July 22, 2008
Estelle Getty, best known for her long-running stint of the classic 80s sitcom “
The Golden Girls”, has passed away at the age of 84.
Getty, who had won a Golden Globe and American Comedy award for her role on the aforementioned sitcom, had suffered from dementia.
Her other credits included “
Tootsie”, “
Stop or my Mom will Shoot!” and “
Mask”. Her last on-screen appearance was in the Alfred Molina-starring sitcom “
Ladies Man” in 2000.
Though she’ll always be Sophia from “
The Golden Girls” (a character she reprised the on four other TV series: “
The Golden Palace,” “
Nurses,” “
Empty Nest” and “
Blossom”), her part in “
Mannequin” is remembered just as fondly – she was the kindly department store manager that gave wet-behind-the-ears McCarthy a job!
Rest In Peace, Estelle.