The Golden Girls [SEP] cast member
the seventh season at number 30, "The Golden Girls" came to an end when Bea Arthur chose to leave the series. In the hour-long series finale, which aired in May 1992, Dorothy meets and marries Blanche's uncle Lucas (Leslie Nielsen) and moves to Hollingsworth Manor in Atlanta, Georgia. Sophia was to join her, but in the end, she stays behind with the other women in Miami. This led into the spin-off series, "The Golden Palace".
The series
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series", for the first season of "The Golden Girls" and was nominated in that category every year of the show's run (the only cast member to receive that distinction – Getty was also nominated every year, but in the supporting actress category).
White was originally offered the role of Blanche in "The Golden Girls," and Rue McClanahan was offered the role of Rose (the two characters being similar to roles they had played in "Mary Tyler Moore" and "