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Estelle Getty Biography (1923-)

Original name, Estelle Scher; born July 25, 1923, in New York, NY; daughter of Charles (in the glass business) and Sarah Scher; married Arthur Gettleman (in the retail glass business), December 21, 1947; children: Barry Gettleman,Carl Gettleman.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

July 25, 1923

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• The Divorce of Judy and Jane, Bijou Theatre, 1971
• Widows and Children First, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, NewYork City, 1979
• Mrs. Beckoff, Torch Song Trilogy, Richard Allen Center, New York City, 1981 then Actors' Playhouse, later Helen Hayes Theatre, and Little Theatre, all New York City, c. 1982-1983
• Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Theatre at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990
• Appeared in All My Sons, Arsenic and Old Lace, Blithe Spirit, A Box of Tears, Death of a Salesman, The Demolition of Hannah Fay, Fits and Starts, The Glass Menagerie, Hidden Corners, I Don't Know Why I'm Screaming, Light up the Sky, Lovers and Other Strangers, Never Too Old, Pocketful of Stars, 6 Rms Rv Vu, Table Settings, Under the Bridge There's a Lonely Place with Gregory Peck and Me, and Waiting for Lefty; also performed with the Federal Theatre and Workshop of the Performing Arts Theatre, both New York City.
• Major Tours
• Mrs. Beckoff, Torch Song Trilogy, U.S. cities, c. 1983
• Film Appearances
• Teacher, Team-Mates (also known as Young Gangs of Wildwood High and Youth Gangs), Independent-International Pictures, 1978
• Middle-aged woman, Tootsie, Columbia, 1982
• The Chosen, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
• Gussie, Deadly Force, Embassy, 1983
• Evelyn, Mask, Universal, 1984
• Protocol, Warner Bros., 1984
• Claire Timkin, Mannequin, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• Tutti Bomowski, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, Universal, 1992
• Grandma Estelle Little, Stuart Little, Columbia, 1999
• Sister Rosanne, The Million Dollar Kid, A-pix Entertainment, 1999
• Also appeared in Beginners.
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Sophia Spirelli Petrillo, The Golden Girls, NBC, 1985-1992
• Sophia Spirelli Petrillo, The Golden Palace, CBS, 1992-1993
• Sophia Spirelli Petrillo, Empty Nest, NBC, 1993-1995
• Movies
• Euroi Muller, No Man's Land, NBC, 1984
• Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (also known as Victims for Victims), NBC, 1984
• Bella Stern, Copacabana, CBS, 1985
• A Match Made in Heaven, CBS, 1997
• Specials
• Comic Relief, HBO, 1986
• NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986
• Comic Relief II, HBO, 1987
• The 55th Annual King Orange Jamboree Parade, NBC, 1988
• The Disney/MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening, NBC, 1989
• The 56th Annual King Orange Jamboree Parade, NBC, 1989
• Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), NBC, 1990
• Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special (also known as The Earth Day Special), ABC, 1990
• Voice of schoolteacher, The Sissy Duckling (animated), HBO, 1999
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1987
• The Second Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1988
• Presenter, The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1990
• Presenter, The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1991
• The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1991
• The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1991
• The Sixth Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1992
• Episodic
• "The Clown Prince Is Indisposed," Nurse, CBS, 1982
• "Don't Bank on It," One of the Boys, NBC, 1982
• Roberta, "Intimate Strangers," Hotel, ABC, 1984
• Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1984
• Miriam the librarian, "What Makes Dick Run?" Newhart, CBS, 1985
• Rotating host (with others), The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers, Fox, 1986
• "Midterm Fever," Roomies, NBC, 1987
• Sophia Petrillo, "Libby's Gift," Empty Nest, NBC, 1988
• Sophia Petrillo, "I Ain't Got No Buddy," Blossom, NBC, 1991
• Sophia Petrillo, "Temporary Setbacks," Nurses, NBC, 1993
• Herself, "Goin' Hollywood," The Crew, Fox, 1995
• Dottie, "The Sky Is Falling," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996
• Herself, "Here We Go Again," The John Larroquette Show, NBC, 1996
• Myrna, Brotherly Love, The WB, 1996
• Jamie's aunt, "The Birth," Mad about You (also known as Loved by You), NBC, 1997
• Voice of Aunt Jane, "Westward No!" Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1997
• Sophia Gates, "Romance," Ladies Man, CBS, 2000
• Intimate Portrait: Betty White, Lifetime, 2000
• Intimate Portrait: Rue McClanahan, Lifetime, 2000
• Herself, Intimate Portrait: Estelle Getty, Lifetime, 2001
• Also appeared on Baker's Dozen, CBS; Fantasy Island, ABC; The Hollywood Squares, syndicated; and The Tonight Show, NBC.
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Appeared in Young at Heart: Body Conditioning with Estelle.
• WRITINGS
• Nonfiction
• (With Steve Delsohn) If I Knew Then What I Know Now ... So What (autobiography), Contemporary Books (Chicago), 1988

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Ladies Home Journal, February, 1990, pp. 44-47
• McCall's, January, 1988, p. 110
• People Weekly, March 31, 1986

Electronic

• Estelle Getty--Official Site, http://www. dotvads.com/getty, August 23, 2001