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Estelle Getty, Everyone's Favorite Ma [And Now She's Dead]
Published 7/22/2008 by Richard at Gawker
Estelle Getty, actress and adorable little old shrunken lady, passed away today. She was 84. Perhaps best known for her role as cranky and wise-cracking "Ma" Sophia Petrillo to Bea Arthur's Dorothy on the sitcom The Golden Girls, Ms. Getty got her start in the theatre. She once played Harvey Fierstein's mother in the Broadway show Torch Song Trilogy! Those two roles alone ought to cement her in the gay pantheon of revered tough and hilarious broads for the rest of time. Ms. Getty suffered from something called Lewy body dementia, which was misdiagnosed earlier as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's ...

GOLDEN GIRL Estelle Getty Dies at 84
Published 7/22/2008 by Give Me My Remote at Give Me My Remote
Sad news in TV land today. Estelle Getty, best known for her role as Sophia Petrillo on THE GOLDEN GIRLS passed away at the age of 84. Much more on the life and career of Estelle Getty after the jump. Courtesy of AP: LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — 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,” has died. She was 84. Estelle Getty, seen in blue, was known for playing Sophia on the show “Golden Girls.” Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at her ...

Estelle Getty: Thank you for being a friend
Published 7/22/2008 by accidentalsexiness at Accidental Sexiness
I am so sad to hear that Golden Girl Estelle Getty passed away today, three days away from her 85th birthday. She played the role of spunky Sophia on the Golden Girls. I remember falling in love with this show before they were re-runs. Such great comedy! Estelle suffered from dementia in her later years. She ...

Lifetime Thanks Estelle for Being a Friend
Published 7/23/2008 by Kirby at Movie Dearest
Illustration by Glen Hanson In honor of to the late great Estelle Getty, Lifetime (Television for Women and Gay Men™) will air a special marathon of Sophia-centric episodes of its signature series The Golden Girls this Friday. Ten ...