Katherine Helmond

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1929-07-05

Deathday 2019-02-23 (89 years old)

Place of Birth Galveston, Texas, USA

Also Known As Katherine Marie Helmond

Katherine Helmond

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

2020
Frank and Ava

as Betty

2017
Cars 3

as Lizzie (voice)

2014
The Radiator Springs 500½

as Lizzie (voice)

2012
Time Travel Mater

as Lizzie (voice)

2011
Collaborator

as Irene Longfellow

2011
Cars 2

as Lizzie (voice)

2010
Pound Puppies

as Mildred (voice)

2008
2008
True Blood

as Caroline Bellefleur

2007
A Grandpa for Christmas

as Roxie Famosa

2006
Mater and the Ghostlight

as Lizzie (voice)

2006
Cars

as Lizzie (voice)

2004
The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

2004
The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest / Mona Robinson

2003
Beethoven's 5th

as Crazy Cora Wilkens

2002
Mr. St. Nick

as Queen Carlotta

2000
Living in Fear

as Mrs. Ford

2000
The Perfect Nanny

as Mrs. McBride

2000
Strong Medicine

as Cicely Nordeco

1999
Providence

as Rose Bidwell

1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

as Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel

1998
The Wild Thornberrys

as Dugong (voice)

1997
Ms. Scrooge

as Maude Marley

1996
1994
The Flight of the Dove

as Dr. Pamela Schilling

1993
Amore!

as Mildred Schwartz

1993
The Elvira Show

as Aunt Minerva

1992
Inside Monkey Zetterland

as Honor Zetterland

1992
Grass Roots

as Emma Carr

1992
Batman: The Animated Series

as Connie (voice)

1991
The Perfect Tribute

as Farm Woman

1990
When Will I Be Loved?

as Barbara Patterson

1990
The Upper Hand

as Madame Alexandra

1989
Coach

as Doris Sherman

1988
Lady in White

as Amanda

1987
Overboard

as Edith Mintz

1986
Christmas Snow

as Mrs. Mutterance

1985
Shadey

as Lady Constance Landau

1985
Brazil

as Mrs. Ida Lowry

1985
Girls On Top

as Goldie

1985
Comedy Factory

as Mildred Deegan

1984
Who's the Boss?

as Mona Robinson

1983
Jack and the Beanstalk

as Jack's Mother

1982
1982
For Lovers Only

as Bea Winchell

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Jack's Mother

1982
World War III

as Dorothy Longworth

1981
Time Bandits

as Mrs. Ogre

1980
Scout's Honor

as Pearl Bartlett

1979
1979
Benson

as Jessica Tate

1978
Getting Married

as Vera Lesser

1978
Pearl

as Mrs. Sally Colto

1977
1977
The Love Boat

as Harriet Darnell Stevens

1977
The Love Boat

as Vivian Endler

1977
Soap

as Jessica Tate

1976
1976
Baby Blue Marine

as Mrs. Hudkins

1976
Family Plot

as Mrs. Maloney

1976
James Dean

as Claire Folger

1975
The Hindenburg

as Mrs. Mildred Breslau

1975
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

as Nurse Katherine Gunther

1975
Cage Without a Key

as Mrs. Little

1975
The Family Nobody Wanted

as Mrs. Bittner

1975
1974
Locusts

as Claire Fletcher

1974
Larry

as Maureen Whitten

1974
Dr. Max

as Libby Oppel

1974
Petrocelli

as Nancy Berwick

1973
The Snoop Sisters

as Cissy Prine

1973
Adam's Rib

as Martha Layne

1971
The Hospital

as Marilyn Mead

1969
Medical Center

as Rachel Weldman

1967
1967
Mannix

as Mrs. Sylvia Jarrud

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1955
1955
Gunsmoke

as Ena Spratt

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Director

1984
Who's the Boss?

as Director

1979
Benson

as Director