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Estelle Getty said her Golden Girls co-stars helped her transition from stage to television
"Three women were helping me all the way."
With her quick wit and sharp tongue, Sophia Petrillo was more than willing to tell anyone exactly how she felt. Estelle Getty, who portrayed the character, acknowledged that the character wasn’t too far off from her real personality.
“I do already have some of the characteristics of Sophia,” said Getty during an interview with The High Point Enterprise. “I’ve always had a lot of mouth.”
In fact, the two ladies were so similar that writers began writing Getty’s own personality and experiences into the script. “The writers know me and use that in the show,” said the actor.
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*available in most MeTV marketsGetty had been a stage performer before she joined the cast of The Golden Girls, and though it wasn’t an easy transition, she credited her co-stars, Bea Arthur, Betty White, and Rue McClanahan, for assisting her.
“At the beginning, it was hard to adapt from stage to television,” said Getty. “But three women were helping me all the way.”
The life of an actor was laborious, a fact Getty certainly understood.
“Mostly, you’re unemployed,” said Getty. “You’re only in a state of grace when you’re working,” said Getty. “I won the brass ring when I got The Golden Girls. I don’t mind getting typecast. I would like for The Golden Girls to run for a long time, I want to be rich.”
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