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Aliases: Katherine Marie Helmond

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Galveston, Texas, USA

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Movie Involvements: 29

TV Involvements: 10


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Batman: The Animated Series
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9

Batman: The Animated Series

(1992) Connie Stromwell (voice)
True Blood
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8

True Blood

(2008) Caroline Bellefleur
Gunsmoke
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7

Gunsmoke

(1955) Ena Spratt
Providence
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7

Providence

(1999) Rose Bidwell
Lady in White
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6

Lady in White

(1988) Amanda
Time Travel Mater
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6

Time Travel Mater

(2012) Lizzie (voice)
Pound Puppies
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5

Pound Puppies

(2010) Mildred (voice)
World War III
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6

World War III

(1982) Dorothy Longworth

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2020 Betty
2017 Lizzie (voice)
2014 Lizzie (voice)
2012 Lizzie (voice)
2011 Irene Longfellow
Lizzie (voice)
2010 Mildred (voice)
2008 Lizzie
Caroline Bellefleur
Self
2007 Roxie Famosa
2006 Lizzie (voice)
Lizzie (voice)
2004 N/A
2003 Crazy Cora Wilkens
2002 Queen Carlotta
2000 N/A
N/A
N/A
Mrs. McBride
1999 Rose Bidwell
1998 Dugong (voice)
Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel
1997 Maude Marley
1996 Lois Whelan
1995 Hedda Hopper
1994 Dr. Pamela Schilling
1993 Mildred Schwartz
1992 Honor Zetterland
Connie Stromwell (voice)
Emma Carr
1991 Farm Woman
1990 Barbara Patterson
1989 Doris Sherman
1988 Amanda
N/A
1987 Edith Mintz
1986 Mrs. Mutterance
1985 N/A
Lady Constance Landau
Mrs. Ida Lowry
1984 Mona Robinson
1983 Jack's Mother
1982 Frances Clooney
Bea Winchell
Jack's Mother
Dorothy Longworth
1981 Mrs. Ogre
1980 Pearl Bartlett
1979 Elaine Thurston
N/A
1978 Mrs. Sally Colto
Vera Lesser
1977 Vivian Endler
Jessica Tate
Miss Colby
N/A
1976 Mattie Riley
N/A
Mrs. Hudkins
Mrs. Maloney
Claire Folger
N/A
1975 Mrs. Mildred Breslau
N/A
Nurse Katherine Gunther
Mrs. Little
Mrs. Bittner
Emma Borden
1974 Claire Fletcher
N/A
Maureen Whitten
Libby Oppel
Lady at House
1973 N/A
1972 N/A
N/A
1971 Marilyn Mead
1969 N/A
1967 N/A
1955 Ena Spratt
Irene
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1984 Director
1979 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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