Seinfeld’s Estelle Harris Dead at 93: Her Kindness and Love ‘Were Practically Unrivaled’
usmagazine.comActress Estelle Harris has died at 93. She passed away of natural causes in Palm Desert, California.“It is with the greatest remorse and sadness to announce that Estelle Harris has passed on this evening at 6:25 p.m.,” her son Glen Harris told Deadline in a statement on Saturday, April 2. “Her kindness, passion, sensitivity, humor, empathy and love were practically unrivaled, and she will be terribly missed by all those who knew her.”Glen continued: “Her passion was her work and her work was her passion.”The New York native — born Estelle Nussbaum — notably played Estelle Costanza on 27 episodes of Seinfeld between 1992 and 1998.
Her character was the mother of George Costanza (played by Jason Alexander).“One of my favorite people has passed — my tv mama, Estelle Harris,” the Pretty Woman actor, 62, tweeted on Saturday. “The joy of playing with her and relishing her glorious laughter was a treat.
I adore you, Estelle. Love to your family. Serenity now and always.”Estelle later voiced the role of Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, last reprising the character in 2019’s Toy Story 4.
She has also been featured in episodes of Futurama, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, iCarly, ER, Mind of Mencia, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Godzilla: The Series and Living Single.
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