About Me
The Emmy Award-winning series "The Golden Girls" is one of the most honored and highly rated sitcoms on television now in syndication.Stars Beatrice Arthur (Dorothy), Betty White (Rose), Rue McClanahan(Blanche) and Estelle Getty (Sophia) — all of whom garnered Emmys for their performances in the series — are considered one of the most popular and acclaimed teams of comedic actors on television. In its debut season in syndication, "The Golden Girls" — a show about four single women in Miami Beach, Florida, who are middle-aged but young at heart — trounced all competition, earning the title of number-one new series of the season."The Golden Girls" consistently ranked as one of television's top 10 series after it debuted on NBC in 1985. The series was nominated for 57 Emmy Awards, including Best Comedy Series each year, winning 10 Emmys, three Golden Globe Awards and countless other prestigious honors.On top of a successful series and an exceptional cast, "The Golden Girls" attracted extremely talented and visible guest stars, including Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Julio Iglesias, Debbie Reynolds, Cesar Romero, Brenda Vaccaro, Jack Gilford and Burt Reynolds."The Golden Girls" is a Witt-Thomas-Harris Production in association with Touchstone Television, and was created by Susan Harris. Paul Witt, Tony Thomas and Susan Harris served as executive producers.
BEA ARTHUR (DOROTHY ZBORNAK):May 13, 1923
BETTY WHITE (ROSE NYLUND):January 17, 1922
RUE MCLANAHN (BLANCHE DEVEREAUX):February 21, 1935
ESTELLE GETTY (SOPHIA PETRILLO)July 25, 1924
