Estelle Getty of 'Golden Girls' Dies at 84

EntertainmentExtraEstelle Getty of 'Golden Girls' Dies at 84Estelle Getty of 'Golden Girls' Dies at 84The Associated PressEstelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic Sophia on "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84. (July 22)Estelle Getty - star of "The Golden Girls" - has died at age of 84. She would have been 85 on Friday.Her son says she died early Tuesday at home in Los Angeles. He says she suffered from advanced dementia.Getty spent 40 years struggling for success before landing the role of a lifetime in 1985, playing the sarcastic Sophia on "The Golden Girls." The role won her two Emmys.

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[MonkeyBlood1990]

Picture it: Heaven, 2008!

[xxJoeDog93xx]

@MonkeyBlood1990 Right now her Blance and Dorthy are sitting around that kitchen table in heaven.

[sin94000]

omg :( it's s so sad. i heard of her death today the first time :( 3 of the 4 golden girls are dead .. i love the sitcom :)

[funkybunny9966]

A wonderful lady who made us laugh for years.

[thps48]

In a short span of 2-3 years 3 members of the Golden Girls died?! Bah, life... The show still holds up, so that's cool. :)

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

you would think!

/watch?v=cktr7dEtyDo

[goodgirl1966]

@xxJoeDog93xx sitting around that kitchen table in heaven....with cheesecake! :)

[VonundZuData]

Actually Estelle Getty won one Emmy and one Golden Globe. Still, love her. She was one of the great dames of television.

[princethaceleb]

i love her

[jamesstenbeck1977]

OH well Betty is the only one left now.

[TheVilllageIdiot]

If there is a heaven above, I can picture all three gals sitting on a kitchen table and eating the worlds best cheese cake ever.