Known For
Acting
Known Credits
100
Gender
Female
Birthday
July 5, 1929 (97 years old)
Place of Birth
Galveston, Texas, USA
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.
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| 2020 | Frank and Avaas Betty | |
| 2017 | Cars 3as Lizzie (voice) | |
| 2014 | The Radiator Springs 500½as Lizzie (voice) | |
| 2012 | Time Travel Materas Lizzie (voice) | |
| 2011 | Collaboratoras Irene Longfellow | |
| 2011 | Cars 2as Lizzie (voice) | |
| 2011 | Harry's Lawas Gloria Gold | |
| 2010 | Pound Puppiesas Mildred (voice) | |
| 2008 | Cars Toon Mater's Tall Talesas Lizzie (voice) | |
| 2008 | True Bloodas Caroline Bellefleur | |
| 2008 | What Is Brazil?as Self | |
| 2007 | A Grandpa for Christmasas Roxie Famosa | |
| 2006 | Mater and the Ghostlightas Lizzie (voice) | |
| 2006 | Carsas Lizzie (voice) | |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Showas Self - Guest | |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Showas Self - Guest / Mona Robinson | |
| 2003 | Beethoven's 5thas Crazy Cora Wilkens | |
| 2002 | Mr. St. Nickas Queen Carlotta | |
| 2000 | Living in Fearas Mrs. Ford | |
| 2000 | Strong Medicineas Cicely Nordeco | |
| 2000 | How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Taleas Shatzie | |
| 2000 | The Perfect Nannyas Mrs. McBride | |
| 1999 | Providenceas Rose Bidwell | |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrysas Dugong (voice) | |
| 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegasas Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel | |
| 1997 | Ms. Scroogeas Maude Marley | |
| 1996 | Everybody Loves Raymondas Lois Whelan | |
| 1995 | Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Storyas Hedda Hopper | |
| 1994 | The Spy Withinas Dr. Pamela Schilling | |
| 1993 | Amore!as Mildred Schwartz | |
| 1993 | The Elvira Showas Aunt Minerva | |
| 1992 | Inside Monkey Zetterlandas Honor Zetterland | |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Seriesas Connie (voice) | |
| 1992 | Grass Rootsas Emma Carr | |
| 1991 | Deception: A Mother’s Secretas Geena Milner | |
| 1991 | The Perfect Tributeas Farm Woman | |
| 1990 | When Will I Be Loved?as Barbara Patterson | |
| 1990 | The Upper Handas Madame Alexandra | |
| 1989 | Coachas Doris Sherman | |
| 1988 | Lady in Whiteas Amanda | |
| 1988 | Save the Dog!as | |
| 1987 | Overboardas Edith Mintz | |
| 1986 | Christmas Snowas Mrs. Mutterance | |
| 1985 | Girls On Topas Goldie | |
| 1985 | The Comedy Factoryas Mildred Deegan | |
| 1985 | Shadeyas Lady Constance Landau | |
| 1985 | Brazilas Mrs. Ida Lowry | |
| 1984 | Who's the Boss?as Mona Robinson | |
| 1983 | Jack and the Beanstalkas Jack's Mother | |
| 1982 | Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Storyas Frances Clooney | |
| 1982 | For Lovers Onlyas Bea Winchell | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatreas Jack's Mother | |
| 1982 | Cagney & Laceyas Mona Robinson | |
| 1982 | World War IIIas Dorothy Longworth | |
| 1981 | Time Banditsas Mrs. Ogre | |
| 1980 | Scout's Honoras Pearl Bartlett | |
| 1979 | Diary of a Teenage Hitchhikeras Elaine Thurston | |
| 1979 | Bensonas Jessica Tate | |
| 1979 | $weepstake$as Lynn | |
| 1978 | Pearlas Mrs. Sally Colto | |
| 1978 | Getting Marriedas Vera Lesser | |
| 1977 | The Love Boatas Harriet Darnell Stevens | |
| 1977 | The Love Boatas Vivian Endler | |
| 1977 | Soapas Jessica Tate | |
| 1977 | Little Ladies of the Nightas Miss Colby | |
| 1977 | Meeting of Mindsas | |
| 1976 | Liza’s Pioneer Diaryas Aunt Sara | |
| 1976 | Wanted: The Sundance Womanas Mattie Riley | |
| 1976 | Spencer's Pilotsas | |
| 1976 | Baby Blue Marineas Mrs. Hudkins | |
| 1976 | Family Plotas Mrs. Maloney | |
| 1976 | James Deanas Claire Folger | |
| 1976 | The Bionic Womanas | |
| 1975 | The Hindenburgas Mrs. Mildred Breslau | |
| 1975 | Joe Forresteras | |
| 1975 | The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durantas Nurse Katherine Gunther | |
| 1975 | Cage Without a Keyas Mrs. Little | |
| 1975 | The Family Nobody Wantedas Mrs. Bittner | |
| 1975 | The Legend of Lizzie Bordenas Emma Borden | |
| 1974 | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittmanas Lady at House | |
| 1974 | Locustsas Claire Fletcher | |
| 1974 | Harry Oas | |
| 1974 | Petrocellias Nancy Berwick | |
| 1974 | Larryas Maureen Whitten | |
| 1974 | Dr. Maxas Libby Oppel | |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Manas Middy | |
| 1973 | The Snoop Sistersas Cissy Prine | |
| 1973 | Adam's Ribas Martha Layne | |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jonesas Edna Morrison | |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Showas Dr. Webster | |
| 1972 | The Rookiesas | |
| 1971 | The Hospitalas Marilyn Mead | |
| 1969 | Medical Centeras Rachel Weldman | |
| 1967 | Mannixas Martha Cole | |
| 1967 | Mannixas Mrs. Sylvia Jarrud | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Nominee | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Ena Spratt | |
| 1955 | Wine of Morningas Irene | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee |
| 1984 | Who's the Boss?...Director | |
| 1979 | Benson...Director |
