Estelle Getty played the oldest of the Golden Girls on the sitcom, but she was only 62, nearly 20 years younger than her character. Sally Field was 66 when she portrayed Mary Todd Lincoln, making ...

"Sophia" was actually younger than "Dorothy" Actress Estelle Getty poses in West Hollywood, Calif. Jan. 29, 1986. Carl Gettleman, one of her two sons, says the co-star of the TV show "The Golden ...

Sophia Petrillo, portrayed by Estelle Getty, was the oldest Golden Girl, being 79 years old. Blanche Devereaux was the youngest Golden Girl at 53.

Estelle Getty got a facelift during her time on 'The Golden Girls' and it made it more challenging for her to play Sophia. ... however, Getty was actually a year younger than Bea Arthur. As ...

Estelle Getty, who played meddling mother Sophia on “The Golden Girls,” died Tuesday morning. She was 84. Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at her ...

"Golden Girls" drama is still coming out years after the show ended. Fox News Digital spoke with a writer on the show who didn't like how Betty White joked about Estelle Getty.