Estelle Harris, Seinfeld and Toy Story Star, Has Died at Age 93

Estelle Harris, best known for playing George Costanza’s mother on Seinfeld, and riffing off that character in the Toy Story franchise, has died. Though she only appeared in 27 of the long-running series’s 180 episodes, her performance as the ne plus ultra of crazy sitcom mothers made an indelible impact. She died at 93, only days before her 94th birthday. Born in New York City to Polish-Jewish immigrants in 1928 as Estelle Nussbaum, she moved with her family at age seven to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where she reportedly suffered antisemitic taunts but found an outlet in theater projects. She later… Read Full Article