"I've played mothers to heroes and mothers to zeroes. I've played Irish mothers, Jewish mothers, Italian mothers, Southern mothers, New England mothers, mothers in plays by Neil Simon and Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. I've played mother to everyone but Attila the Hun."

(Estelle Getty, nome d'arte di Estelle Scher; New York, 25 luglio 1923 – Hollywood, 22 luglio 2008)