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Estelle Getty, nome d'arte di Estelle Scher (New York, 25 luglio 1923 – Los Angeles, 22 luglio 2008), è stata un' attrice statunitense.
Estelle Getty (1923-2008) was an American actress and comedienne, best known for playing Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls. She won a Golden Globe and an Emmy for her role, and also appeared in films, theater, and other TV shows.
A favorite firecracker on 80s and 90s television, tiny character player Estelle Getty became best known for her carping, meddlesome moms -- complete with bemused, cynical looks, irreverent digs and dead-pan Henny Youngman-like one-liners.
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1 dic 2020 · The actress, who played Sophia Petrillo on the hit sitcom, passed away in her sleep of natural causes. She had suffered from Lewy's Body Dementia for many years and won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her role.
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She was truly one mother of a mom...on stage, on film and on TV. A favorite firecracker on 80s and 90s television, tiny character player Estelle Getty became best known for her carping, meddlesome moms -- complete with bemused, cynical looks, irreverent digs and dead-pan Henny Youngman-like one-liners. Blunt and down-to-earth off-stage as she was o...
Getty was born Estelle Scher on July 25, 1923, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, the daughter of Sarah (Lacher) and Charles Scher, Polish Jewish immigrants who worked in the glass business. Starry-eyed as a very young child when her father first took her to see a vaudeville show at the New York Academy of Music, Estelle already ...
Determined as ever to be an actress, she found moderate compensation performing in community theatre plays. Adept at playing abrasive, insinuating types, she had an innate gift for comedy and stole many scenes in such light-hearted plays as \"Arsenic and Old Lace,\" \"Blithe Spirit,\" \"6 Rms Riv Vu,\" \"Light Up the Sky\" and \"Lovers and Other St...
The diminutive dynamo (4'10\") with a big heart was an outspoken activist for gay rights and regularly involved herself in AIDS causes, part of it propelled by a nephew who was diagnosed and later succumbed to the disease. She also became a spokesperson for Alternative Living for the Aging, a nonprofit organization that locates cooperative housing ...
Learn about the life and career of Estelle Getty, the actress who played Sophia on The Golden Girls and won an Emmy Award. Find out how she started as a Yiddish theater performer, became a friend of Harvey Fierstein, and faced Lewy body dementia.
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Learn about the life and career of Estelle Getty, the actress who played Sophia Petrillo on Golden Girls and other shows. Find out how she overcame discrimination, achieved success and retired with satisfaction.
Estelle Getty (estelle Scher) è un'attrice statunitense, è nata il 25 luglio 1923 a New York City, New York (USA) ed è morta il 22 luglio 2008 all'età di 85 anni a Los Angeles, California (USA). Biografia.
