How makeup and a handbag transformed Estelle Getty into Sophia on ‘The Golden Girls’ Getty was 62 years old when she landed the role. However, viewers know her character was much older.

Disney has put together a 'The Golden Girls' 40th Anniversary celebration with wine, pillows, toys, cheesecake candles and a ...

"The Golden Girls" thanks YOU for being a friend and are celebrating the show's 40th anniversary with fans nationwide. Stream ...

Season 2, Episode 25, "A Piece of Cake" revealed Sophia celebrated her 50th birthday in 1956, putting her at 79 at The Golden Girls ' beginning. Sophia was 86 by the final season, a fair bit older ...

The Golden Girls might have aired in the 1980s and 1990s, but its influence has been felt for decades. Most notably, the dynamic between Dorothy Zbornak and her mother, Sophia Petrillo, would play ...

'The Golden Girls,' an American sitcom that aired from the mid-1980s to the beginning of the 90s, was beloved by many who were introduced to the four mature friends living together in Miami. The ...