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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

Gender

Female

Birthday

1938-09-02 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Denver, Colorado, USA

Also Known As

Mary Joe Catlett

Mary Jo Catlett

Biography

Mary Jo Catlett (born September 2, 1938) is an American film, stage and television actress. She is notable for her role as housekeeper Pearl Gallagher on the television sitcom seriesDiff'rent Strokes, and currently for her role as Mrs. Puff in Spongebob Squarepants, which she has held since the show's debut.

Known For

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

The Champ

The Champ

Acting

Red Riding Hood

2006

Red Riding Hood

as

Shopkeeper Woman

How to Be a Serial Killer

2009

How to Be a Serial Killer

as

Mrs. Wilson

Beethoven's 5th

2003

Beethoven's 5th

as

Sweet Grandmother

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

2024

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

as

Mrs. Puff (voice)

Trading Favors

1997

Trading Favors

as

Mrs. Langley

The Littlest Angel

1969

The Littlest Angel

as

The Scribe I

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

1986

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

as

Kindergarten Teacher

SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand

2010

SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand

as

Mrs. Puff (voice)

Battling for Baby

1992

Battling for Baby

as

Mrs. Capello

Ablaze

2002

Ablaze

as

Nurse Winslow

Legend of the Mummy

1998

Legend of the Mummy

as

Mrs. Grant

Serial Mom

1994

Serial Mom

as

Rosemary Ackerman

Lucky Stiff

2014

Lucky Stiff

as

Shoe Store Lady

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

2012

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

as

Self

Let's Be Cops

2014

Let's Be Cops

as

Old Lady

Where the Ladies Go

1980

Where the Ladies Go

as

Frances

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

2015

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

as

Mrs. Puff (voice)

Blood Beach

1980

Blood Beach

as

Harriett Crabbe

The Champ

1979

The Champ

as

Josie

Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip

2011

Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip

as

Mrs. Puff

Plankton: The Movie

2025

Plankton: The Movie

as

Mrs. Puff (voice)

Gone Are the Dayes

1984

Gone Are the Dayes

as

Marge

The Benchwarmers

2006

The Benchwarmers

as

Mrs. Ellwood

O'Hara's Wife

1982

O'Hara's Wife

as

Gloria

All You Need

2001

All You Need

as

Ruth

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

2020

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

as

Mrs. Puff (voice)

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

2004

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

as

Mrs. Puff (voice)

Semi-Tough

1977

Semi-Tough

as

Earlene

The Beach Girls

1982

The Beach Girls

as

Mrs. Brinker

Bananas

1971

Bananas

as

Woman in Hotel Lobby Cheering Honeymoon (uncredited)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

as

Rita

Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice

1996

Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice

as

When the Moon Was Twice as Big

When the Moon Was Twice as Big

as

Elsie

SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp

2024

SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp

as

Mrs. Puff (voice)

How to Break Up a Happy Divorce

1976

How to Break Up a Happy Divorce

as

Soprano

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

as

Mrs. Bluntley

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

as

Nurse Walsh

American Dad!

American Dad!

as

Guest #1 (voice)

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

as

Cold Case

Cold Case

as

Betty Joe Henders (2009)

Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

as

Pearl Gallagher

Kojak

Kojak

as

Verna

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

as

Mrs. Puff (voice)

Gimme a Break!

Gimme a Break!

as

ALF

ALF

as

Mary Jo

Modern Family

Modern Family

as

Edith

The Waltons

The Waltons

as

Foul Play

Foul Play

as

Stella Finkle

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

as

Witch

The McLean Stevenson Show

The McLean Stevenson Show

as

Semi-Tough

Semi-Tough

as

2 Broke Girls

2 Broke Girls

as

Elaine

Glee

Glee

as

Mrs. Carlisle

The Patrick Star Show

The Patrick Star Show

as

Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob As Told By

SpongeBob As Told By

as

Self

Good Girls

Good Girls

as

Dorothy

Kim Possible

Kim Possible

as

Aunt June (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants

as

Mrs. Puff (voice)

Great News

Great News

as

Marie

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

as

Elderly Woman

Extreme Ghostbusters

Extreme Ghostbusters

as

Trial & Error

Trial & Error

as

Brianne

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

as

Ethel Simmons

Night Court

Night Court

as

Cynthia Dalbey

That's So Raven

That's So Raven

as

Mrs. Applebaum

Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles

as

Bunny

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as

Mrs. Hanson (segment "The Motorcycle")

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

as

Nurse

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Mrs. Metcalf

Shake It Up

Shake It Up

as

Elderly Woman

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

as

Terrible Tessie

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

as

Carlotta Smith

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

as

Mrs. Englehart

Production

Crew

Directing