Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV’s “The Golden Girls,” died ...

LOS ANGELES -- Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden ...

And one more note this hour: Actress Estelle Getty died today at the age of 84. She began her career early as a teen doing stand up in the Catskills. But she found her fame late, in her 60s, playing ...

UPDATE: Lifetime will be airing Sophia-centric episodes of The Golden Girls this Friday from 12-5pm. Estelle Getty, the Emmy-award winning star from The Golden Girls, died early Tuesday at her ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:54:38 GMT — Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's ...

Estelle Getty, 84, an actress best remembered for her Emmy Award-winning role on "The Golden Girls" as an abrasive octogenarian robbed of her social tact after a stroke, died July 22 at her home in ...

They were our TV friends for seven years, but they’ll also be our friends for a lifetime. On Sept. 14, 1985, The Golden Girls premiered on NBC with a cast of four actresses: Bea Arthur as Dorothy ...

Emmy winner Estelle Getty, who played meddling mother Sophia on "The Golden Girls," has died. By Duane Byrge, The Associated Press Estelle Getty, who played meddling mother Sophia on “The Golden Girls ...

LOS ANGELES - Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls ...