Actress Estelle Getty received both an Emmy and Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls. On July 22, 2008, at the age of 84, Getty passed away at her home in Los Angeles.New York Post: 'Golden Girls' Actress Estelle Getty Dead at 84 (July 22, 2008) (July 22, 2008)
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"I really don't have an actor's ego. I never wanted 'stardom.' I think it's because I was a fat, funny-looking kid. It's not that I constantly looked in the mirror and saw the ravages of beauty. There was no beauty to ravage." — Estelle GettyWashington Post: 'Golden Girls' Actress Estelle Getty Dies at 84 (July 22, 2008)
"She was loved throughout the world in six continents, and if they loved sitcoms in Antarctica she would have been loved on seven continents." — Estelle Getty's son, Carl GettlemanBBC News: Golden Girls star Getty dies, 84 (July 22, 2008)
