She was an LGBT rights activist long before it was trendy. She was an intellectual thinker with an amazing talent and fast witted feminist. What not to love? My idol , may you rest in peace mama getty

When she accepted her award she said this "picture it, California 1988"

She's so softly spoken compared to Sophia. Very talented woman.

I love actors who talk about their characters as though they are a separate person. That’s a sign of a great actor/actress.

I'm so glad they decided to go with Sophia instead of the gay cook, like originally planned. nothing wrong with the gay cook, but Sophia made the show fun and hilarious

Estelle is precious. R.I.P. ❤️

I feel like I just jumped into a 3D showing and I forgot my glasses.

In some ways she's always reminded me of Judge Judy.

Everything she ever dreamed of came true. That says it all. ☺️❤️

Estelle was so pretty and very kind when she talked to people. She would have made a wonderful grandmother figure to lots of young people. It makes me sad that she's gone. I'm only 20 years old, but I loved The Golden Girls and The Golden Palace so much.

She was so ahead of her time! :)

I can't bear the thought that Rose Nyland now has to live alone :(

No one could have played Sophia better.

Very impressive woman. Extremely articulate and well spoken.

There’s something so soft and graceful about her. It’s hard to explain. A warm, soft affect.

Man I just adore Estelle as Sophia..that lil thang lol when I refer to her I try and call her Estelle to be respectful and hope she hear it up there...and knows shes still bein talked about now and forever!

She is a hero of mine , her comic timing is unbeatable in sitcoms today , talent at its very best

"I won't do gay bashing" YESS ESTELLE! This is why you and girls are so beloved!!

"i won't do gay bashing jokes"...what a gem

Sophia looks beautiful!!! It's so good to hear her dream to become an actress came true.

I think Estelle is a hero. Many think to have a career in the arts you have to start very young, but we have seen over time the damage and pain young child stars go through when they are in the entertainment business as children/teens, most if not all experience similar hardships. Don't give up on your dreams, even if people say it will never happen, you are on your own in this life and only you can be who you want to be. Life is too short not to be who you are!

Why the GG episode where her son dies is so strong and heartbreaking. Makes me cry everytime.

It's hard to recognize her without her white wig! She was only about a year older than Bea, who played her daughter in GG. It was a great casting because Estelle got some of the best lines in those episodes, because a cranky, half-senile old woman could get by with talking like she did, where the others could certainly not have, and it made for a lot of funny lines!

I'm glad she brought up her fame before Golden Girls. Many performers have great work behind them. It's the foundation of what they've become and should be recognized.

Thanks Sophia, thank you, Estelle. Both are smart/learned and human.

I remember Estelle from Mask. Matter of fact, when I saw mask, I looked at her and said, aloud, "Is that SOPHIA?"

She's so like Judge Judy!!

It was sad when she was asked would you like to be like Sophia in 20 years? man life played another card. So sad the end she had, but a great life. She always reminds me of Judge Judy!

One good thing was that she was happily married and during her last days she had her family with her.

This was a very calm interview, liked it, learned some new things too. Without being one of those annoying interviews. Ty

I adore Estelle Getty ❤️❤️I also love Estelle ❤️❤️❤️

If they ever did a movie about Judge Judy, Getty would have been perfect to play her.

Estelle ❤️ was a wonderful person and a fabulous actresses especially playing Sophia ❤️❤️ can't wait to meet you in heaven ❤️❤️

A truly amazing lady that helped so many other's throughout her life

i wish she didn't have that diseas, i bet she could be a star like Betty is today

Stop! Or my mom will shoot! was my SHIT as a kid lmao ❤️

Damn I miss the 1980's and 1990's 😓

😞 Wish they would have done a sitcom with E. Getty and V. Harper 💕

Good God she is a fabulous actor...

The Golden Girls was my lighthouse during a dark and turbulent time. The AIDS epidemic was in full swing and there was very little to smile about, during those days. Every other week, another friend or associate died. Some of us used to joke about which Golden Girl we identified with the most. I thought I was most like Dorothy, but my friends said, I reminded them of Blanche. In the end, I was more like Rose... because I am the only one left.

Just one word: AMAZING 💕💕

a very respectable woman

Judge Judy's Sister

RIP beautiful

WOW! Never thought of that, you are so right!

Omg. She's soo inspiring.! My all time dream is to be an actress., but my parents & other family say it's way to hard & they don't think I could make a living it.. When I was 13., i especially knew that acting IS what I'm gonna do no matter what ANYONE says..! It will happen I swear on the Holy Bible.!-3 u estelle.,u inspire me soo much.,rip

estelle was younger than bea arthur 2 months yes but you could tell they really cared for each other she often referred to bea as her daughter on other programs yes I loved all the ladies

In my opinion Estelle and Bea was the star of the show

Her sons and her husband were GORGEOUS

She isn't named here but the interviewer did a super job

Love, love, love.

That's so funny! She actually does! Good call!

Ab-so-lute-legend! Genious!

How can anyone forget she was in Mask?!

Estelle was a very sweet lady.

It must be nice to know what you want to be in life because most of us spend most of our lives trying to figure that out

Thank you for your wonderful comment!

She was great and got the most fan mail so when some were concerned about her inability to memorize lines; producers reminded them she got the most fan mail. She had a health problem starting that was part of the cause of memory problem and I read she had terrible stage fright and would know all her lines in practice then forget them day of filming but they would tape things up for her to read and she did a great job making it look spontaneous and that's hard to do as a person who has been to acting school and former model. Maybe one day, I will get back in the business and do a comedy but I don't want any Star role in anything. Just someone in background doing jokes.

It wasn't accurate to call part of Ma a second role. Estelle Getty was the most golden of The Golden Girls.

Thank you for your very touching comment!

Jeez.... this is cool

@LextheLion2011 I thought that it was very touching too! It's no wonder that this lady found fame. She's a real class act!

The way the interviewer gasps for air after she laughs is DRIVING ME CRAZY

I'm happy that she viewed domestic violence as a genderless topic. So many men who are abused by their wives/girlfriends are not heard and ignored and joked about

Estelle Scher (1923-07-25) July 25, 1923 New York City, New York Died July 22, 2008 (2008-07-22) (aged 84) Los Angeles, California

Who the help out 11 thumbs down wth??? 🌹🌺🌷🌸 She NEVER GAVE UP..THAT I ADMIRE AND AT 51 AND I NEED GREAT INSPIRATIONS FROM SOME PEOPLE WHOTOOK RISK AND DIDNT ALWAYS MAKE IT 100% SO TO ME ALOT OF SO celebrity not so great anymore after I saw her what that Insight life is so what I found is they just had more check and money and somebody that saw a few good things in them and made them a Big Sky even though they weren't you deserve inside of it and it went to the heads too many times and it still does for any type of higher position not even just acting.!!! That was a spell you get the real deal you know she probably doesn't mention a husband for some reason to keep some privacy and now that I am Maya to but at the same time trying to be a mom and and had me kid still not 100% knowing what you do and even being embarrassed I get that! But now they're all proud of her but of course that always happen to children when they get older and the luck we as adults were made aware that that's how it probably will be when you are a celebrity and the kids intimidated or want to do the same thing is you. It's not always on the agenda I hugged a life to do it that's why so many lose their children at such a young age because you can't follow in somebody else's footsteps that already has made a big deal for themselves but that doesn't mean you still can't make something of your life that me just as much as what your mom or dad. Nobody needs to thank they ever have to be a millionaire or a big celebrity to be respected kid and loved by others but it can help ..she did Awesome!!! Miss you Estella!!!! Aka Sophia Petrillo 🌹🌺🌷🍀🌹🌺🌷🍀🌹🌺🌷🍀 LOL!

Wow Estelle reminds me of Judge Judy. 😃

bit of a crushing intro

I feel like I'm watching this after misplacing my 3D glasses.

😊

It must be a total pain to spend so long on makeup to convincingly play an old lady because Estelle is actually younger than Bea Arthur

SOPHIA FOREVER

Is this in 3D? lol

Omg its judge Judy

Anyone else think the narrator was kind of rude about Estelle being a "nobody". Also, it's so sad that near the end the interviewer asked if Estelle would get to play Sophia again in 20 years, since not only did she die before that could happen, but she also got so sick 10 years after this that she couldn't even act anymore. I always wondered what it would have been like if they did something like a "Reboot" episode.

Was that Barry Manilow she was in that scene with? It looked like him.

Wasn't she also in the movie Mannequin?

You think "Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot" was charming? Yes, and so is root canal.

Wow just 16 years later she died !

Do I need my 3D glasses for this video?

Being an old woman she could get away with anything even murder

I was thinking about those two episodes also. Maybe she said no to many other bashing.

Agree with what some of you say - I love Estelle and enjoyed this interview, but she called Coco "the fancy man" in the pilot, and when Blanche's overweight daughter Becky came to visit, Sophia said some awful things to and about her!

Lol! Why?

Refused to make fun of or hurt people who are fat? Blanche's daughter Becky enters the house. Sophia: You're Blanche's daughter the model..what did she model car covers? Rose: So Becky what brings you to Miami? Sophia: My guess is a small barge. Blanche: Oh Becky let me get a look at you. Sophia: This could take several hours.. Blanche: Becky where did you live? Where did you work? Sophia: Where did you find jeans that size? Blanche: I'll show you were you'll stay so you can unpack your things. Sophia: Now I understand why she's sleeping in Blanche's bed. We know it can support the weight of an average female and two Venezuelan soccer players..

When Blanche's friend Ham comes to visit, she is awful to him about his weight and also bout Becky as already stated...

Love all of their characters and love Betty, Rue and Estelle as people, but wasn't fond of Bea Arthur as a person. She was not very warm and friendly like the other three girls in my opinion. I thought she was somewhat of a diva. But not the good kind.

If I remember correctly she did some fat bashing in the episode of blanches heavy set daughter.

She is the complete opposite of Sophia petrillo

I like this interview, but I can't STAND this woman interviewing her!

not a very good interviewer here, she just "gushes" all over Estelle Getty and just allows Getty to say all kinds of things without challenging her on anything. Ms. Getty asserts that she was not into "bashing" but her character, "Sophia" was "bashing" nearly all the time on "The Golden Girls," her character probably had some of the best lines making fun of fat people or gays appearing on the show, sadly, you begin to wonder that perhaps Ms. Getty was already in the early stages of dementia, when she gave this interview.

she ruined the show for me. Her VERY POOR acting skills...sounded like she was (and she WAS) reading ff a cue card--she rarely looked at the people she was talking to. The stiffly read one-liners were just AWFUL. In my opinion--one of the worse actresses to ever be on TV