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Inside the V&A's stellar summer party: Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Anthony Joshua and Grace Jones
...Images for Vic) Bimini Bon Boulash (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Vic) Mary Charteris (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Vic) Lady Estelle Wolfson of Marylebone and Antoinette Jackson (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Vic) Daphne Guinness (Dave ...
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Everyone Is Still Traumatized by Eddie Redmayne’s ‘Cabaret’
This week:Death Is a CabaretSome of us were just taking a bite of our General Tso’s chicken during a commercial break at the Tony Awards when a jumpscare nearly killed us.Read more at The Daily ...
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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 (1985–92), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a ...
Dec 1, 2020 · The actress, who played Sophia Petrillo on the hit sitcom, passed away in her sleep of natural causes in 2020. She had suffered from Lewy's Body Dementia for many years and won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her role.
Estelle Getty was a character actress who became famous for playing Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls. She started her career in Yiddish theater and later won an Emmy and two American Comedy Awards for her role.
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Jul 23, 2008 · Estelle Getty, whose portrayal of a crabbily charming octogenarian on the television sitcom “The Golden Girls” gave new prominence to elderly characters in prime time and endeared her to viewers...
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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- July 25, 1923
Jul 22, 2008 · Estelle Getty, who played Sophia, the sarcastic octogenarian mother of Bea Arthur, on the hit sitcom "The Golden Girls," passed away in 2008. She had a long and difficult career before finding success in her late 60s, and won two Emmys for her role.
She\’s Estelle Getty, also known and adored by many as Sophia Petrillo, the feisty, sharp-tongued octogenarian mother from television\’s Golden Girls, Golden Palace and Empty Nest. The vast quantity of fan mail that Getty receives is tribute to her widespread appeal.
