Estelle Harris

Estelle Harris
Harris at the red carpet premiere of Ponyo during the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival
Born	Estelle Nussbaum April 4, 1928 (1928-04-04) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress Comedienne Voice artist
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Sy Harris (1953-present)
Children	3

Estelle Harris (née Nussbaum; April 4, 1928) is an American stand-up comedienne, actress, and voice artist, often recognized for her shrill, grating voice. She is best known for her role as Estelle Costanza on Seinfeld from 1992 to 1998, as the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, and Muriel on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

Career

The New York City-born Harris is best known for her supporting role as Estelle Costanza, George's (Jason Alexander) mother and Frank's (Jerry Stiller) wife on Seinfeld, her voice role in Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3 and Hawaiian Vacation as Mrs. Potato Head, and her role as Muriel on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. She appeared in Brad Paisley's music video for the song Online.^{[citation needed]}

Voice acting

Harris is also a voice artist; she has voiced such characters as Lula from Dave the Barbarian, Mama Lipsky on Kim Possible, Thelma on The Proud Family, Old Lady Bear in Brother Bear (2003), Audrey in Home on the Range (2004), and Death's nagging mother on Family Guy.

Personal life

The daughter of Jewish parents, Anna and Isaac Nussbaum, who owned a candy store, Estelle married Sy Harris in 1953. The couple have three children, including disabled former New York City police officer, Taryn Harris. Estelle and Sy Harris escaped serious injury after their car blew a tire and flipped twice outside Los Angeles on September 20, 2001.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1977	Looking Up	Irma
1977	Summerdog	Mrs. Baleeka
1984	Once Upon a Time in America	Peggy's Mother
1988	Stand and Deliver	Secretary
1992	This Is My Life	Aunt Harriet
1993	Good Advice	Ronnie Cohen	TV Series
1995	Downhill Willie	Mama Saxer
1995	Perfect Alibi	Aunt Dorothy
1995	The West Side Waltz
1997	Out to Sea	Bridget
1998	Chairman of the Board	Ms. Krubavitch
1998	The Odd Couple II	Flirting Woman
1998	My Giant	Aunt Pearl
1999	Lost & Found	Mrs. Stubblefield
1999	Toy Story 2	Mrs. Potato Head	Voice Role Only
2000	What's Cooking?	Aunt Bea
2000	Dancing in September	Sally
2000	Playing Mona Lisa	Aunt Velva
2001	Good Advice	Iris
2002	No Prom for Cindy	Cindy's Grandmother
2003	Brother Bear	Old Lady Bear	Voice Role Only
2004	Home on the Range	Audrey	Voice Role Only
2004	Teacher's Pet	Mrs. Boogin
2005	Tarzan II	Mama Gunda	Voice Role Only
2006	Queer Duck: The Movie	Mrs. Duckstein	Voice Role Only
2007	Case Closed	Madame
2007	iCarly	Mrs. Halberstadt
2007	The Grand	Ruth Melvin
2010	Toy Story 3	Mrs. Potato Head	Voice Role Only
2010	Movin' In	Arlene Taylor
2011	Hawaiian Vacation	Mrs. Potato Head	Voice Role Only
2011	Small Fry	Mrs. Potato Head	Voice Role Only

Television work

• Night Court .... Easy Mary (1985–1986)
• Married... with Children .... Delilah (1987)
• Mathnet .... Postal Worker (1990)
• Brooklyn Bridge .... Esther Shapiro (1991)
• Law & Order .... Mrs. Rachlin (1992)
• Mad About You .... Mother (1992)
• Chicago Hope .... Speaker at Funeral (Uncredited) (1995)
• Aladdin .... Additional Voices (1995)
• Timon & Pumbaa .... Timon's Mother (1995)
• In the House .... Mrs. Claus (1995)
• The Mask .... Lt. Kellaway's Mother (1996)
• The Tick .... Arthur's Mother (1996)
• Star Trek: Voyager .... Old Woman (1996)
• Moesha .... Frances Howie (1997)
• Living Single .... Esther Brooks (1997)
• Cybill .... Woman (1997)
• Seinfeld .... Estelle Costanza (1992–1998)
• Addams Family Reunion .... Grandma Addams (1998)
• Hercules .... Phil's Mother (1998)
• The Wild Thornberrys .... Iguana / Turtle (1998)
• Godzilla: The Series (1998)
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show .... Herself (1998)
• Queer Duck .... Mrs. Duckstein (1999)
• Sunset Beach .... Organist (1999)
• The Parkers .... Miss Agnes (1999)
• Providence .... Darlene (2000)
• Mickey Mouse Works .... Mrs. Turtle (1999–2000)
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch .... Dora (2001)
• Family Guy .... Death's Mother (2001)
• House of Mouse .... Mrs. Turtle (2002)
• Weakest Link .... Herself (2002)
• Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck .... Herself (2002)
• Half & Half .... Grandma Sophie (2003)
• Regular Joe .... Aunt Mickie (2003)
• The Proud Family .... Helga (2003)
• Test the Nation (2003)
• A Dairy Tale .... Audrey (2004)
• Kim Possible .... Mama Lipsky (2004)
• Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo .... Herself (2004)
• The Bench: Life Before 'Seinfeld' .... Herself (2004)
• Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance .... Howie's Grandmother (2005)
• Dave the Barbarian .... Lula (2004–2005)
• Tripping the Rift .... Estelle (2005)
• Phil of the Future .... Older Pim (2005)
• Running with the Egg: Making a 'Seinfeld' .... Herself (2005)
• Mind of Mencia (2006)
• ER .... Mrs. Markovic (2006)
• iCarly .... Mrs. Halberstadt (2007)
• Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? .... Nana (2008)
• The Suite Life of Zack & Cody .... Muriel (2005–2008)
• American Dad! .... Marty's Wife (2009)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm .... Estelle Costanza / Herself (2009)
• Fanboy and Chum Chum .... Oz's Mom (2010)
• Sonny with a Chance .... Grace Gallagher (2010)
• The Bonnie Hunt Show .... Herself (2010)
• KTLA Morning News .... Herself (2010)
• Made in Hollywood .... Herself (2009–2010)
• Totally Tracked Down .... Herself (2010)

External links

• Estelle Harris at the Internet Movie Database
• Estelle Harris at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)