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Estelle Getty

Date of Death: July 22, 2008 (84)

Birth Place: New York, NY, USA

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BIO

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.

STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1982
Mrs. Beckoff

[Off-Broadway]
1982
Mrs. Beckoff


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

News


Review: THE GOLDEN GIRLS LIVE: THE CHRISTMAS EPISODES at Curran Theatre

What did our critic think of THE GOLDEN GIRLS LIVE: THE CHRISTMAS EPISODES at Curran Theatre?
Cindy Fee to Perform at Opening Weekend of THE GOLDEN GIRLS LIVE: THE CHRISTMAS EPISODES

Cindy Fee—the voice of The Golden Girls theme song, “Thank You for Being a Friend”—will perform at the opening weekend of The Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes at BroadwaySF's Curran Theatre. Patrons attending performances on December 6, 7, and 8 will get the opportunity to see Fee perform the iconic theme song live from the Curran Theatre stage.
THE GOLDEN GIRLS LIVE: THE CHRISTMAS EPISODES To Open at BroadwaySF's Curran Theatre

The Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes—is making a grand move from the intimate setting of the Victoria Theatre to the historic Curran Theatre.
Harvey Fierstein's TORCH SONG to be Presented at Marin Theatre Company

Marin Theatre Company will close out its 2023/24 season with Torch Song, the seminal comic drama by Harvey Fierstein, directed by Evren Odcikin. Learn how to purchase tickets.
OFC Creations Theatre to Present SHE HAS RISEN: THE GOLDEN GIRLS MUSICAL

OFC Creations will present the return of the Rochester Golden Girls with a brand-new show. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!
Review: THE GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LOST EPISODES VOLUME 4: THE HALLOWEEN EDITION at O'Connell And Company

When you mix a gaggle of sassy drag queens with one of the most successful  sitcom female casts of the the last century, the alchemy that results seems like a no brainer.  And when Blanche, Dorothy, Sophia and Rose are those beloved ladies, audiences clamor for more  time with their favorite ladies. For your enjoyment, O' Connell and Company along with Todd Warfield present 'THE GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LOST EPISODES VOLUME 4: The Halloween Edition.'
Review: THE GOLDEN GIRLS : A PARODY at Roxy's Downtown

What did our critic think of THE GOLDEN GIRLS : A PARODY at Roxy's Downtown?
THE GOLDEN GIRLS LIVE: THE HOLIDAY EPISODES Returns to the Victoria Theater in November

Now in it’s 18th year, The eagerly-awaited San Francisco tradition, The Golden Girls Live: The Holiday Episodes, will return to the Victoria Theater, Opening November 30th. Directed by D’Arcy Drollinger
'Golden Girls' Fan Convention GOLDEN-CON Books Ginger Minj, 'Golden Gals' Headliners

'RuPaul's Drag Race' luminary Ginger Minj can lean on her own southern accent when she brings her version of sex positive southern belle Blanche Deveraux to Golden-Con, a three day fan convention which organizers boast is 'the world's largest event for 'Golden Girls' fans.'
THE GOLDEN GIRLS LIVE: ON STAGE! is Coming to Chelsea Table + Stage This Month

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present The Golden Girls Live: On Stage! on Saturday, September 24 at 9:30 PM. The show was created almost twenty years ago by Peter Mac and John Mac as a loving drag tribute to everyone's favorite sitcom.
VIDEO: James Corden Asks Jamie Dornan if He'd Ever Do a Musical

James Corden connects with Jamie Dornan and learns he's been living with (and raising) an incredible motivational force: his 7-year-old daughter who makes and posts signs around their home.
TORCH SONG Comes To The Ensemble Company This December

Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song, the revised edition of his Tony-winning classic Torch Song Trilogy, will come to The Ensemble Company (in residence at Penguin Point Productions) to close out its 2020 season this December.
BWW Exclusive: The 101 Greatest Television Episodes of All Time - from I LOVE LUCY to BETTER CALL SAUL

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best TV episodes from the 1950's to 2020; see if your favorites made the list!
Little Theatre Of Norfolk To Perform The Commedia RAPUNZEL In The Liverpool International Theatre Festival

In 1992, a small fishing town in Nova Scotia, Canada launched the Liverpool International Theatre Festival, hoping to attract tourism. Little Theatre of Norfolk will perform there this fall under director John B. Gillis, who lived in Nova Scotia back when the festival first formed. Gillis took a few moments away from directing and fundraising to tell us about the theatre festival and the show he's bringing there, The Commedia Rapunzel.
THE GOLDEN GIRLS A LOVING DRAG PARODY LOST CHRISTMAS EPISODE Now Playing At Producers Club

Deck the halls with those Golden Girls we all love, The Golden Girls Live A Loving Pardoy, celebrates the holidays with a lost episode.
A VERY GOLDEN GIRLS CHRISTMAS Will Come to The Ringwald Theatre

Opening November 22nd, 2019 at The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale, A Very Golden Girls Christmas: An Unauthorized Parody is a delightful mash-up of some of your favorite episodes of the beloved sit-com. This holiday, spend an evening with Rose, Blanche, Sophia, and Dorothy!
THE GOLDEN GIRLS LIVE: THE CHRISTMAS EPISODES Comes to The Victoria Theatre

As the days become shorter and the crisp air signals the time when the Xmas sweaters are taken out of mothballs, it can only mean one thing. It's time for what has become a San Francisco tradition a?" the annual production of The Golden Girls Live! The Christmas Episodes. Performance Dates are Nov. 29 - Dec. 22, 2019 - 25 performances Only Wed. Thurs. Fri. at 8:00pm, Sat. at 3:00p and 8:00pm, Sun. at 2:00pm and 7:00pm with Special Matinee Performances Wed. Dec. 11 at 3:00pm.
GOLDEN GIRLS LIVE Celebrates 1800 Performances and Extends Through 2020

The Golden Girls Live celebrated 1800 performances on September 28th, and has been extended through 2020.
Slipstream Presents: THE MERRY WIVES OF MIAMI

Picture it. Miami. 1987. A successful television show ends after seven seasons, to everyone's chagrin. Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia live on in all of our hearts as we watch reruns of The Golden Girls over a mound of cheesecake and a bottle of wine. But what if, through some strange bit of Hollywood magic, they were able to come back for a new season? And what if the first episode of that season included the girls doing Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor? The gay gasps would be deafening. Good news, Slipstream Theatre Initiative reimagines Shakespeare's comedy as just that - and invites you to a live filming of Season 8, episode 1: The Golden Girls do Merry Wives!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Estelle Getty been in?

Estelle Getty has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Estelle Getty been in?

Estelle Getty has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Estelle Getty been nominated for?

Estelle Getty has been nominated for the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for her role in "Torch Song Trilogy".

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