Complex sentence: Her character was the wise-cracking Sicilian mother of Dorothy Zbornak, played by Bea Arthur (the other main characters being played by Betty White and Rue McClanahan); in real life, Getty was in fact one year younger than Arthur.
Split into simpler sentences: Her character was the wise-cracking Sicilian mother of Dorothy Zbornak, played by Bea Arthur. In real life, Getty was in fact one year younger than Arthur.