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Estelle Gettleman (née Scher; July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008), known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American actress and comedienne.She was best known for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls (1985–1992), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a ...
Eddi-Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 – June 3, 2010) was an American actress, comedienne, author and fashion designer. She was best known for her roles on television sitcoms, including Vivian Harmon on Maude (1972–78), Aunt Fran Crowley on Mama's Family (1983–84), and Blanche Devereaux on The Golden Girls (1985–92), and its spin-off series The Golden Palace (1992–93).
Patrick Connor, 81, British actor (Brazil, Eye of the Needle). [195] Maurice Coomarawel, 68, Sri Lankan Olympic cyclist. [196] Helen Gardiner, 70, Canadian philanthropist, pancreatic cancer. [197] Estelle Getty, 84, American actress (The Golden Girls, Empty Nest, Mask), Emmy winner , Lewy body dementia. [198]
(In reality, Getty would later be diagnosed with Lewy body dementia herself; however, in The Golden Palace, her acting and ability to remember lines had improved compared to on The Golden Girls, during which she had struggled to remember her lines. [9]) In the episode "One Angry Stan" Sophia was the only one to witness Stanley Zbornak after he ...
Sidney Meltzer (May 22, 1917 – November 2, 2011), known professionally as Sid Melton, was an American actor. [2] He played the roles of incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe in the CBS sitcom Green Acres and Uncle Charlie Halper, proprietor of the Copa Club, in The Danny Thomas Show and its spin-offs.
Estelle Getty (1923–2008) Alice Ghostley (1923–2007) Tom Gianas; Marla Gibbs (born 1931) Erin Gibson; Kathie Lee Gifford (born 1953) Billy Gilbert (1894–1971)
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Original Golden Girls actors, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Estelle Getty all guest-star as their Golden Girls characters, and Mulligan appears occasionally on The Golden Girls. In the show, eldest daughter Carol is a neurotic, high-strung recent divorcée, while middle daughter Barbara is a tough undercover police officer.