I was just discussing "The Golden Girls" with Chad Carter last week. It's hard to believe this foxy woman of age has died, even though she and I were not to be.
Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died Tuesday at her Hollywood Boulevard home. She was 84.
After her success in "The Golden Girls," other roles came her way. She played Cher's mother in "Mask," Sylvester Stallone's in "Stop or My Mom Will Shoot" and Barry Manilow's in the TV film "Copacabana." She also played the feisty department store owner in "Mannequin" and voiced the character Grandma Estelle in "Stuart Little" on the big screen.
She will always be remembered as Sophia Petrillo to me.
