Estelle was born on December 17th, 1944. Estelle's father was Lewis Orbach and her mother was Fanny Arluck. Her paternal grandparents were Joseph Orbach and Pesa Weinberg. She had a brother and a sister, named Charlie and Joyce. She was the youngest of the three children. She died from cancer at the age of 46 on February 18th, 1991 in Johannesburg. She was buried at the West Park Cemetery.