Estelle Harris dead, ‘Seinfeld’ actress was 93

Actress Estelle Harris, who voiced Mrs. Potato Head in “Toy Story” and performed George Costanza’s judgmental mom on “Seinfeld,” died Saturday of pure causes, her household stated. She was 93.

Her son, Glen Harris, confirmed her demise to Deadline.

“It's with the best regret and disappointment to announce that Estelle Harris has handed on this night at 6:25pm,” Glen Harris instructed the location.

“Her kindness, ardour, sensitivity, humor, empathy and love had been practivally unmatched, and she or he will probably be terribly missed by all those that knew her.”

Harris was recognized for her distinct high-pitched voice, however she is maybe greatest remembered as Estelle Costanza on the NBC sitcom “Seinfeld.”

In a 2014 Mom’s Day interview with The Publish, she imagined how her TV counterpart and her son could have marked the vacation.

Scene from "Seinfeld."
Estelle Harris is greatest recognized for enjoying George Costanza’s mother on “Seinfeld.”
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Pictured: Estelle Harris as Estelle Costanza
Estelle Harris was 93.
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“If George Costanza ever made me a meal for Mom’s Day, it could be a fiasco,” she stated on the time. “Everythign would end up terrible. He would in all probability do it the incorrect manner – he’d be breaking the dishes, inviting the incorrect folks, ruining all the things.”

Harris herself didn’t have the most effective view of the vacation, she revealed.

“I don’t like all of those holidays,” the well-known TV mother stated. “I really feel like they’re introduced out strictly to earn cash. I like every single day to imply one thing, and never simply have a good time it as a result of it has a reputation.”

Estelle Harris on "Toy Story 3" red carpet
Harris voiced Mrs. Potato Head in “Toy Story.”
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Harris was born April 4, 1928 in Manhattan to Polish-Jewish immigrants, in keeping with her imdb profile. The household later moved to Tarentum, Pa., the place she graduated highschool, the profile said.

She started her performing profession in dinner theater earlier than ascending to movie and TV in supporting roles starting within the mid Nineteen Eighties. Her prolonged resume consists of appearances on the present “Nigh Court docket,” “Married…With Kids” and “Star Trek: Voyager.

Harris is survived by three kids, three grandsons and a great-grandson, Deadline stated.

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