Estelle Harris

**Estelle Harris** (_née_ **Nussbaum**; April 22, 1928 – April 2, 2022) was an American actress. She is best known for her role as Estelle Costanza in _Seinfeld_. To younger audiences, she is known for her role as Mrs. Potato Head in the _Toy Story_ franchise. She is also known as Muriel on _The Suite Life of Zack and Cody_.

## Early life

Harris was born on April 22, 1928, in Manhattan, New York City, to Jewish-American parents, Isaac Nussbaum and to Anna Nussbaum. Her career began in 1977 in the movie _Looking Up_; since then, she had appeared in _Out to Sea_, _Toy Story 2_, _Tarzan II_, _Toy Story 3_, and _Toy Story 4_.

## Personal life

Harris was married to Sy Harris and they had three children together. The couple lived in West Hollywood, California. Estelle and her husband Sy escaped serious injuries when their car blew a tire and flipped twice on September 20, 2001. Sy died in 2021.

## Death

She died on April 2, 2022, at the age of 93, three weeks before her 94th birthday.

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1984|_Once Upon a Time in America_|Peggy's Mother|||
|1988|_Stand and Deliver_|Secretary|||
|1992|_This Is My Life_|Aunt Harriet|||
|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||
|2000|_What's Cooking?_|Aunt Bea|||
|2000|_Dancing in September_|Sally|||
|2000|_Playing Mona Lisa_|Aunt Velva|||
|2001|_Good Advice_|Iris|||
|2003|_Brother Bear_|Old Lady Bear|Voice||
|2004|_Home on the Range_|Audrey|Voice||
|2004|_Teacher's Pet_|Mrs. Boogin|Voice||
|2005|_Tarzan II_|Mama Gunda|Voice||
|2005|_Chicken Little_|Chloe Cluck|Voice||
|2006|_Queer Duck: The Movie_|Mrs. Duckstein|Voice||
|2007|_The Grand_|Ruth Melvin|||
|2010|_Toy Story 3_|Mrs. Potato Head|Voice||
|2010|_Movin' In_|Arlene Taylor|||
|2011|_Hawaiian Vacation_|Mrs. Potato Head|Voice Short film||
|2011|_Small Fry_|Mrs. Potato Head|Voice Short film||
|2012|_Partysaurus Rex_|Mrs. Potato Head|Voice Short film||
|2013|_CBGB_|Bertha Kristal|||
|2015|_Promoted_|Sylvia Silver|||
|2019|_Toy Story 4_|Mrs. Potato Head|Voice||
|2019|_Woody's Roundup: The Movie_|Mrs. Potato Head|Voice Direct-to-video||

## Television

- _Night Court_ (1985–1986) .... Easy Mary (1985–1986)
- _Married... with Children_ (1987) .... Delilah
- _Mathnet_ .... Postal Worker (1990)
- _Brooklyn Bridge_ (1991) .... Esther Shapiro
- _Law & Order_ (1992) .... Mrs. Rachlin
- _Mad About You_ (1992) .... Mother
- _Good Advice_ (1993) .... Ronnie Cohen
- _Chicago Hope_ (1995) .... Speaker at Funeral (uncredited)
- _Aladdin_ (1995) .... Additional Voices
- _Timon & Pumbaa_ (1995) .... Timon's Mother (voice) (1995)
- _In the House_ (1995) .... Mrs. Claus
- _The Mask_ (1996) .... Lt. Kellaway's Mother (voice)
- _The Tick_ (1996) .... Arthur's Mother (voice)
- _Star Trek: Voyager_ (1996) .... Old Woman
- _Moesha_ (1997) .... Frances Howie
- _Living Single_ (1997) .... Esther Brooks
- _Cybill_ (1997) .... Woman
- _Seinfeld_ (1992–1998) .... Estelle Costanza
- _Addams Family Reunion_ (1998) .... Grandma Addams
- _Hercules_ (1998) .... Phil's Mother (voice)
- _The Wild Thornberrys_ (1998) .... Iguana/Turtle (voice)
- _Godzilla: The Series_ (1998) (voice)
- _The Rosie O'Donnell Show_ (1998) .... Herself
- _Queer Duck_ (1999) .... Mrs. Duckstein (voice)
- _The Brothers Flub_ (1999) .... Additional Voices
- _Sunset Beach_ (1999) .... Margaret Raynor
- _The Parkers_ (1999) .... Miss Agnes (1999)
- _Providence_ (2000) .... Darlene
- _Mickey Mouse Works_ (1999–2000) .... Mrs. Turtle (voice)
- _Sabrina, the Teenage Witch_ (2001) .... Dora
- _Family Guy_ (2001) .... Death's Mother (voice)
- _Mona the Vampire_ (2001) .... Michelle Gotto (voice)
- _House of Mouse_ (2002) .... Mrs. Turtle (voice)
- _Weakest Link_ (2002) .... Herself
- _Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck_ (2002) .... Herself
- _Half & Half_ (2003) .... Grandma Sophie
- _The Proud Family_ (2003) .... Helga (voice)
- _Test the Nation_ (2003)
- _Kim Possible_ (2004) .... Mama Lipsky (voice)
- _Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo_ (2004) .... Herself
- _Dave the Barbarian_ (2004–05) .... Lula (voice)
- _Tripping the Rift_ (2005) .... Estelle
- _Phil of the Future_ (2005) .... Older Pim
- _Mind of Mencia_ (2006)
- _ER_ (2006) .... Mrs. Markovic
- _iCarly_ (2007) .... Mrs. Halberstadt
- _The Emperor's New School_ (2007) .... Mrs. Mudka
- _Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?_ (2008) .... Nana
- _The Suite Life of Zack & Cody_ (2005–2008) .... Muriel
- _American Dad!_ (2009) .... Marty's Wife (voice) (2009)
- _Curb Your Enthusiasm_ (2009) .... Estelle Costanza / Herself
- _Fanboy & Chum Chum_ (2010) .... Oz's Mom (voice)
- _Sonny with a Chance_ (2010) .... Grace Gallagher
- _The Bonnie Hunt Show_ (2010) .... Herself
- _KTLA Morning News_ (2010) .... Herself
- _Made in Hollywood_ (2009–10) .... Herself
- _Totally Tracked Down_ (2010 .... Herself
- _The Looney Tunes Show_ (2011) .... Sylvester's Mother (voice)
- _Futurama_ (2012) .... Velma Farnsworth (voice)

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Estelle Harris
- **image**: Estelle Harris - Ponyo - USA premiere.jpg
- **caption**: Harris at the premiere of _Ponyo_ in June 2009
- **birth name**: Estelle Nussbaum
- **birth place**: Manhattan, New York, U.S.
- **death place**: Palm Desert, California, U.S.
- **height**: 5 ft 2 in
- **occupation**: Actress
- **years active**: 1960s–2019
- **children**: 3