama Desk Awards - 1982 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Estelle Getty, Torch Song Trilogy
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