Estelle Harris a Biography

Estelle Harris  was an American actrEstelle Harris  was an American actress and comedienne, known for her exaggerated shrill, grating voice. She is best known for her role as Estelle Costanza on Seinfeld. Her other roles include the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, Muriel in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Mama Gunda in Tarzan II.

Harris was born Estelle Nussbaum in Manhattan, New York on April 22, 1928, the younger of two daughters of Isaac  and Anna Nussbaum, Polish Jewish immigrants who owned a candy store. She moved to Tarentum, Pennsylvania, when she was seven years old to live near her aunt and uncle, who asked her father to work in their candy store. She graduated from Tarentum High School.
After her children grew up, Harris pursued acting and achieved early success in television commercials, even logging 23 spots in a year at one point. One of her most-famous commercials had her energetically singing the praises of Handi-Wrap II.

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