Actress Estelle Getty, best known as sarcastic Sicilian octogenarian Sophia Petrillo in US sitcom The Golden Girls, had died at the age of 84.
The star, who had advanced dementia, died on Tuesday morning at her Hollywood Boulevard home.
egan to land a smattering of films and TV roles, including parts in Tootsie and Deadly Force.

By Maggie Taylor | Article Date: 7/22/2008 10:52 AM Golden Girl Estelle Getty died in her Los Angeles home at 5:35 Tuesday morning, according to TMZ.

Estelle Getty, the actress best known for her role as the feisty Sophia on The Golden Girls -- though we'd like to remember her work as Sylvester Stallone's mother in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot -- has died at the age of 84, according to reports.
On The Golden Girls -- which from 1985 until 1992 -- and its less popular spinoff, The Golden Palace, she played Sophia Petrillo, the mother of Bea Arthur's character Dorothy. She won an Emmy in 1988 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and won a Golden Globe for the same role in 1986 (though she also won a Razzie Award for her work in 1992's Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot).
oday July 22, 2008 at 5:35 a.m. Pacific

By: AP Actress Estelle Getty, known as "Sophia Petrillo" on the Golden Girls died at the age of 84. Her son, Carl Gettleman, said she died early Tuesday at

By Kelly West: 2008-07-22 13:19:13 Golden Girls star Estelle Getty passed away earlier today. The woman popularly known for her role as the perpetually

by Broadway.com Staff Estelle Getty, best known for her seven seasons as Sophia Petrillo in The Golden Girls, died on July 22 at her home in Los Angeles,

LOS ANGELES -- "Golden Girl" Estelle Getty died at her Los Angeles home this morning. She was 84. Getty was surrounded by her family and caregivers.

Estelle Getty, the lovable, saucy actress best known for her role as feisty mother Sophia Petrillo in the hit sitcom "The Golden Girls," has died. She was just days away from her 85th birthday. ET confirms the actress passed away at 5:35 a.m. Pacific Time this morning with her two sons by her side.
Upon hearing the sad news, Bea Arthur said "Our mother-daughter relationship was one of the greatest comic duo's ever, and I will miss her."