Estelle Harris
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| Born | Estelle Nussbaum April 4, 1928 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, Comedienne |
| Years active | 1977 — present |
| Spouse(s) | Sy Harris (1953 - present; 3 children) |
Estelle Harris (born April 4, 1928) is an American actress and comedian. She 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 and Toy Story 3 as Mrs. Potato Head, and her role as Muriel on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
She has voiced such characters as Lula, the enchanted sword from Dave the Barbarian, Mama Lipsky on Kim Possible, Thelma on The Proud Family, Old Lady Bear in Brother Bear (2003), Audrey the Chicken in Home on the Range (2004), Death's Mother on Family Guy, and Mrs. Halverstat on iCarly.
| Character | Film or Television Title | Year(s) | Episodes |
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| Irma | Looking Up | 1977 | -- |
| Mrs. Baleeka | Summerdog | 1977 | -- |
| Peggy's Mother | Once Upon a Time in America | 1984 | -- |
| Easy Mary | Night Court | 1985-1986 | 3 |
| Delilah | Married with Children | 1987 | 1 |
| Estelle | Stand and Deliver | 1988 | -- |
| Postal Worker | Mathnet | 1990 | 1 |
| Esther Shapiro | Brooklyn Bridge | 1991 | 1 |
| Aunt Harriet | This Is My Life | 1992 | -- |
| Mrs. Rachlin | Law & Order | 1992 | 1 |
| Mother | Mad About You | 1992 | 1 |
| Estelle Costanza | Seinfeld | 1992-1998 | 28 |
| Ronnie Cohen | Good Advice | 1993 | -unknown- |
| Mama Saxer | Ski Hard | 1995 | -- |
| Speaker at Funeral | Chicago Hope | 1995 | 1 |
| Aunt Dorothy | Perfect Alibi | 1995 | -- |
| Additional Voices (voice) | Aladdin | 1995 | -- |
| Timon's Mother (voice) | Timon and Pumbaa | 1995 | 1 |
| Mrs. Claus | In the House | 1995 | 1 |
| Arthur's Mother (voice) | The Tick | 1996 | 1 |
| Old Woman | Star Trek Voyager | 1996 | 1 |
| Frances Howie | Moesha | 1997 | 1 |
| Esther Brooks | Living Single | 1997 | 1 |
| Woman | Cybill | 1997 | 1 |
| Bridget | Out to Sea | 1997 | -- |
| Mrs. Krubavitch | Chairman of the Board | 1998 | -- |
| Flirting Woman | The Odd Couple II | 1998 | -- |
| Aunt Pearl | My Giant | 1998 | -- |
| Grandma Addams | Addams Family Reunion | 1998 | -- |
| Phil's Mother (voice) | Hercules | 1998 | 1 |
| Turtle (voice) | The Wild Thornberrys | 1998 | 1 |
| Mrs. Duckstein (voice) | Queer Duck | 1999 | 1 |
| Mrs. Stubblefield | Lost & Found | 1999 | -- |
| Organist | Sunset Beach | 1999 | 1 |
| Miss Agnes | The Parkers | 1999 | 1 |
| Mrs. Potato Head (voice) | Toy Story 2 | 1999 | -- |
| Mrs. Turtle (voice) | Mickey Mouse Works | 1999-2000 | 3 |
| Aunt Velva | Playing Mona Lisa | 2000 | -- |
| Aunt Bea | What's Cooking? | 2000 | -- |
| Sally | Dancing in September | 2000 | -- |
| Darlene | Providence | 2000 | 1 |
| Dora | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | 2001 | 1 |
| Death's Mother | Family Guy | 2001 | 1 |
| Muriel | Suite Life of Zack and Cody | 2005-2008 | 13 Almost a main character for season 1 |
| Mrs. Halberstadt (Guest star) | iCarly | 2007 | 1 |
| Herself/Estelle Costanza | Curb Your Enthusiasm | 2009 | -- |
| Mrs. Potato Head (voice) | Toy Story 3 | 2010 | |
[edit] Personal life
Harris was born Estelle Nussbaum in New York City in 1928,[1] the daughter of Anna and Isaac Nussbaum, who owned a candy store.
Married to Sy Harris since 1953, Harris is the mother of three, 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.
[edit] References
- ^ Born in 1928 as per the 1930 United States census and Intelius
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