Estelle Getty Passes Away

Golden Girls star Estelle Getty passed away earlier today. The woman popularly known for her role as the perpetually cranky Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls died in her Los Angeles home surrounded by her family. She was 84-years-old.

According to TMZ, Getty had been suffering from Lewy Body Dementia for years. A note on Getty's website said she died gracefully.

Getty always brought a certain blunt honesty to the role of Sophia. I remember as a kid thinking that was one old lady I never wanted to mess with. She received multiple Emmy nominations for the role. Here's a clip from The Golden Girls, in case your memory of the series is a bit rusty or you just feel like reminiscing a bit in honor of Ms. Getty.

Kelly put her life-long love of movies, TV and books to greater use when she joined CinemaBlend as a freelance TV news writer in 2006, and went on to serve as the site’s TV Editor before joining the staff full-time in 2011 and moving over to other roles at the site. At present, she’s an Assistant Managing Editor who spends much of her time brainstorming and editing features, analyzing site data, working with writers and editors on content planning and the workflow, and (of course) continuing to obsess over the best movies and TV shows (those that already exist, and the many on the way). She graduated from SUNY Cortland with BA in Communication Studies and a minor in Cinema Studies. When she isn't working, she's probably thinking about work, or reading (or listening to a book), and making sure her cats are living their absolute best feline lives.

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