Estelle Harris was born Estelle Nussbaum in New York City in 1928,[1] the daughter of Anna and Isaac Nussbaum, who owned a candy store. Estelle is an American actress who is probably best known for portraying George's mother Estelle Costanza. Married to Sy Harris since 1953, Estelle is the mother of three, including disabled former New York City police officer Taryn Harris. Estelle and Sy Harris escaped serious injury after their car blew a tire and flipped twice outside Los Angeles on September 20, 2001. She also played the Mrs. Potato Head in Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3. Wayne Knight who played Newman also starred in Toy Story 2 as Al McWhiggin.
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