Grim Reaper 186 Posted December 31, 2021 The Estelle Harris thread. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,079 Posted January 1, 2022 Good to see her on the list honestly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,817 Posted January 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, NotTheNagsHeadReading said: Who?? - George's mom on Seinfeld (Frank's wife) - Mrs Potato Head in the Toy Story movies - Did a lot of voice acting in TV shows 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imelda 626 Posted January 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, Drewsky1211 said: - George's mom on Seinfeld (Frank's wife) - Mrs Potato Head in the Toy Story movies - Did a lot of voice acting in TV shows -Incidental character in a try-hard sitcom. -A potato -Poor man's Matt Berry (I appreciate your effort - but she really is a nobody) 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted January 1, 2022 4 hours ago, NotTheNagsHeadReading said: -Incidental character in a try-hard sitcom. -A potato -Poor man's Matt Berry (I appreciate your effort - but she really is a nobody) She was also Muriel in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. This isn't helping her claim to fame in your eyes, ist it? 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,594 Posted January 1, 2022 I would have preferred another Estelle on the list : Estelle Parsons. American film and Broadway actress. Oscar winner for her role in "Bonnie & Clyde". 7 times Tony-nominee. Played also in sitcoms like "Roseanne". 94 y/o. Lost her husband last year. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 909 Posted January 1, 2022 5 hours ago, NotTheNagsHeadReading said: -Incidental character in a try-hard sitcom. -A potato -Poor man's Matt Berry (I appreciate your effort - but she really is a nobody) Someone who doesn’t rate Seinfeld? Oh dear… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Brittan 297 Posted January 1, 2022 Estelle Harris is certainly more well known than some rugby commentator and a terrorist bomber. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,043 Posted January 1, 2022 I wonder if Seinfeld is one of those committee-friendly shows, ala how much they liked using names from the Dick Van Dyke/Mary Tyler Moore-sphere. I guess if Liz Sheridan ever appeared that would confirm it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,318 Posted January 3, 2022 On 01/01/2022 at 10:09, Leon Brittan said: Estelle Harris is certainly more well known than some rugby commentator I (and I would guess most UK-based people) would disagree with that and I have no interest in rugby, though I would concede that most non Uk or US people probably haven't heard of either of them. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I.R.Baboon 224 Posted January 5, 2022 Well, I hardly know anyone of my generation (late thirties) who hasn't watched seinfeld. And it's almost impossible to watch Seinfeld but to forget about George's parents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,073 Posted January 5, 2022 On 01/01/2022 at 12:35, Death Impends said: I wonder if Seinfeld is one of those committee-friendly shows, ala how much they liked using names from the Dick Van Dyke/Mary Tyler Moore-sphere. I guess if Liz Sheridan ever appeared that would confirm it. I would very much guess so. The committee likes the New York and, dare-I-say, jewish comedy / stand-up scene. Sid Caesar, Rodney Dangerfield, George Burns, or more recently, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks and Jerry Stiller - with some of these growing up and learning their trade in New York before moving to California. You can already predict that Woody Allen will eventually be on the list, and Jerry Seinfeld, too, if the list lives long enough. (Edit: other names: Larry David, Bette Midler, Billy Crystal (!)) Except for Mel Brooks, these names have all been successes for the list, by the way. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,629 Posted January 6, 2022 Seinfeld didn’t do that well in the Uk- not compared to some other USA comedies of that era. The only time I’ve ever heard it mentioned outside of forums was seeing a box set of it on the shelf at a relatives house (1970’s born couple). Her British obituaries when she goes might well lead with Mrs Potato Head. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 862 Posted January 6, 2022 10 hours ago, The Old Crem said: Seinfeld didn’t do that well in the Uk- not compared to some other USA comedies of that era. The only time I’ve ever heard it mentioned outside of forums was seeing a box set of it on the shelf at a relatives house (1970’s born couple). Her British obituaries when she goes might well lead with Mrs Potato Head. Is she the vioice of Phil Mitchell as well? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kritanta 0 Posted January 8, 2022 On 31/12/2021 at 23:06, Imelda said: -Incidental character in a try-hard sitcom. -A potato -Poor man's Matt Berry (I appreciate your effort - but she really is a nobody) Pritty... pritty..... pritty bad assessment of Seinfeld!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,629 Posted January 27, 2022 I wonder how she has been coping as a widow. It’s been just over a year since her husband died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImNotHades 207 Posted January 27, 2022 On 03/01/2022 at 18:03, Great Uncle Bulgaria said: I (and I would guess most UK-based people) would disagree with that and I have no interest in rugby, though I would concede that most non Uk or US people probably haven't heard of either of them. On point. I'm that 1% that knows Estelle Harris but just because I keep confusing her with Estelle Parsons and Rosemary Harris (maybe just like the DL committee). She's fun to listen to as a kid but I thought she died years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 304 Posted February 1, 2022 'Actress' surely? I suspect this is a generational thing, I doubt if the likes of Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith or Judi Dench would describe themselves as an 'actor.' Glenda Jackson, possibly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted February 1, 2022 17 minutes ago, Cerberus said: 'Actress' surely? I suspect this is a generational thing, I doubt if the likes of Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith or Judi Dench would describe themselves as an 'actor.' Glenda Jackson, possibly. I've moaned about this before. Acting is a profession where the sex of the individual is relevant. If you are a casting director looking to cast a female role, you will (with very few exceptions) be looking for a female actor. Or a male actor for a male role. It is useful to have words which distinguish between the two, and it seems foolish in the extreme to discard them for the sake of "inclusivity" (if that's the word). 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,770 Posted February 1, 2022 It would seem foolish in the extreme to dispense with the word ‘actress’ to replace it with the alternative of ‘female actor’. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stonecold 51 Posted February 1, 2022 On 05/01/2022 at 19:32, I.R.Baboon said: Well, I hardly know anyone of my generation (late thirties) who hasn't watched seinfeld. And it's almost impossible to watch Seinfeld but to forget about George's parents. I'm in my early 50s and had to live through the Seinfeld craze. I saw enough from the adverts to know I would hate the show. Every time I saw Jerry I had an urge to punch smug fuck in the face (or kick the neighbour's cat) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,817 Posted April 3, 2022 12 minutes ago, adrian0719 said: Dead. RIP. Only 2 days before turning 94. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
