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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

102

Gender

Female

Birthday

1929-07-05

Day of Death

2019-02-23 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Galveston, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Katherine Marie Helmond

کاترین هلموند

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

Acting

Brazil

1985

Brazil

as

Mrs. Ida Lowry

Cars

2006

Cars

as

Lizzie (voice)

Shadey

1985

Shadey

as

Lady Constance Landau

Getting Married

1978

Getting Married

as

Vera Lesser

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

as

Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel

Overboard

1987

Overboard

as

Edith Mintz

Family Plot

1976

Family Plot

as

Mrs. Maloney

Beethoven's 5th

2003

Beethoven's 5th

as

Crazy Cora Wilkens

The Elvira Show

1993

The Elvira Show

as

Aunt Minerva

Time Bandits

1981

Time Bandits

as

Mrs. Ogre

Mr. St. Nick

2002

Mr. St. Nick

as

Queen Carlotta

The Hospital

1971

The Hospital

as

Marilyn Mead

The Hindenburg

1975

The Hindenburg

as

Mrs. Mildred Breslau

Lady in White

1988

Lady in White

as

Amanda

Wine of Morning

1955

Wine of Morning

as

Irene

A Grandpa for Christmas

2007

A Grandpa for Christmas

as

Roxie Famosa

Christmas Snow

1986

Christmas Snow

as

Mrs. Mutterance

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

1979

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

as

Elaine Thurston

Collaborator

2011

Collaborator

as

Irene Longfellow

Time Travel Mater

2012

Time Travel Mater

as

Lizzie (voice)

The Flight of the Dove

1994

The Flight of the Dove

as

Dr. Pamela Schilling

Ms. Scrooge

1997

Ms. Scrooge

as

Maude Marley

Inside Monkey Zetterland

1992

Inside Monkey Zetterland

as

Honor Zetterland

The Family Nobody Wanted

1975

The Family Nobody Wanted

as

Mrs. Bittner

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

1975

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

as

Nurse Katherine Gunther

Locusts

1974

Locusts

as

Claire Fletcher

Scout's Honor

1980

Scout's Honor

as

Pearl Bartlett

Dr. Max

1974

Dr. Max

as

Libby Oppel

Baby Blue Marine

1976

Baby Blue Marine

as

Mrs. Hudkins

Cage Without a Key

1975

Cage Without a Key

as

Mrs. Little

Grass Roots

1992

Grass Roots

as

Emma Carr

When Will I Be Loved?

1990

When Will I Be Loved?

as

Barbara Patterson

Cars 2

2011

Cars 2

as

Lizzie (voice)

Frank and Ava

2020

Frank and Ava

as

Betty

Amore!

1993

Amore!

as

Mildred Schwartz

Living in Fear

2000

Living in Fear

as

Mrs. Ford

The Perfect Nanny

2000

The Perfect Nanny

as

Mrs. McBride

Jack and the Beanstalk

1983

Jack and the Beanstalk

as

Jack's Mother

James Dean

1976

James Dean

as

Claire Folger

Cars 3

2017

Cars 3

as

Lizzie (voice)

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

1976

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

as

Mattie Riley

The Radiator Springs 500½

2014

The Radiator Springs 500½

as

Lizzie (voice)

What Is Brazil?

2008

What Is Brazil?

as

Self

Mater and the Ghostlight

2006

Mater and the Ghostlight

as

Lizzie (voice)

The Perfect Tribute

1991

The Perfect Tribute

as

Farm Woman

Larry

1974

Larry

as

Maureen Whitten

For Lovers Only

1982

For Lovers Only

as

Bea Winchell

Liza’s Pioneer Diary

1976

Liza’s Pioneer Diary

as

Aunt Sara

Pixar Short Films

2009

Pixar Short Films

as

Lizzie (voice)

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

as

Self - Guest

Who's the Boss?

Who's the Boss?

as

Mona Robinson

Providence

Providence

as

Rose Bidwell

Girls On Top

Girls On Top

as

Goldie

Soap

Soap

as

Jessica Tate

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Ena Spratt

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as

Jack's Mother

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

as

Cicely Nordeco

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

as

Martha Layne

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

as

Dugong (voice)

True Blood

True Blood

as

Caroline Bellefleur

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

as

Self - Guest / Mona Robinson

World War III

World War III

as

Dorothy Longworth

Pound Puppies

Pound Puppies

as

Mildred (voice)

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Harriet Darnell Stevens

The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

as

Madame Alexandra

Pearl

Pearl

as

Mrs. Sally Colto

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

as

Nancy Berwick

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Vivian Endler

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Benson

Benson

as

Jessica Tate

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Winner

The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

as

Cissy Prine

Coach

Coach

as

Doris Sherman

Medical Center

Medical Center

as

Rachel Weldman

The Comedy Factory

The Comedy Factory

as

Mildred Deegan

Mannix

Mannix

as

Mrs. Sylvia Jarrud

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as

Edna Morrison

Harry's Law

Harry's Law

as

Gloria Gold

Production

Crew

Directing