Estelle Getty got deeply involved with advocating for gay rights after she lost both a nephew and multiple friends to AIDS.
Getty raised a lot of money for the cause and donated money on many occasions, all for the purposes of researching HIV and AIDS.
Betty Also Advocated for Animals
The late Betty White also did her fair share of fighting for animals. Even if the girls had some tension between them at times, they definitely shared a love for their furry and feathered friends.
In fact, both Betty and Bea often raised funds and donated to animal rights organizations. Despite the on set disputes, it sounded like those two made a great team.
Betty White’s Acting Career is One for the Record Books…Literally
Betty White was successfully acting in television for nearly seven decades, getting her first stint in the spotlight as far back as the 1950s. The late Betty White warmed the hearts of millions over the span of her lengthy career.
This even landed her in the Guinness Book of World Records as the person with the longest career in television!
Betty Was a Gameshow Girl
When Betty White would get breaks in the middle of shooting her Golden Girls scenes, she and the other stars from the show would play a lot of games, especially puzzle and word games.
White took her gaming one step further than the rest of the cast when she started to appear on televised game shows, such as Password. It was on that very show that she ended up meeting her future husband.
Estelle’s Secret Facelift
Estelle Getty’s makeup artists had their work seriously cut out for them when transforming Getty to look like the mother.
The actress was actually younger than one of her on-screen “daughters.” Getty didn’t make things any easier for them when she decided to go rogue and get a facelift between shooting seasons one year.