Her character was the wise-cracking Sicilian mother of Dorothy Zbornak, played by Bea Arthur (the other main characters being played by Betty White and Rue McClanahan); in real life, Getty was in fact one year younger than Arthur.
Her character was the wise-cracking Sicilian mother of Dorothy Zbornak. Dorothy Zbornak was played by Bea Arthur (the other main characters being played by Betty White). Dorothy Zbornak was played by Bea Arthur (the other main characters being played by Rue McClanahan). Getty was in fact one year younger than Arthur. This was in real life.