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 * Beatrice Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak (née Petrillo), a substitute teacher. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Sicilian immigrants, Sophia and Salvadore (Sal) Petrillo, Dorothy became pregnant while still in high school, resulting in a marriage to Stanley Zbornak (Herb Edelman) to legitimize the baby. Stan and Dorothy divorced after 38 years when Stan left the marriage for a young flight attendant. The marriage produced two children; Kate and Michael. In the series' final episode, Dorothy marries Blanche's uncle, Lucas Hollingsworth, and relocates to Atlanta. In season one episode seven, Dorothy is stated to be 55. She was practical, sarcastic, easily angered, a follower of current events, and frequently the brunt of jokes about her lack of attractiveness.
 * Betty White as Rose Nylund (née Lindström), a Norwegian American from the small farming town of St. Olaf, Minnesota. Often naive and known for her humorously peculiar stories of life growing up in her hometown, Rose was happily married to Charlie Nylund, with whom she had five children; daughters Kirsten, Bridget, Gunilla; and sons Adam and Charlie, Jr. Upon Charlie's death, she moved to Miami. She eventually finds work at a grief counseling center, but later switches careers and becomes assistant to consumer reporter, Enrique Mas, at a local TV station. In later seasons, Rose became romantically involved with college professor Miles Webber. During season six, it is revealed that Miles has been in the Witness Protection Program. Their relationship continued throughout the series and shortly into the sequel series, The Golden Palace. She was sweet, kind, and very competitive . Many of the jokes about Rose focused on her perceived lack of intelligence.
 * Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux (née Hollingsworth), a Southern belle employed at an art museum. Born into a wealthy family, Blanche grew up on a plantation outside of Atlanta, Georgia, prior to her relocation to Miami, where she lived with her husband, George, until his death. Their marriage produced six children; daughters Janet and Rebecca; and sons Doug, Biff, Skippy, and Matthew. A widow, Blanche was portrayed as self-absorbed and man-hungry. She had two sisters, Virginia and Charmaine, and a younger brother Clayton. Another brother of Blanche's, Tad, is discovered by audiences who watched the spin off series The Golden Palace.
 * Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo, Dorothy's mother. Born in Sicily, Sophia moved to New York after fleeing an arranged marriage to Guido Spirelli. She married Salvadore "Sal" Petrillo, with whom she had three children: Dorothy, Gloria, and Phil, a cross-dresser who later dies of a heart attack (episode "Ebbtide's Revenge"). Initially a resident of the Shady Pines retirement home, after having a stroke prior to the start of the series, she moved in with Blanche, Rose, and Dorothy following a fire at the institution.
 * Herb Edelman as Stanley Zbornak, Dorothy's cheating, freeloading ex-husband who left her to marry a young flight attendant, who later left him. Stan married another woman, Catherine, in season 4, but they divorced off-screen in season 5. Stanley worked as an unsuccessful novelty salesman until he became a successful entrepreneur by inventing "The Spornie," which was a utensil used to open baked potatoes. Many of Stan's plot lines were centered around the fact that Dorothy was still bitter about their divorce and the way he left her. Attempts at reconciliation were made by both Stan and Dorothy throughout the series, particularly episode 12 of season 1 and episodes 16 and 17 of season 6 . By the end of the series, they made a peaceful truce, in the series finale, when Stan accepted Dorothy marrying another man.