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, co-star of the TV show “The Golden Girls,” died at home in Los Angeles. The stage veteran received acclaim as the wise-cracking Sophia

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