Please allow me a point of personal priviledge, after all I am running this darn blog, to remember... Estelle Getty, source of many a laugh over the years as Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls. Getty died early this morning at the age of 84 at her home in the Hollywood Hills.
Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died around 5:30 a.m. at her Hollywood Boulevard home, said her son, Carl Gettleman. 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. She retired in 2000 after revealing she was suffering from Parkinson's disease. Two years later, she announced she was suffering from Alzheimer's disease."
Bea Arthur told Us magazine: "Our mother-daughter relationship was one of the greatest comic duos ever, and I will miss her."
Betty White also remembered her co-star: "The only comfort at this moment is that although Estelle has moved on, Sophia will always be with us."
See a few of those Sophia moments: here
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ReplyDeleteR.I.P. Estell Getty.
The Golden Girls was my show !
ReplyDeleteLawd ! Lawd! Lawd! Everybody leaving here, RIP Estell RIP.