Estelle Getty, best known for her hilarious performance as “Sophia” on the television classic “The Golden Girls”.

Estelle’s Sophia was 80 years old during the entire run of Golden Girls, allowing Estelle to play a woman 20 years older than her at the time the series aired. Many of the other cast members of “Golden Girls” have issued statements about Estelle’s passing.

Estelle will live on forever through the series, which still airs all over the world.