Desperate Housewives: Marc Cherry Remembers Estelle Getty

Before "Desperate Housewives," show creator Marc Cherry produced and wrote for "The Golden Girls." Now, he's remembering the beloved Estelle Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia and passed away earlier today at 84.

"She always used to be very quick-witted; she could get a punchline out quicker than anybody," says Cherry about the spunky actress, who played Sophia Petrillo on the hit NBC sitcom in the '80s. "That's a rare talent, and she was kind of amazing, and I'm going to miss her terribly."

"She was the least actressy of anyone in the cast. She was just happy to be there. She was very grateful for what she had gotten so late in her life," he adds. "In my mind she will always be everyone's grandma."

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