Katherine Helmond
Katherine Marie Helmond (July 5, 1929 – February 23, 2019) was an American film, theater, and television actress, and director. Over her five decades of television acting, she was known for her starring role as ditzy matriarch Jessica Tate on the ABC prime time soap opera sitcom Soap (1977–1981) and her co-starring role as feisty mother Mona Robinson on Who's the Boss? (1984–1992). She also played Doris Sherman on Coach and Lois Whelan, the mother of Debra Barone, on Everybody Loves Raymond. She guest starred on a number of TV shows including True Blood, Strong Medicine, Providence, The Love Boat, The Bionic Woman (1976), The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bob New hart Show, Mannix, and Gunsmoke. She had supporting roles in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976), Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985), and Overboard (1987). She also voiced Lizzie in the Cars trilogy by Disney/Pixar. Some info from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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All Credits (92)
Frank and Ava
as Betty
The Radiator Springs 500½
as Lizzie (voice)
Time Travel Mater
as Lizzie (voice)
Collaborator
as Irene Longfellow
Harry's Law
as Gloria Gold
Pound Puppies
as Mildred (voice)
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
as Lizzie (voice)
True Blood
as Caroline Bellefleur
What Is Brazil?
as Self
A Grandpa for Christmas
as Roxie Famosa
Mater and the Ghostlight
as Lizzie (voice)
Beethoven's 5th
as Crazy Cora Wilkens
Mr. St. Nick
as Queen Carlotta
Living in Fear
as Mrs. Ford
Strong Medicine
as Cicely Nordeco
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
as Shatzie
The Perfect Nanny
as Mrs. McBride
Providence
as Rose Bidwell
The Wild Thornberrys
as Dugong (voice)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel
Ms. Scrooge
as Maude Marley
Everybody Loves Raymond
as Lois Whelan
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
as Hedda Hopper
The Spy Within
as Dr. Pamela Schilling
Amore!
as Mildred Schwartz
The Elvira Show
as Minerva
Inside Monkey Zetterland
as Honor Zetterland
Batman: The Animated Series
as Connie (voice)
Grass Roots
as Emma Carr
Deception: A Mother’s Secret
as Geena Milner
The Perfect Tribute
as Farm Woman
When Will I Be Loved?
as Barbara Patterson
The Upper Hand
as Madame Alexandra
Coach
as Doris Sherman
Lady in White
as Amanda
Save the Dog!
as Unknown
Overboard
as Edith Mintz
Christmas Snow
as Mrs. Mutterance
Girls On Top
as Goldie
The Comedy Factory
as Mildred Deegan
Shadey
as Lady Constance Landau
Brazil
as Mrs. Ida Lowry
Who's the Boss?
as Mona Robinson
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Jack's Mother
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
as Frances Clooney
For Lovers Only
as Bea Winchell
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Jack's Mother
Cagney & Lacey
as Mona Robinson
World War III
as Dorothy Longworth
Time Bandits
as Mrs. Ogre
Scout's Honor
as Pearl Bartlett
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
as Elaine Thurston
Benson
as Jessica Tate
Getting Married
as Vera Lesser
The Love Boat
as Harriet Darnell Stevens
The Love Boat
as Vivian Endler
Soap
as Jessica Tate
Little Ladies of the Night
as Miss Colby
Meeting of Minds
as Unknown
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
as Mattie Riley
Spencer's Pilots
as Unknown
Baby Blue Marine
as Mrs. Hudkins
Family Plot
as Mrs. Maloney
James Dean
as Claire Folger
The Bionic Woman
as Unknown
The Hindenburg
as Mrs. Mildred Breslau
Joe Forrester
as Unknown
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
as Nurse Katherine Gunther
Cage Without a Key
as Mrs. Little
The Family Nobody Wanted
as Mrs. Bittner
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
as Emma Borden
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
as Lady at House
Locusts
as Claire Fletcher
Harry O
as Unknown
Petrocelli
as Nancy Berwick
Larry
as Maureen Whitten
Dr. Max
as Libby Oppel
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Middy
The Snoop Sisters
as Cissy Prine
Adam's Rib
as Martha Layne
Barnaby Jones
as Edna Morrison
The Bob Newhart Show
as Dr. Webster
The Rookies
as Unknown
The Hospital
as Marilyn Mead
Medical Center
as Rachel Weldman
Mannix
as Mrs. Sylvia Jarrud
Mannix
as Martha Cole
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
Gunsmoke
as Ena Spratt
Wine of Morning
as Irene
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self