Estelle Harris was an American actress and comedienne, known for her exaggerated shrill, grating voice. She is best known for her role as Estelle Costanza on Seinfeld.
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Estelle Harris’s other roles include the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, Muriel in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Mama Gunda in Tarzan II.
Estelle Harris began her long format acting career in the film Looking Up about three generations of a working class Jewish family in New York City and became widely known for her supporting role as Estelle Costanza on Seinfeld.
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In 1952, Estelle Harris met window treatment salesman Sy Harris at a dance and six months later the couple married.
The couple had two sons; Eric (born 1957) and Glen (born 1961) and a daughter Taryn (born 1964).
Eric is a social worker, Glen is a music promoter who doubled as his mother’s unofficial manager, and Taryn is a former Nassau County police officer retired on disability.
Estelle Harris also has three grandchildren.
Sadly, Estelle Harris died on April 2, 2022, at her home in Palm Desert, California, three weeks prior to what would have been her 94th birthday.
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