Elizabeth Harris Aitken, who was married four times, including to two film superstars and a pair of cousins, died aged 85 on Friday April 15.
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Florida — as their son, played by Jason Alexander, fruitlessly encouraged them to do.Harris’ agent Michael Eisenstadt confirmed the actor’s death in Palm Desert, California, on Saturday evening.Viewers of all backgrounds would tell her she was just like their own mothers, Harris often said.“She is the mother that everybody loves, even though she’s a pain in the neck,” she told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 1998.The career-defining role came after decades on stage and screen. Born April 22, 1928, in New York City, Harris grew up in the city and later in the Pittsburgh suburb of Tarentum, Pennsylvania, where her father owned a candy store.
She started tapping her comedic talents in high school productions where she realized she “could make the audience get hysterical,” as she told People magazine in 1995.After the nine-season run of “Seinfeld” ended in 1998, Harris continued to appear on stage and screen. She voiced Mrs.
Potato Head in the 1999 animated blockbuster “Toy Story 2” and played the recurring character Muriel in the popular Disney Channel sitcom “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” among other roles.She had stopped pursuing show business when she married in the early 1950s but resumed acting in amateur groups, dinner theater and commercials as her three children grew (“I had to get out of diapers and bottles and blah-blah baby talk,” she told People). Eventually, she began appearing in guest roles on TV shows including the legal comedy “Night Court,” and in films including director Sergio Leone’s 1984 gangland epic “Once Upon a Time in America.”Her “Seinfeld” debut came in one of the show’s most celebrated episodes: the Emmy Award-winning 1992 “The Contest,” in which the four central characters challenge each other
.Elizabeth Harris Aitken, who was married four times, including to two film superstars and a pair of cousins, died aged 85 on Friday April 15.
Jerry Seinfeld couldn't have asked for a better TV mom. The 67-year-old comedian took to Twitter on Friday to pay tribute to Liz Sheridan following her death. She was 93.The host posted a black and white picture of him and Sheridan on the set of his hit NBC sitcom.
died at the age of 93, just over a week after Estelle Harris’s death earlier this month.Leading tributes, Seinfeld took to Twitter to share some heartfelt words about his TV mom.“Liz was always the sweetest, nicest TV mom a son could wish for,” he wrote alongside a picture of the pair.“Every time she came on our show it was the coziest feeling for me. So lucky to have known her.”Liz was always the sweetest, nicest TV mom a son could wish for. Every time she came on our show it was the coziest feeling for me.
LOS ANGELES -- Liz Sheridan, who played doting mom to Jerry Seinfeld on his hit sitcom, died early Friday. She was 93.Sheridan died in her sleep from natural causes, five days after her April 10 birthday, said Amanda Hendon, her longtime representative and friend.
Jerry Seinfeld's mom on the comedian's classic NBC sitcom, has died. She was 93.According to multiple reports, the veteran actress died early Friday morning in New York City.
TMZ reports. Sheridan starred as overprotective mom Helen Seinfeld in 21 episodes of “Seinfeld” from 1990 to 1998.
Popular comedian Gilbert Gottfried has died at the age of 67, according to a post on social media written by his family.
Chloe Goodman has proudly introduced her newborn son in a stunning OK! shoot – telling all on the little one's dramatic arrival, intense first few weeks and revealing his adorable name. While she's delighted to now be a mum of two, the Ex On The Beach star explains how her pregnancy and labour were far from an easy ride.
Jason Alexander paid tribute to the late Estelle Harris in a pair of tweets eulogizing her on Sunday April 3. Estelle, who died at 93 on Saturday, played the mother to Jason’s iconic character George Costanza in the beloved sitcom Seinfeld in the 90s. Jason, 62, looked back on the many laughs that the two shared on-set over the years while filming the classic comedy series.
Jason Alexander is mourning the loss of his "TV mama" Estelle Harris. The actress, who played George Costanza’s (Alexander) short-fused mother on "Seinfeld," passed away at age 93.The star’s agent Michael Eisenstadt confirmed her death in Palm Desert, California, on Saturday evening. "One of my favorite people has passed - my tv mama, Estelle Harris," tweeted the actor.
Seinfeld co-star Estelle Harris.The actor passed away aged 93 at her Palm Desert home on Saturday (April 2) from natural causes, as confirmed by her son Glen Harris.Following her death, Alexander, who played her on-screen son George Constanza in Seinfeld, paid tribute to her on Twitter.“One of my favourite people has passed – my tv mama, Estelle Harris,” Alexander wrote. “The joy of playing with her and relishing her glorious laughter was a treat. I adore you, Estelle.
Estelle Harris, the actress best known for her roles as George Constanza’s mother on Seinfeld and as Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, has died. She was 93 years old.
Estelle Harris sadly passed away at the age of 93 over the weekend due to natural causes.
Deadline.“It is with the greatest remorse and sadness to announce that Estelle Harris has passed on this evening at 6:25pm,” Glen Harris told the site.“Her kindness, passion, sensitivity, humor, empathy and love were practivally unrivaled, and she will be terribly missed by all those who knew her.”Harris was known for her distinct high-pitched voice, but she is perhaps best remembered as Estelle Costanza on the NBC sitcom “Seinfeld.”In a 2014 Mother’s Day interview with The Post, she imagined how her TV counterpart and her son may have marked the holiday.“If George Costanza ever made me a meal for Mother’s Day, it would be a fiasco,” she said at the time. “Everythign would turn out awful.
Actress Estelle Harris has died at 93. She passed away of natural causes in Palm Desert, California.
Estelle Harris passed away on Saturday (April 2) in her home in Palm Desert, California from natural causes. The beloved actress, who played George Costanza’s (Jason Alexander) short-fused mother Estelle on the iconic sitcom Seinfeld, was 93.
Deadline, which first reported the news. “Her kindness, passion, sensitivity, humor, empathy and love were practically unrivaled, and she will be terribly missed by all those who knew her.”Harris first appeared as George Costanza’s (Jason Alexander) mother on the sitcom in 1992, in the episode “The Contest.” After that, she went to appear in 26 more episodes, including the series finale in 1998.Harris also appeared in several beloved television series, including “Futurama,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Mad About You,” and more.
multiple outlets. The and star died of natural causes in Palm Desert, Calif., weeks ahead of her 94th birthday. “It is with the greatest remorse and sadness to announce that Estelle Harris has passed on this evening at 6:25pm,” her son Glen Harris shared in a statement to. “Her kindness, passion, sensitivity, humor, empathy and love were practically unrivaled, and she will be terribly missed by all those who knew her.”Harris was best known for her role as George Costanza's mother, Estelle Costanza on the hit sitcom,, as well as voicing Mrs. Potato Head in the franchise. Harris also had the recurring role of Muriel on in addition to roles in and many more. Shortly after the news of her death broke, Jason Alexander, who played her on-screen son, George Costanza, on tweeted his condolences. «One of my favorite people has passed — my tv mama, Estelle Harris.