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 the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York on April 22, 1928, the younger of two daughters of Isaac ('Ira') and Anna Nussbaum, Polish Jewish immigrants who owned a candy store and soda shop.

After her children were grown, she found success on Madison Avenue, appearing in 25 national television commercials.

[5] In 1977, Harris began her long format acting career in the film Looking Up about three generations of a working-class Jewish family in New York City.

In Star Trek: Voyager, she appeared in the third-season episode "Sacred Ground", which aired on October 20, 1996.

Her other voice work included Lula in Dave the Barbarian, Mama Lipsky in Kim Possible, Thelma in The Proud Family, Mrs.

[1] Eric is a social worker, Glen is a music promoter who doubled as his mother's unofficial manager, and Taryn is a former Nassau County police officer retired on disability.

Once her children started school, Harris pursued acting roles, first in amateur productions, then dinner theatre and commercials.

[10] On April 2, 2022, Harris died of natural causes at her home in Palm Desert, California, at the age of 93.