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Estelle Reiner (June 5, 1914 – October 25, 2008), described by The New York Times as "matriarch of one of the leading families in American comedy", was an actress, the wife of Carl Reiner, and the mother of Rob Reiner, Sylvia Anne (Annie) Reiner and Lucas Reiner. Reiner herself has been credited with delivering one of the most memorable lines in movie history. Reiner was born on June 5, 1914, in Bronx as Estelle Lebost, and graduated from James Monroe High School (the same high school Jonathan Harris attended). Reiner was a visual artist and met her future husband, Carl Reiner, while she... MORE

Estelle Reiner (June 5, 1914 – October 25, 2008), described by The New York Times as "matriarch of one of the leading families in American comedy", was an actress, the wife of Carl Reiner, and the mother of Rob Reiner, Sylvia Anne (Annie) Reiner and Lucas Reiner. Reiner herself has been credited with delivering one of the most memorable lines in movie history. Reiner was born on June 5, 1914, in Bronx as Estelle Lebost, and graduated from James Monroe High School (the same high school Jonathan Harris attended). Reiner was a visual artist and met her future husband, Carl Reiner, while she was working in the Catskill Mountains designing stage sets for hotel shows. She married Reiner in 1943, and had three children Rob, Lucas and Annie. Carl Reiner's 1960s television comedy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, recapitulated his career writing for Sid Caesar, with Carl Reiner playing the Caesar character and Dick Van Dyke portraying Reiner's real-life job as a writer in the role of Rob Petrie. The re-creation was so complete that the Petries in the show lived on Bonnie Meadow Road in suburban New Rochelle, New York, the same street as the real-life Reiners. As described by Rob Reiner, "Basically LESS