Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 05, 1929
Died
Feb 23, 2019
Place of Birth
Galveston, Texas, USA
Credits
96 titles
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
Filmography
Frank and Ava
Betty
Cars 3
Lizzie (voice)
The Radiator Springs 500½
Lizzie (voice)
Time Travel Mater
Lizzie (voice)
Collaborator
Irene Longfellow
Cars 2
Lizzie (voice)
Harry's Law
Gloria Gold
Pound Puppies
Mildred (voice)
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
Lizzie (voice)
True Blood
Caroline Bellefleur
What Is Brazil?
Self
A Grandpa for Christmas
Roxie Famosa
Mater and the Ghostlight
Lizzie (voice)
Cars
Lizzie (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
Beethoven's 5th
Crazy Cora Wilkens
Mr. St. Nick
Queen Carlotta
Living in Fear
Mrs. Ford
Strong Medicine
Cicely Nordeco
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
Shatzie
The Perfect Nanny
Mrs. McBride
Providence
Rose Bidwell
The Wild Thornberrys
Dugong (voice)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel
Ms. Scrooge
Maude Marley
Everybody Loves Raymond
Lois Whelan
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
Hedda Hopper
The Spy Within
Dr. Pamela Schilling
Amore!
Mildred Schwartz
The Elvira Show
Aunt Minerva
Inside Monkey Zetterland
Honor Zetterland
Batman: The Animated Series
Connie (voice)
Grass Roots
Emma Carr
Deception: A Mother’s Secret
Geena Milner
The Perfect Tribute
Farm Woman
When Will I Be Loved?
Barbara Patterson
The Upper Hand
Madame Alexandra
Coach
Doris Sherman
Lady in White
Amanda
Save the Dog!
Overboard
Edith Mintz
Christmas Snow
Mrs. Mutterance
Girls On Top
Goldie
The Comedy Factory
Mildred Deegan
Shadey
Lady Constance Landau
Brazil
Mrs. Ida Lowry
Who's the Boss?
Mona Robinson
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack's Mother
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
Frances Clooney
For Lovers Only
Bea Winchell