22 Facts About Sophia Petrillo

Sophia Petrillo is a character from the sitcom television series The Golden Girls and its spin-offs The Golden Palace and Empty Nest.

Sophia Petrillo appeared in an episode of Blossom and an episode of Nurses.

Sophia Petrillo had two sisters, Angela and Regina, and a brother, Angelo, Jr.

Sophia later married Salvadore "Sal" Petrillo and had three children with him, including Dorothy, now a divorced substitute teacher; and Phil, a cross-dresser with a wife named Angela.

Sophia Petrillo had several children and lived in a trailer park in Newark, New Jersey, and later died of a heart attack during the series.

Sophia Petrillo remained with Salvadore until his death from a heart attack.

Sophia Petrillo was placed in a retirement home, Shady Pines, by her daughter, Dorothy.

However, after Shady Pines was damaged in a fire, Sophia Petrillo moved in with Dorothy.

Sophia Petrillo didn't have many good things to say about "the home," alluding to poor treatment by the staff many times.

Whilst living in Miami, Sophia Petrillo had many suitors but did not date any of them for a substantial amount of time.

Max Weinstock was her late husband's long-time business partner, and someone Sophia Petrillo had long blamed for ruining the business, although it was later revealed Sal was responsible.

Sophia Petrillo made reference to several vendettas, and it was even hinted that Sophia herself had done mob work; she once stated that no one in her family had "ever left a body to be found".

Sophia Petrillo had threatened to cast a curse on Dorothy, and on Stan Zbornak.

When Rose, Blanche, and Sophia Petrillo invested in a hotel, Sophia Petrillo was installed as one of the two chefs, specializing in Italian cuisine while the hotel's previous chef, Chuy Castillos, handled Mexican food.

Sophia Petrillo began to show signs of senile dementia, usually in comical situations, and her bluntness was toned down to a certain extent.

Sophia Petrillo had previously made a guest appearance in Season 1 and Season 4.

Sophia Petrillo is best known for her wisecracks, put-downs and brazen remarks, often commenting on Dorothy's unmarried state, Blanche's promiscuity, and Rose's cluelessness.

Similarly to her daughter, Sophia Petrillo is liberal in her beliefs and is suspected to be a Democrat.

Sophia Petrillo supported same-sex marriage and told Dorothy that if she had a gay child she would not love them any less.

Sophia Petrillo owned a tan bamboo handbag which became her personal trademark, as she carried the purse everywhere, even around the house.

Outside The Golden Girls, Sophia Petrillo appears on two episodes of Empty Nest before becoming a regular for the final two seasons.

Sophia Petrillo appears on the Blossom episode "I Ain't Got No Buddy" and the Nurses episode "Temporary Setbacks".