Golden Girls Cast & Character Guide: Which Actors Are Still Alive
The beloved sitcom The Golden Girls broke new ground over its time on the air, and the cast had prolific careers before and after the show debuted.
The Golden Girls (1985)
The Golden Girls follows Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur), Rose Nylund (Betty White), Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan), and Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty) as they live together in Miami. Throughout its seven seasons, the beloved series created by Susan Harris won 11 Primetime Emmys and continues to be one of the most beloved sitcoms of the ‘80s and ‘90s.
The Golden Girls
- Cast
- Betty White
- Release Date
- September 14, 1985
- Seasons
- 7
- Network
- NBC
- Writers
- Susan Harris
- Directors
- Susan Harris
- Showrunner
- Susan Harris
- Story By
- Susan Harris
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