These stories usually also involved historical figures, with Sophia claiming to have had trysts with Pablo Picasso, Sigmund Freud, and Winston Churchill, among others. The other women usually seek Sophia out for advice, which Sophia is all too willing to share, usually beginning with her catchphrase, 'Picture it…' Like Rose’s stories, Sophia's parables often end with a moral from which advice can be gleaned. However, despite her sharp criticism of her daughter and housemates, she loves and cares for them deeply she even sees Rose and Blanche as surrogate daughters. Sophia is best known for her wisecracks, put-downs and brazen remarks, often commenting on Dorothy’s lack of love life, Blanche’s promiscuity, and Rose’s stupidity.

She carried the purse everywhere out in public, around the house, even in the bathroom. Sophia owned a tan bamboo handbag that became her personal trademark. She was shown to have a fondness for conservative, elderly clothing such as cardigans, knee-high stockings, and muumuu dresses.

2.3 Stroke, Shady Pines, and Moving In With Dorothyĭuring the series' run, Sophia resembled the archetypal 'old lady' white-hair, small stature, wrinkles, and large-framed eyeglasses.

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