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Estelle Getty

1923 - 2008

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Estelle Gettleman (née Scher; July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008), known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American actress and comedienne. She was best known for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls (1985–1992), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She reprised the role in Empty Nest (1993–1995), The Golden Palace (1992–1993), Blossom (1990–1995), and Nurses (1991–1994). Notable films in which she appeared include Mask (1985), a semibiographical film in which she played the grandmother of Roy L. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Estelle Getty has received more than 11,172,396 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Estelle Getty is the 1,675th most popular actor (down from 1,285th in 2019), the 2,795th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,275th in 2019) and the 779th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Estelle Getty ranks 1,675 out of 13,578. Before her are Lee Young-ae, Sebastian Koch, Joseph Wiseman, Zhang Ziyi, Martin Lawrence, and Richard Bohringer. After her are Greer Garson, Machiko Kyō, Melissa McBride, Ricardo Darín, Magali Noël, and Mariangela Melato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Estelle Getty ranks 133. Before her are Wes Montgomery, Elisabeth Becker, Álvaro Mutis, Carl Djerassi, Arthur Hiller, and Joseph Heller. After her are Lucía Hiriart, Erroll Garner, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Mario Brega, Tito Puente, and Diana Douglas. Among people deceased in 2008, Estelle Getty ranks 98. Before her are Boris Shakhlin, Paul Scofield, Jean Delannoy, Paul Frère, Claude Piron, and Marcial Maciel. After her are Sofiko Chiaureli, Pak Song-chol, Arthur Chung, Mitch Mitchell, Albert Cossery, and Vice Vukov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Estelle Getty ranks 2,795 out of 20,380. Before her are Sam Waterston (1940), Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Alan Perlis (1922), Al Martino (1927), Maxie Long (1878), and Huey Lewis (1950). After her are Derrick Rose (1988), Joshua Fishman (1926), Melissa McBride (1965), Erroll Garner (1923), Evelyn Fox Keller (1936), and Monica Potter (1971).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Estelle Getty ranks 779. Before her are John Savage (1949), Melissa Gilbert (1964), Paul Reubens (1952), Thelma Ritter (1902), Elizabeth McGovern (1961), and Sam Waterston (1940). After her are Melissa McBride (1965), Monica Potter (1971), Marilyn Chambers (1952), Denise Richards (1971), Lea Thompson (1961), and Tate Donovan (1963).

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