on her birthday, Estelle Getty (Born: July 25, 1923; Died: Jul 22, 2008).

Estelle Getty is best known for her role as Sophia Petrillo on the NBC TV sitcom "The Golden Girls (1985-1992)" and the CBS TV sitcom "The Golden Palace (1992-1993)".

Some other TV shows she appeared on are "Nurse", "Baker'sDozen", "Fantasy Island", "Cagney & Lacey", "Hotel", "Newhart", "Roomies", "City", "The Fanelli Boys", "Blossom", "Empty Nest", "Touched by an Angel", "Brotherly Love", "Mad About You", "The Nanny", "Ladies Man" and "It's Like, You Know...".

She played Mrs. Tutti Bomowski in the movie "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)".

Some other movies she appeared in are "Tootsie (1982)", "Deadly Force (1983)", "No Man's Land (1984)", "Mask (1985)", "Copacabana (1985)", "Mannequin (1987)", "A Match Made in Heaven (1997)", "Stuart Little (1999)" and "The Million Dollar Kid (2000)".