Estelle Getty could be seen in film.
== Early life ==Getty was born Estelle Scher in New York City on July 25, 1923, to Charles Scher and Sarah (ne Lacher), Jewish immigrants from Poland, at the family's apartment at 257 East 2nd Street on the Lower East Side, which also served as the storefront for the family's glass business
 Her other television and film appearances prior to and during the filming of The Golden Girls included the TV series Fantasy Island and Cagney & Lacey, and the films Tootsie and Mask, and a starring role in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

