Katherine Helmond
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
ActingBirthday
July 5, 1929Deathday
February 23, 2019Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
54Place of birth
Galveston, Texas, USAAlso known as
Katherine Marie HelmondCast credits
Brazil
Mrs. Ida LowryCars
Lizzie (voice)Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Desk Clerk at Mint HotelOverboard
Edith MintzFamily Plot
Mrs. MaloneyBeethoven's 5th
Crazy Cora WilkensTime Bandits
Mrs. OgreMr. St. Nick
Queen CarlottaThe Hindenburg
Mrs. Mildred BreslauLady in White
AmandaA Grandpa for Christmas
Roxie FamosaChristmas Snow
Mrs. MutteranceDiary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
Elaine ThurstonCollaborator
Irene LongfellowTime Travel Mater
Lizzie (voice)The Flight of the Dove
Dr. Pamela SchillingMs. Scrooge
Maude MarleyInside Monkey Zetterland
Honor ZetterlandThe First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
Nurse Katherine GuntherThe Family Nobody Wanted
Mrs. BittnerLocusts
Claire Fletcher