Estelle Getty was born in Manhattan, New York, United States, on July 25, 1923, was an American actress. Young Estelle Getty first started performing on the New York stage. She made her big screen debut in comedy film Team-Mates (1978) in role as Teacher. She got her television debut in CBS medical drama series Nurse (1981) in episode "Equal Opportunity", in role as Sadie Mandler. Estelle's breakthrough performance came as Mrs. Beckoff in Broadway production of "Torch Song Trilogy" (1982).
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Estelle Getty
July 25, 1923
July 22, 2008
United States
Cancer
Grey
Blue
4 ft 10½ in | 149 cm
32-26-32 in | 81-66-81 cm
49 kg | 109 lbs
32B
6 US | 36.5 EU
She won the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress for her role as Mrs. Tutti Bomowski in buddy cop action black comedy film Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992).
Tootsie (1982) romantic comedy as Middle Aged Woman
Deadly Force (1983) action as Gussie
Mask (1985) biographical drama as Evelyn Steinberg
Mannequin (1987) romantic comedy as Mrs. Claire Timkin
She voiced Mrs. Hennypecker in animated film The Sissy Duckling (1999).
Stuart Little (1999) live action animated family comedy as Grandma Estelle
She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical also won two American Comedy Awards for Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series for her role as Sophia Petrillo in NBC sitcom The Golden Girls (1985–1992).
She also played Sophia Petrillo in CBS sitcom The Golden Palace (1992-1993) and NBC sitcom Empty Nest (1993–1995).
Graduated from Seward Park High School in New York City.
Had sister, Rosilyn "Roz" Scher Howard and brother, Samuel "David" Scher.
Had Polish Jewish ancestry.
She retired from acting in 2001.
Published her autobiography "If I Knew Then, What I Know Now... So What?" in 1988.
She won the Golden Apple Award for Female Star of the Year in 1986.
Estelle died on July 22, 2008, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 84.
She was married to Arthur Gettleman (1947-2004) they had two sons, Carl Gettleman and Barry Gettleman