I was very saddened today to hear about Estelle Getty's passing at age 84. Being Italian myself, I loved that fiery Sicilian, Sophia Petrillo. I loved her sassy comebacks and her special mother-daughter relationship with Dorothy (Pussycat). Estelle, this post is for you.
One of my favorite scenes:
Blanche: I treat my body like a temple.
Sophia: Yeah, open to everyone, day or night.
Sophia: Blanche, a terrible thing has happened to you. But when life does something like this, there are a couple of things you got to remember. You got your health, right?
Blanche: Yeah.
Sophia: You can still walk, can't you?
Blanche: That's true.
Sophia: Great, go get me a glass of water.
News: AP- Estelle Getty of 'Golden Girls' dies at 84
LAist-So Long, Sophia: Estelle Getty 1923-2008
what a great quote. definitely going to miss her.
ReplyDeleteI can still hear my mother's laughter from one of Sophia's one line zingers. We'll miss ya
ReplyDeleteI can still hear my mother's laughter from one of Sophia's one line zingers. We'll miss ya
ReplyDeleteAw, I thought about you when I saw the headline.
ReplyDeleteV. sad, she was great!
~SL
I just loved The Golden Girls, especially Sophia. I was so saddened to hear of her passing yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI still laugh at this show when I see reruns on Lifetime! She will be missed.
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I am an absolute fan of "Golden Girls", as are many of my gay friends. Therefore, it was quite culturally devastating for us to hear about Estelle's death :).
ReplyDeleteso sad :-(
ReplyDeleteHa! We apparently have the same style of memorializing Golden Girls.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Golden Girls too. I am sitting here laughing out loud at the clip you posted! She was such a perfect Sophia.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Golden girls too. I was about 12 at the time and used to dress like Bea Arthur. (Yes, I was so cool)
ReplyDeleteRIP Estelle Getty. You were wonderful.