Estelle Getty

Estelle Scher-Gettleman (July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008), better known by her stage name Estelle Getty, was an American actress, who appeared in film, theatre and television. She is best known for her role as Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls from 1985 to 1992, which won her an Emmy and a Golden Globe, on The Golden Palace from 1992 to 1993 and on Empty Nest from 1993 to 1995. In her later years, after retiring from acting, she battled Lewy body dementia. Description above from the Wikipedia article Estelle Getty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Mannequin (1987)

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Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian under an ancient ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Gottlieb
CAST:  Andrew McCarthy  •  Kim Cattrall  •  Estelle Getty  •  James Spader

Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian under an ancient ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Gottlieb
CAST:  Andrew McCarthy  •  Kim Cattrall  •  Estelle Getty  •  James Spader

Stuart Little (1999)

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The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while searching for his lost bird friend and living with a human family as their child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Minkoff
CAST:  Michael J. Fox  •  Geena Davis  •  Hugh Laurie  •  Jonathan Lipnicki

The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while searching for his lost bird friend and living with a human family as their child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Minkoff
CAST:  Michael J. Fox  •  Geena Davis  •  Hugh Laurie  •  Jonathan Lipnicki

Tootsie (1982)

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When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego - Dorothy Michaels - in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sydney Pollack
CAST:  Dustin Hoffman  •  Jessica Lange  •  Teri Garr  •  Dabney Coleman

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego - Dorothy Michaels - in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sydney Pollack
CAST:  Dustin Hoffman  •  Jessica Lange  •  Teri Garr  •  Dabney Coleman

Mask (1985)

A boy with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempts to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Sam Elliott  •  Eric Stoltz  •  Estelle Getty  •  Laura Dern

A boy with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempts to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Bogdanovich
CAST:  Sam Elliott  •  Eric Stoltz  •  Estelle Getty  •  Laura Dern

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)

A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she buys him a machine gun out of the back of a van, and begins to further interfere with his job and love life, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Spottiswoode
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Estelle Getty  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Roger Rees

A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she buys him a machine gun out of the back of a van, and begins to further interfere with his job and love life, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Spottiswoode
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Estelle Getty  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Roger Rees

Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984)

Before stalking was a well-known crime in North America, there was Theresa Saldana's story. A drifter from the U.K., Arthur Jackson, flies to the U.S. to seek Saldana out. His twisted mission: Jackson planned to murder Saldana, then request the death sentence for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karen Arthur
CAST:  Theresa Saldana  •  Adrian Zmed  •  Lelia Goldoni  •  Lawrence Pressman

Before stalking was a well-known crime in North America, there was Theresa Saldana's story. A drifter from the U.K., Arthur Jackson, flies to the U.S. to seek Saldana out. His twisted mission: Jackson planned to murder Saldana, then request the death sentence for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karen Arthur
CAST:  Theresa Saldana  •  Adrian Zmed  •  Lelia Goldoni  •  Lawrence Pressman

The Earth Day Special (1990)

The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour special featured an all-star cast addressing concerns about global warming, deforestation, and other environmental ills.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dwight Hemion
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Barbra Streisand  •  Bette Midler  •  Downtown Julie Brown

The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour special featured an all-star cast addressing concerns about global warming, deforestation, and other environmental ills.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dwight Hemion
CAST:  Robin Williams  •  Barbra Streisand  •  Bette Midler  •  Downtown Julie Brown

Team-Mates (1978)

Vicki Mason, a high school senior, decides to prove a point by trying out for the school football team  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Jacobson
CAST:  Karen Corrado  •  Max Goff  •  Christopher Seppe  •  Ivy Sinclair

Vicki Mason, a high school senior, decides to prove a point by trying out for the school football team  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Jacobson
CAST:  Karen Corrado  •  Max Goff  •  Christopher Seppe  •  Ivy Sinclair

The Million Dollar Kid (2000)

The Hunter family has hit the jackpot--scoring a winning 50 million dollar lottery ticket! But when the ticket is lost on the way to cashing it in, the Hunters face overwhelming obstacles in chasing down the ticket before it is stolen by some unsavory characters in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Mandt
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Andrew Sandler  •  Maureen McCormick  •  Alison Lohman

The Hunter family has hit the jackpot--scoring a winning 50 million dollar lottery ticket! But when the ticket is lost on the way to cashing it in, the Hunters face overwhelming obstacles in chasing down the ticket before it is stolen by some unsavory characters in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Mandt
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Andrew Sandler  •  Maureen McCormick  •  Alison Lohman

Copacabana (1985)

In 1948, aspiring songwriter Tony works as a bar pianist; he meets aspiring star Lola, and is immediately smitten. At Manhattan's Copacabana lounge, they both start finding fame. However, fate steps in and she is swept to Havana to work in a splashy nightclub act ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Barry Manilow  •  Annette O'Toole  •  Estelle Getty  •  James T. Callahan

In 1948, aspiring songwriter Tony works as a bar pianist; he meets aspiring star Lola, and is immediately smitten. At Manhattan's Copacabana lounge, they both start finding fame. However, fate steps in and she is swept to Havana to work in a splashy nightclub act ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Barry Manilow  •  Annette O'Toole  •  Estelle Getty  •  James T. Callahan

A Match Made in Heaven (1997)

A dying widow plays matchmaker to her 32-year-old unmarried son and sets him up with a nurse that she meets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Olympia Dukakis  •  John Stamos  •  Della Reese  •  Kelly Rowan

A dying widow plays matchmaker to her 32-year-old unmarried son and sets him up with a nurse that she meets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Olympia Dukakis  •  John Stamos  •  Della Reese  •  Kelly Rowan

Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)

This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat from a Sorcerer and is put under a spell by the angry magi so that no one will recognize him until he finds his own magic within. While Mickey is on his quest, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Garen
CAST:  Woody Harrelson  •  John Ritter  •  Burt Reynolds  •  Kirstie Alley

This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat from a Sorcerer and is put under a spell by the angry magi so that no one will recognize him until he finds his own magic within. While Mickey is on his quest, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Garen
CAST:  Woody Harrelson  •  John Ritter  •  Burt Reynolds  •  Kirstie Alley

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series (2003)

Lifetime's "Intimate Portrait" series shines a spotlight on the Golden Girls -- Bea Arthur, Betty White, Estelle Getty and Rue McClanahan -- with a collection of four programs offering an up-close look at the remarkable lives of the hit show's stars. Valerie Harper ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Ponticello
CAST:  Bea Arthur  •  Betty White  •  Estelle Getty  •  Rue McClanahan

Lifetime's "Intimate Portrait" series shines a spotlight on the Golden Girls -- Bea Arthur, Betty White, Estelle Getty and Rue McClanahan -- with a collection of four programs offering an up-close look at the remarkable lives of the hit show's stars. Valerie Harper ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Ponticello
CAST:  Bea Arthur  •  Betty White  •  Estelle Getty  •  Rue McClanahan

Betty White: First Lady of Television (2018)

The definitive look at Betty White's life and career. As the only authorized documentary on Betty ever made, this film is packed with hilarious clips from her long career. Plus comments from friends and co-stars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven J. Boettcher
CAST:  Betty White  •  Ryan Reynolds  •  Tina Fey  •  Carl Reiner

The definitive look at Betty White's life and career. As the only authorized documentary on Betty ever made, this film is packed with hilarious clips from her long career. Plus comments from friends and co-stars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven J. Boettcher
CAST:  Betty White  •  Ryan Reynolds  •  Tina Fey  •  Carl Reiner

Deadly Force (1983)

Stoney Cooper, a former Los Angeles police officer, is at a low point in his life. Kicked off the force because of his anti-authority attitude, he now ekes out a living as a freelancer in New York. All this changes when the daughter of an old friend is killed by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Aaron
CAST:  Wings Hauser  •  Joyce Ingalls  •  Paul Shenar  •  Al Ruscio

Stoney Cooper, a former Los Angeles police officer, is at a low point in his life. Kicked off the force because of his anti-authority attitude, he now ekes out a living as a freelancer in New York. All this changes when the daughter of an old friend is killed by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Aaron
CAST:  Wings Hauser  •  Joyce Ingalls  •  Paul Shenar  •  Al Ruscio

No Man's Land (1984)

Sheriff Stella Stevens uses her wiles and the help of her three resourceful daughters -- one by each of her previous husbands -- to rope in a notorious desperado and a band of foreign revolutionaries in this light-hearted Western.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Holcomb
CAST:  Stella Stevens  •  Donna Dixon  •  Estelle Getty  •  Janis Paige

Sheriff Stella Stevens uses her wiles and the help of her three resourceful daughters -- one by each of her previous husbands -- to rope in a notorious desperado and a band of foreign revolutionaries in this light-hearted Western.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Holcomb
CAST:  Stella Stevens  •  Donna Dixon  •  Estelle Getty  •  Janis Paige

Night Of 100 Stars III (1990)

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Margolis
CAST:  Hank Aaron  •  Danny Aiello  •  Jane Alexander  •  Kim Alexis

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeff Margolis
CAST:  Hank Aaron  •  Danny Aiello  •  Jane Alexander  •  Kim Alexis

The Sissy Duckling (1999)

Elmer, a sensitive duckling whose schoolmates tease him for being a sissy. However, after his unusual talents help him save a life, the other members of the flock learn to respect him as he is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Bell
CAST:  Dan Butler  •  Harvey Fierstein  •  Ed Asner  •  Melissa Etheridge

Elmer, a sensitive duckling whose schoolmates tease him for being a sissy. However, after his unusual talents help him save a life, the other members of the flock learn to respect him as he is.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Bell
CAST:  Dan Butler  •  Harvey Fierstein  •  Ed Asner  •  Melissa Etheridge

Young at Heart: Body Conditioning with Estelle (1993)

Estelle Getty, from "The Golden Girls" TV show, presents a complete body conditioning workout that's safe, effective and so much fun you'll hardly know you're exercising! Created by professional trainer and fitness expert Raphael Picaud especially for those 55 or ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Estelle Getty

Estelle Getty, from "The Golden Girls" TV show, presents a complete body conditioning workout that's safe, effective and so much fun you'll hardly know you're exercising! Created by professional trainer and fitness expert Raphael Picaud especially for those 55 or ...  (more)

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CAST:  Estelle Getty

Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls (2021)

For the first time on the big screen. Celebrate The Golden Girls with a special screening of some of the most memorable episodes from the series.  (more)

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CAST:  Bea Arthur  •  Betty White  •  Rue McClanahan  •  Estelle Getty

For the first time on the big screen. Celebrate The Golden Girls with a special screening of some of the most memorable episodes from the series.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Bea Arthur  •  Betty White  •  Rue McClanahan  •  Estelle Getty
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