These 20 colorful magnets Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia, the four iconic leading ladies from TV's The Golden Girls. The show ran for seven seasons (collecting a staggering 58 Emmy nominations and 11 wins along the way) and over the years, this hit comedy about four fierce and sassy ladies sharing a house in Miami charmed millions of viewers with its wit and verve, and most of all, the strength and quality of the friendship between its four iconic characters.