'Golden Girls' actress Estelle Getty dies at 84

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'Golden Girls' actress Estelle Getty dies at 84

Story Created: Jul 22, 2008 at 1:37 PM EDT

Story Updated: Jul 22, 2008 at 1:47 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actress Estelle Getty has died at the age of 84.

Her son, Carl Gettleman, says the co-star of the TV show "The Golden Girls" died early Tuesday at home in Los Angeles. Gettleman says she suffered from advanced dementia.

The diminutive actress spent 40 years struggling for success before landing the role of a lifetime in 1985, playing the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on "The Golden Girls."

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Tuesday, Jul 22 at 2:05 PM In Re: Estelle Getty wrote ...

She was/is loved by SO MANY! May she rest in peace

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