Estella (Great Expectations) Estella (Great Expectations) Estella Havisham (best known in literature simply as Estella) is a significant character in the Charles Dickens novel, "Great Expectations". Like the protagonist, Pip, Estella is introduced as an orphan, but where Pip was raised by his sister and her husband to become a blacksmith, Estella was adopted and raised by the wealthy and eccentric Miss Havisham to become a lady. Pip and Estella meet when he is brought to Miss Havisham's ill-kept mansion, Satis House, ostensibly to satisfy the elder Miss Havisham's "sick fancy" to be entertained by watching Pip and Estella play together. It is
Kim Dickens Kim Dickens Kimberly Jan Dickens (born June 18, 1965) is an American actress. Her film debut was a supporting role in the 1995 comedy film "Palookaville". Dickens had lead roles in the films "Truth or Consequences, N.M." (1997), "Zero Effect", and "Mercury Rising" (both 1998). She had several supporting roles in films, such as "Hollow Man" (2000), "House of Sand and Fog" (2003), "The Blind Side" (2009), "Gone Girl" (2014), and "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" (2016). On television, Dickens had regular roles in the drama series "Deadwood" (2004–2006, 2019), "Treme" (2010–2013), and "House of Cards" (2015–2017). She starred