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Estelle Getty

1923 - 2008

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Estelle Gettleman (née Scher; July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008), known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American actress and comedian. 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 Comedy Series. She reprised the role in Empty Nest (1993–1995), The Golden Palace (1992–1993), Blossom (1990–1995), and Nurses (1991–1994). Notable films in which she appeared include Mask (1985), a semibiographical film in which she played the grandmother of Roy L. Dennis, Mannequin (1987), and Stuart Little (1999). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Estelle Getty is the 1,961st most popular actor (down from 1,674th in 2019), the 3,524th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,795th in 2019) and the 961st most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Estelle Getty ranks 1,961 out of 13,578. Before her are Michel Constantin, Dragan Nikolić, Charles Lane, Steve Blum, Dolores Costello, and Elisabeth Bergner. After her are Götz George, Lisa Edelstein, Louis Tomlinson, June Whitfield, Kelly Bishop, and James McAvoy.

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Among people born in 1923, Estelle Getty ranks 144. Before her are Dimitrios Ioannidis, Bob Dole, Bert Kaempfert, Hjalmar Andersen, Svetozar Gligorić, and Achille Silvestrini. After her are Inge Morath, Lindsay Anderson, Onofre Marimón, Cheikh Anta Diop, Carl Djerassi, and Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs. Among people deceased in 2008, Estelle Getty ranks 113. Before her are Stanley Kamel, Leyla Gencer, Henri Salvador, Šaban Bajramović, Sarla Thakral, and Alfonso López Trujillo. After her are Anthony Mamo, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Forrest J Ackerman, Boris Shakhlin, Sofiko Chiaureli, and Bronisław Geremek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Estelle Getty ranks 3,524 out of 20,380. Before her are Richard Armitage (1945), Steve Blum (1960), Ethel Kennedy (1928), Ace Frehley (1951), Dolores Costello (1903), and Fred Kelly (1891). After her are James M. Cain (1892), Mitchell Feigenbaum (1944), Carla Bley (1936), Lisa Edelstein (1966), Joe Rosenthal (1911), and Stephen Paddock (1953).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Estelle Getty ranks 961. Before her are David Doyle (1929), Billie Burke (1884), Cheech Marin (1946), Charles Lane (1905), Steve Blum (1960), and Dolores Costello (1903). After her are Lisa Edelstein (1966), Kelly Bishop (1944), Cynthia Nixon (1966), Michael Parks (1940), Charles Napier (1936), and Andrew Garfield (1983).

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