Estelle Is Younger Than You Think
Though Estelle played Sophia, Dorothy’s mother, on the show, Getty was actually a year younger than Bea! Estelle was born in 1923, but Arthur was actually born in 1922!
Estelle for Gay Rights
It seems all the ladies on the show were passionate about something, and Estelle focused on gay rights. She lost her nephew, who was gay, to AIDs, and that got her pushing for more AIDs research.
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