Did you know that...?
* Estelle's Maiden name is Scher
* Estelle's original haircolor is a Reddish Brown
* Sophia's real age was never determined, as in one episode she was "80" and the next she was "82".
* Estelle performed in a play that was off-Broadway in 1972 that was about a group of lesbians
* Estelle's movie debut was the part as Cher's mother in the 1985 movie "Mask"
* Estelle played mom to stars Sylvester Stallone, Barry Manilow, Cher, and Bea Arthur
* Estelle dressed in old-lady clothes for her fourth and final audition for "The Golden Girls" in order to prove that she wasn't too young to portray the part of Sophia Petrillo.
* Estelle is under 5 feet tall---4' 9'' is her actual height