Sophia Petrillo was the oldest of “The Golden Girls” on theclassic NBC Saturday sitcomthat aired from 1985-1992.
Sophia was the most golden of those girls, but it turns out, Getty was most certainly not.
McClanahan was 52 years old when the series premiered (viaParade).
She even had that famous straw purse with her.
Sadly, Getty was the first of the four lead “Golden Girls” actresses to pass away.
She died at the age of 84 from Lewy body dementia in 2008.
As of this writing, White, is the only Golden Girl still living.
