Estelle Harris

Estelle Harris (April 22, 1928 - April 2, 2022) was an American actress and comedienne, often recognized for her shrill, grating voice and her role on the TV series Seinfeld, as George Costanza's mother, Estelle, from 1992 to 1998.

Personal life
Harris was born Estelle Nussbaum in New York City on April 22, 1928, the daughter of Anna and Isaac Nussbaum, who owned a candy store. Married to Sy Harris since 1953, Harris was 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. Sy died on January 11, 2021, predeceasing his wife by one year.

Career
She was 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 Toy Story 4 as Mrs. Potato Head, and her role as Muriel on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

She 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. Halberstadt on iCarly.

On April 2, 2022, Harris died of natural causes at her home in Palm Desert, California, at the age of 93.