Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:15 PM PDT Estelle Getty of 'Golden Girls' fame dies at 84 USA Today Tue, 22 Jul 2008 3:20 PM PDT Golden Girl Estelle Getty died at her Los Angeles home Tuesday morning. She was 84. Estelle Getty, 84; 'Golden Girls' actress brought humor, depth to mother roles Los Angeles Times Tue, 22 Jul 2008 1:31 PM PDT The stage veteran received acclaim as the wise-cracking Sophia Petrillo on 'The Golden Girls.' Getty had been battling Lewy body dementia, her caretaker said. Estelle Getty, whose acting career bloomed late in life with her Emmy-winning performance as Sophia Petrillo, the wise-cracking mother of Bea Arthur on the popular NBC sitcom "The Golden Girls," died Tuesday. She was 84. ... Actress Estelle Getty Dies At 84 CBS News Tue, 22 Jul 2008 2:00 PM PDT 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 Estelle Getty suffered from advanced dementia. Estelle Getty dies at 84 TVNZ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 1:56 PM PDT Emmy-winning actress Estelle Getty, best known as a wise-cracking octogenarian on the popular 1980s and '90s sitcom The Golden Girls, died. She was 84. 'Golden Girls' Star Estelle Getty Dies At 84 NPR Tue, 22 Jul 2008 2:48 PM PDT Age, sex and human foibles. All were fair game for Estelle Getty as Sophia. And no one dared ask her a dumb question, either. A sampler of exchanges from The Golden Girls . (Source: IMDB.com) Rose: Sophia, why are you in such a bad mood? Lifetime Lauds Late Estelle Getty With Golden Girls Marathon MultiChannel News Tue, 22 Jul 2008 3:09 PM PDT This Friday, Lifetime Television will pay a special on-air and online tribute to Estelle Getty, who played the cantankerous “Sophia Petrillo” on the sitcom The Golden Girls. Getty passed away today at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 84.