What is the name of this American actress and comedian, who appeared in film, television, and theatre, and who starred in The Golden Girls as Sophia?
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The Golden Girls (season 1) The first season of the American television comedy series The Golden Girls originally aired on NBC in the United States between September 14, 1985 and May 10, 1986. Created by television writer Susan Harris, the series was produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions and Touchstone Television. It stars Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White, and Estelle Getty as the main characters Dorothy Zbornak, Blanche Devereaux, Rose Nylund, and Sophia Petrillo. The series revolves around the lives of four elderly women living together in a house in Miami.
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Estelle Getty Estelle Getty (née Scher; also known as Estelle Gettleman; July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008) was an American actress and comedian, who appeared in film, television, and theatre. She was 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.
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Judy Canova Judy Canova (November 20, 1913 – August 5, 1983) (another source gives her birth date as November 20, 1916), born Juliette Canova, (some sources indicate Julietta Canova), was an American comedian, actress, singer, and radio personality. She appeared on Broadway and in films. She hosted her own self-titled network radio program, a popular series broadcast from 1943 to 1955.
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Golden Brooks Golden Ameda Brooks (born December 1, 1970) is an American actress. She began her career with starring role in the Showtime comedy series, "Linc's" (1998–2000), and later has appeared in films "Timecode" (2000) and "Impostor" (2001).
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California Girls (film) California Girls is a 1985 American made-for-television comedy-drama film starring Robby Benson and Martin Mull, directed by Rick Wallace. It originally aired on ABC on March 24, 1985.
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Maya Rudolph Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, voice artist, comedian, and singer. After becoming a member of The Groundlings improv troupe in the late 1990s, Rudolph joined the NBC television series "Saturday Night Live", on which she was a cast member from 2000 to 2007. She then ventured into film, appearing in "50 First Dates" (2004) and "A Prairie Home Companion" (2006).
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Tootsie Duvall Tootsie Duvall (sometimes credited as Susan Duvall or Susan "Tootsie" Duvall) is an American film, theatre and television actress.
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Lisa Kudrow Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( ; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She gained worldwide recognition for her ten-season run as Phoebe Buffay on the NBC television sitcom "Friends", for which she received many accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning once in 1998, and twelve Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, winning in 1996 and 2000.
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Christine Ebersole Christine Ebersole (born February 21, 1953) is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in film, television, and on stage. She appeared on Broadway in the musical "42nd Street", winning a Tony Award, and appeared both Off-Broadway and on Broadway in the musical "Grey Gardens", winning her second Tony Award. She has co-starred on the TBS sitcom "Sullivan & Son", where she played Carol Walsh.
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Patricia Pearcy Patricia Sue Pearcy (born September 10, 1946) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She began her career in theatre, appearing on Broadway and in local theatre companies in Connecticut and Kentucky before making her film debut in Monte Hellman's "Cockfighter" (1974).
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Karen Maruyama Karen Maruyama (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress and comedian. She has appeared on television in supporting roles in a number of sitcoms, including recurring characters on "The Jamie Foxx Show", "Strip Mall", "Suddenly Susan", and "Arrested Development". Maruyama is well known as an improv performer and instructor, and was a featured guest on both the American and British versions of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", as well as a member of The Groundlings. She also appeared as a parking lot attendant in an episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm".
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Grace Keagy Grace Keagy (December 16, 1921 – October 4, 2009) was an American actress, best known for her work on the stage in character roles. She is best known for her Drama Desk Award nominated performance as "Rosa" in the original 1979 production of Joseph Stein and Alan Jay Lerner's "Carmelina".
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Sophia Petrillo Sophia Petrillo is a fictional character from the TV series "The Golden Girls", and its spin-offs "The Golden Palace" and "Empty Nest" and one episode of the series, "Blossom". She was portrayed by Estelle Getty for 10 years and 259 episodes. Bea Arthur, who played her daughter Dorothy Zbornak on the show, was in real life a year older than Getty.
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Hazel Shermet Hazel Shermet (August 1, 1920 – October 27, 2016) was an American actress, comedian, and singer whose decades-long career spanned radio, television, film and theater, including Broadway. In addition to her live action-roles, Shermet also enjoyed a lengthy career as a voice-over and voice actor. She provided the voice of Henrietta Hippo for the entire 196-episode run of the syndicated children's show, "New Zoo Revue", from 1972 until 1977.
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Whoopi Goldberg filmography Whoopi Goldberg is an American actress, comedian and singer. The following is her filmography throughout her entire life acting career. She has won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards. She won the Academy Award for the Best Supporting Actress for the 1990 film "Ghost".
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Vanessa Hollingshead Vanessa Hollingshead is an American actress and stand-up comedian who has performed on many comedy programs including "Comedy Central Presents", "Live At Jongleurs" and "The Jim Breuer Show". She has also acted in a number of films, including a small role in the 1999 film, "".
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Nicole Parker Nicole Frances Parker (born February 21, 1978) is an American comedian, actress and singer best known for her work on Fox's sketch comedy show "MADtv". In July 2009, she concluded her run as Elphaba in the Broadway production of "Wicked", a role that she reprised on tour across North America.
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Katie Rich Katie Rich is an American comedy writer and actress best known for her work on "Saturday Night Live".
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Rue La Rue Cafe Rue la Rue Cafe is a "Golden Girls" themed cafe eatery located in the Washington Heights neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The restaurant was conceived and is operated by Michael LaRue, a close confidante of one of the four "Golden Girls", Rue McClanahan (1934–2010) while McClanahan's son Mark Bisch is a partner. La Rue, who inherited many of the star's personal belongings, in turn decorated the restaurant with them (including her 1987 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series), as well as pictures of McClanahan (one each from the decades of her entertainment career) and other memorabilia related to the hit show. The establishment is coincidentally located inside the Sofia storage building. Touchingly, there is a plaque reminiscent of a star on Hollywood Boulevard "which reads "Thank You for being a Friend" fitted into concrete at the front door outside under which are some of McClanahan’s ashes.
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Sarah Haskins (comedian) Sarah Haskins (born August 3, 1979) is an American comedian known for her satire about gender stereotypes in the media.
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Mariel Hemingway Mariel Hadley Hemingway (born November 22, 1961) is an American actress. She began acting at age 14 with a Golden Globe–nominated breakout role in "Lipstick" (1976), and received Academy and BAFTA Award nominations for her performance in Woody Allen's "Manhattan" (1979).
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Sophia Peletier Sophia Peletier is a fictional character from the comic series "The Walking Dead" and is portrayed by Madison Lintz in the television series of the same name. She is the daughter of Carol Peletier, who is fiercely protective of her, as is Carl Grimes, with whom she becomes close friends during the zombie outbreak. She becomes a major focal point in both media, despite her limited involvement in many of the central conflicts faced by the other characters.