#OnThisDay 1985: The Golden Girls was originally broadcast in the USA. In this clip Betty White and Estelle Getty (who play Rose Nylund and Sophia Petrillo) talk to Terry Wogan about the success of the show. | BBC Archive

Sophia Petrillo on Empty Nest

Just in time for Mother’s Day this weekend, we’re throwing it back to Estelle Getty’s 1988 #Emmys win! The actress was best known for playing one of TV’s most iconic mothers, Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls! What’s your favorite Sophia zinger? #TBT #MothersDay | Emmys / Television Academy

Happy Birthday to the beautiful Miss Estelle Getty! We’re celebrating in her honor with the hilarious time Sophia found out she was actually 50 instead of 48. A rare glimpse into Sophia’s younger years, a beautiful mother and daughter moment with Dorothy and Sophia ending on a high note with Salvador! Now streaming on Hulu. | The Golden Girls

Golden Girl Estelle Getty Inside Her Tragic Final Days | Facts Verse

Happy Birthday, Estelle Getty! The Photos She was truly one mother of a mom...on stage, on film and on TV. A favorite firecracker on 80s and 90s television, tiny character player Estelle Getty became best known for her carping, meddlesome moms - complete with bemused, cynical looks, irreverent digs and dead-pan Henny Youngman-like one-liners. Blunt and down-to-earth off-stage as she was on-, she scored big points with both the young and the old...and all those who fell in between. The middle-cla