What illness did Estelle Getty have?

What illness did Estelle Getty have?

Ms. Getty had been suffering from Lewy body dementia, a progressive brain disease.

Was Dorothy older than Sophia?

“Sophia” was actually younger than “Dorothy” Don’t feel too sorry for Getty, though — she looked much younger in real life and spent the most amount of time in the makeup chair on “The Golden Girls” set so she could look as old as her fictional counterpart.

Who is richest Golden Girl?

8/9 Rebecca Devereaux. 7/9 Salvadore Petrillo. 6/9 Sophia Petrillo. 5/9 Miles Webber. 4/9 Rose Nylund. 3/9 Dorothy Zbornak. 2/9 Blanche Devereaux. 1/9 Stan Zbornak.

Why did Sophia always carry her purse?

It was apparently Getty’s idea for Sophia to always carry the signature handbag. She felt that older women are forced to give up so much that everything they keep ends up in their purse, the Los Angeles Times said in her 2008 obituary. Sophia wasn’t going to relinquish what little she had left.