Honoring Betty White and the Other Golden Girls

Sophie, a quick-witted woman with a talent for cooking, was cast as Getty. In actuality, Getty was actually a year younger than Arthur despite Sophie being Dorothy's mother.

Fame was achieved late by Getty. Acting aspirations had been present since the 1940s, but notice wasn't received until nearly 60, after Mrs. Beckoff in the Broadway production Torch Song Trilogy became her breakthrough performance.

Signs of dementia started appearing while still on The Golden Girls, with struggles to remember lines. Eventually, the disease was succumbed to in 2008 at 84.