Estelle Getty was a stand-up comedian.
== Death ==Getty died in the early morning hours of July 22, 2008, aged 84, at her home in Los Angeles, the result of Lewy Body Dementia, according to her family
 In 1985, the role heavily influenced Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions to cast Getty for the role of Sophia Petrillo on NBC's new sitcom, The Golden Girls

