Estelle Harris

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Estelle Harris (born April 4, 1932 in New York City), is an American actress who is best known for her supporting role as Estelle Costanza, George's (Jason Alexander) mother, and Frank's (Jerry Stiller) wife on the long-running TV sitcom Seinfeld.

She often plays annoying, dumpy-looking and/or shrill relatives in movies, such as Aunt Velda in Playing Mona Lisa (2000) and Aunt Harriet in This is My Life (1992), an exception being her role as Pippin's randy grandmother "Berthe" in a California production of the musical Pippin (created by Stephen Schwartz) in the early 1970s, which she later reprised in the 1990s. She currently has a semi-regular role as Muriel, the lazy hotel maid in the Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2005). She also was featured on a skit in the first episode of Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia Season 2 (2006).

Her distinct voice has led to numerous voice-over roles on television and the movies and has voiced such characters as Lula, the unruly talking enchanted sword from Dave the Barbarian, Mama Lipsky in Kim Possible, Mrs. Potato Head in Toy Story 2 (2000), Old Lady Bear in Brother Bear (2003), Audrey the Chicken in Home on the Range (2004), and Death's Mother on Family Guy. She also played the pet sitter, Mrs. Boogins in the movie Teacher's Pet. Married to Sy Harris since 1953, Estelle is the mother of three, including disabled former New York City policewoman, Taryn Harris.