Estelle Getty was only 63 when cast on ‘The Golden Girls’ Plucked from the New York theater circuit, Estelle Getty joined the cast of The Golden Girls after a successful run of auditions at NBC.

The cast of ‘The Golden Girls’: Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White | Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images ...

When you think of The Golden Girls, the iconic images of Beatrice (aka Bea) Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty in their Miami pad likely pop into your brain.These actresses are ...

Betty White and Estelle Getty portray Rose Nylund and Sophia Petrillo on the set of "Golden Girls." (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP ...

IMAGO/Pond5 Images Estelle Getty. Birth of Her Children (1948 and 1950) – Getty’s son, Carl, was born in 1948, followed by her daughter, Tina, in 1950.