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October 31, 2008
Estelle Reiner Passes Away at 94
Posted on: October 30th, 2008bumpshack
Estelle Reiner, the mother of Rob Reiner and wife of Carl Reiner, passed away on Saturday at the age of 94.
Estelle Reiner, who died on October 25 aged 94, uttered one of the most famous lines in modern cinema – as a customer in a New York deli in the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally she observed Meg Ryan’s character faking an orgasm at a nearby table and told the waiter asking for her order: “I’ll have what she’s having.”
The line makes the scene, lifting it above the crude, and has become this romantic comedy’s best-remembered moment. Estelle Reiner – who appeared only in that one cameo – was the mother of the film’s director, Rob Reiner, and married to the actor, director and producer Carl Reiner, famous for his partnership with Mel Brooks.
Reiner had a successful career as a jazz singer late in her life, in the wake of her famous line from When Harry Met Sally.
She is survived by her husband, Carl, and three children.
[image: WENN]
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