'Golden girls' actress Estelle Getty dies at 84

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'Golden girls' actress Estelle Getty dies at 84

Story Published: Jul 22, 2008 at 2:27 PM EDT

Story Updated: Jul 24, 2008 at 4:54 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.)

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Tuesday, Jul 22 at 2:43 PM B wrote ...

She was one of my favorite Gold Girls. Rest In Peace "Sophia"

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