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Estelle Getty

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Actress

The Resume

    (July 25, 1923-July 22, 2008)
    Birth Name is Estelle Scher
    Acted in 'Team-Mates (1978),' 'Tootsie (1982),' 'Mask (1985),' 'Mannequin (1987),' 'Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)' and 'Stuart Little (1999)'
    Portrayed Sophia Spirelli Petrillo-Weinstock on 'Golden Girls'

Why she might be annoying:

    Her nicknames were Stella and Ettle.
    Her Broadway tour was in Los Angeles.
    On 'Golden Girls' she played Mother to Bea Arthur, who is actually older than her.
    She said kids particularly like her because they may think of her as an 'old kid,' due to her petiteness.
    She said she has been discriminated against for her height (4'9').
    There is some kind of cult following in her name where a 'Getty Go Getters Group' likes to wear a mask of her and fight crime, among other things.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She aged nicely.
    She was big hearted.
    She had Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
    Her official site has Flash Player.
    She is an American Comedy Award winner.
    She has been described as 'bawdy, sassy, meddlesome, endearing and deadpan funny.'
    She portrayed an on-screen mother to handfuls of celebrities.
    She performed on the 'borscht belt' circuit and Yiddish Stage, which she gave up to raise her two children.
    She was involved with various charities, including AIDS and Alternative Living for the Aging's spokesperson.
    She performed/toured on Broadway.
    Related: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Park Overall, Marsha Warfield, Cheech Marin

Credit: Skunk Butt


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 21 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 59 Votes: 47.46% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 82 Votes: 48.78% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 107 Votes: 48.60% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 37 Votes: 48.65% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 25 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 62 Votes: 43.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 61 Votes: 40.98% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 321 Votes: 52.96% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 161 Votes: 47.20% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 157 Votes: 56.69% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 256 Votes: 35.55% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 490 Votes: 31.84% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 121 Votes: 43.80% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 339 Votes: 41.89% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 715 Votes: 42.38% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 507 Votes: 41.62% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 719 Votes: 42.28% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 960 Votes: 57.50% Annoying