Estelle Reiner

Estelle Reiner (née Lebost; June 5, 1914 – October 25, 2008) was an American actress and singer, described by The New York Times as "matriarch of one of the leading families in American comedy". She was the wife of Carl Reiner and the mother of Rob Reiner, Lucas Reiner, and Annie Reiner.

Life and career Reiner was born in the Bronx and graduated from James Monroe High School. She was a visual artist and met her future husband, Carl Reiner, while working in the Catskills, designing stage sets for hotel shows. She married Reiner in 1943, and had three children, Rob, Lucas and Annie.

Reiner's most enduring film role was in 1989's When Harry Met Sally..., in which director Rob Reiner cast his mother as a customer in a scene with stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan at Katz's Delicatessen, in which Ryan fakes what was described as "a very public (and very persuasive) orgasm". Approached by a waitress after Ryan finishes, Reiner deadpans "I'll have what she's having". The line was ranked 33rd on the American Film Institute's list of the Top 100 movie quotations, just behind Casablanca'''s "Round up the usual suspects".

Death Reiner died of natural causes on October 25, 2008, in her home in Beverly Hills, California. She was 94.

Partial filmographyFatso (1980) – Mrs. GoodmanThe Man with Two Brains (1983) – Tourist in ElevatorTo Be or Not to Be (1983) – GrubaHot to Trot (1988) – Mrs. GoldblattWhen Harry Met Sally...'' (1989) – Older Woman Customer (final film role)