Sophia Petrillo
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| First appearance | "The Engagement" (The Golden Girls) September 14, 1985 |
| Last appearance | "Remembrance of Clips Past" (Empty Nest) June 17, 1995 |
| Portrayed by | Estelle Getty |
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| Occupation | Co-Owner of The Golden Palace/ Assistant Chef |
| Family | Don Angelo Grisanti, Sr. (father; deceased) Eleanor Grisanti (mother; deceased) Angelo Grisanti, Jr. (brother) Angela Rachel Grisanti Vecchio (sister) Regina Grisanti (sister) Vito Grisanti (brother) Dominic Grisanti (brother) |
| Spouse(s) | Guido Spirelli (m. 1926, annulled) Salvadore "Sal" Petrillo (m. 1928–73, widowed) Max Weinstock (m. 1988, separated) |
| Children |
Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak Hollingsworth (daughter) Phillip "Phil" Petrillo (son; deceased) Gloria Mayston Petrillo Harker (daughter) |
| Relatives | Stanley Zbornak (ex son-in-law) Lucas Hollingsworth (son-in-law) Angela Petrillo (daughter-in-law) Carmine Vecchio (brother-in-law; deceased) (through Angela) Kate Zbornak Griffiths (granddaughter) (through Dorothy) Michael Zbornak (grandson) (through Dorothy) Katherine Harker (granddaughter) (through Gloria) Jim Harker (grandson) (through Gloria) Harvey Petrillo (grandson) (through Phil) 5 Unnamed Grandsons Petrillo (through Phil) 4 Unnamed Granddaughters Petrillo (through Phil) Robert "Robbie" Zbornak (great-grandson) (through Michael) Renata Grisanti (paternal aunt) Mario (uncle) Teresa Grisanti (paternal aunt by marriage) (through Nunzio) Nunzio Grisanti (paternal uncle) Yolanda Zbornak (ex-co-mother-in-law) Mr. Zbornak (ex-co-father-in-law) Dennis Griffiths (grandson-in-law) Bobby Griffiths (great-grandson) Lorraine Wagner Zbornak (ex-granddaughter-in-law) Graciella (niece) Apollonia Grisanti (niece) Dominic Petrillo (brother-in-law) Dominic's Daughter Petrillo (niece by marriage) Blanche Elizabeth Ann Hollingsworth Devereaux (great-niece by marriage) Clayton "Clay" Louis Hollingsworth (great-nephew by marriage) Charmaine Gertrude Hollingsworth LaPale (great-niece by marriage) Theodore "Tad" Hunter Hollingsworth (great-nephew by marriage) Virginia Lena Hollingsworth Warren (great-niece by marriage) Janet Devereaux (great-great-niece by marriage) Rebecca Devereaux (great-great-niece by marriage) "Biff" Devereaux (great-great-nephew by marriage) Douglas "Doug" Devereaux (great-great-nephew by marriage) Matthew "Skippy" Devereaux (great-great-nephew by marriage) Nicodemo (grandfather) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Sophia Petrillo is a fictional character from the TV series The Golden Girls, and its spin-offs The Golden Palace and Empty Nest and one episode of the series, Blossom. She was portrayed by Estelle Getty for 10 years and 259 episodes. Bea Arthur, who played her daughter Dorothy Zbornak on the show, was in real life a year older than Getty.
Sophia Petrillo (née' Grisanti) was most likely born in April 1906 in Palermo, Sicily. She had a sister Angela, a sister Regina, a brother Angelo, and she mentioned another brother, but he was unnamed and only spoken of a few times. Dorothy mentions an uncle Vito in Season 2. It is revealed in the season 2 episode "A Piece of Cake" that her 50th birthday was in April 1956, placing her date of birth in April 1906. However, in another season 2 episode, "And Then There Was One", Sophia claims she had been "walking since 1904." In the first episode of The Golden Palace (1992) it is revealed that Sophia was 87. However, in several episodes, she is revealed to be between the ages of 80 and 85. In her many flashbacks to life in Sicily, she frequently places herself as being a young woman (having romantic affairs) in dates between 1914 and 1920. These discrepancies may be due to either continuity errors or dramatic license on the part of Sophia.
While in Sicily, as a teenager she was briefly engaged to a young man from her village Augustine Bagatelli, she also claims that she was once engaged to her brother. Later, she became engaged to Giuseppe Mangiacavallo, who jilted her at the altar. She moved to New York after she annulled her arranged first marriage to Guido Spirelli when she was 14. She has no accent left to show that she grew up speaking the Sicilian language. Instead, she sports a Brooklyn accent with a fast speaking pace, which often contributed to the humor in her one-liners.
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