Estelle Harris

Harris played the mother of Jason Alexander's George Costanza in beloved NBC sitcom Seinfeld. She appeared in 27 episodes overall between the years of 1992 and ...

Her voice became known by a younger generation after she was cast as Mrs Potato Head in Toy Story 2. Her credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm, written by and starring Seinfeld’s Larry David, ER, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Cybill and Married... with Children. Harris played the mother of Jason Alexander’s George Costanza in beloved NBC sitcom Seinfeld. She appeared in 27 episodes overall between the years of 1992 and 1998.

As Estelle Costanza, Harris put a memorable stamp on her recurring role in the smash 1990s sitcom.

After the nine-season run of Seinfeld ended in 1998, Harris continued to appear on stage and screen. She started tapping her comedic talents in high school productions where she realized she “could make the audience get hysterical”, as she told People magazine in 1995. The career-defining role came after decades on stage and screen.

Estelle Harris, the actress most famed for her role as George Costanza's mother in 'Seinfeld', died aged 93 yesterday (April 2nd).

She began acting in community theatres in NYC before moving to regional theatres and summer stock productions across the country. Estelle Costanza would regularly be seen bickering with her on-screen husband Jerry Stiller and her fictional son, Jason Alexander. Her most memorable on-screen performances featured on the popular 1990s sitcom.

George Costanza star Jason Alexander was among those to pay tribute to Estelle Harris, star of Seinfeld and Toy Story, following her death aged 93.

“I adore you, Estelle. Love to your family. Harris was also known for her role as the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story films, playing the character in the second, third, and fourth instalments of the franchise. Estelle Harris – best known for playing Estelle Costanza on Seinfeld – has died at the age of 93, her son has confirmed. Harris was also known for her role as the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story films, playing the character in the second, third, and fourth instalments of the franchise. Estelle Harris – best known for playing Estelle Costanza on Seinfeld – has died at the age of 93, her son has confirmed. "One of my favorite people has passed – my tv mama, Estelle Harris," he wrote on Twitter. "The joy of playing with her and relishing her glorious laughter was a treat.

Employing a high-powered screech, she took maternal exasperation and paranoia to comedic heights as one of the show's most frequently recurring characters.

Her comedic style summoned paranoia and outrage in response to transgressions like her son continuing to wear the same button-down shirt five years after he bought it. During her character’s meltdowns, often in response to slights and offenses to propriety, Ms. Harris deployed a screech that had the urgency of a hyena in its death throes. Her son Glen Harris announced the death in a statement sent by Ms. Harris’s agent.

From Seinfield to Toy Story's Mrs Potato Head, Estelle Harris' unique voice and 'comic genius' has left a legacy in the television and movie industry.

The short and tempered mum-of-two gorilla was also their boss and leader. Muriel, known for her laziness, and was an ex-maid of the Tipton hotel for 40 years. Estelle was also known as Mama Gunda, as she was cast of the role of Uto and Kago’s mother in 2005. Younger audiences will recognise her voice through iconic childhood characters. Mama Gunda was also the main antagonist in the movie. The American actress’ fame skyrocketed after she was cast as Estelle Constanza for Seinfeld in 1977.

Tributes to actress who played Estelle Costanza in hit US sitcom - 'her kindness, passion, humour, and love were practically unrivalled'

“The joy of playing with her and relishing her glorious laughter was a treat. Serenity now and always.” Harris’s son Glen told Forbes she died of natural causes.

Though she only appeared in 27 of the long-running series's 180 episodes, her performance as the ne plus ultra of crazy sitcom mothers made an indelible impact.

Don Rickles voiced Mr. Potato Head solo in the first film, but she joined for the second, third, fourth, and numerous short films. And that’s just the beginning of the scene. A production of Come Back, Little Sheba on Long Island led to an agent.

Harris hollered her way into TV history as George Costanza's short-fused mother on "Seinfeld" and voiced Mrs. Potato Head in the "Toy Story" franchise.

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Estelle Harris, star of Seinfeld and the Toy Story franchise, has died at the age of 93, her family confirmed on Saturday.

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The beloved character actor, who held her own against Jerry Stiller and Don Rickles, has died.

That’s to say nothing of the fact that she held her own against the incredible Jerry Stiller, with the duo’s screaming matches (punctuated with Harris’ instantly memorable cries like “You’re killing him!”) solidifying their place as two of the funniest sitcom actors of all time. Estelle Harris, a beloved character actor best known in live-action for playing George Constanza’s easily frustrated mother on Seinfeld and best known in animation for playing devoted toy matriarch Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story series, has died. She was also in Once Upon A Time In America, NightCourt, Married… With Children, a Law & Order episode, and Mad About You.

Just hours after it was revealed that beloved Seinfeld actress Estelle Harris has passed away, her on-screen son, Jason Alexander, paid tribute.