Katherine Helmond
Known for: Acting
Born: July 5, 1929
Died: February 23, 2019
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. Some info from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Filmography
56 movies · 40 TV shows, newest first
5.2
Frank and Ava
2018
6.9
Cars 3
2017
6.2
The Radiator Springs 500½
2014
6.1
Time Travel Mater
2012
4.8
Collaborator
2011
6.2
Cars 2
2011
7.5
Harry's Law
2011
5.3
Pound Puppies
2010
7.0
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008
7.6
True Blood
2008
6.6
What Is Brazil?
2008
6.5
A Grandpa for Christmas
2007
6.3
Mater and the Ghostlight
2006
7.0
Cars
20066.4
The Tony Danza Show
2004
5.3
Beethoven's 5th
2003
5.9
Mr. St. Nick
2002
4.6
Living in Fear
2000
7.4
Strong Medicine
2000
4.0
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000
6.2
The Perfect Nanny
2000
6.7
Providence
1999
7.0
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
7.2
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
5.8
Ms. Scrooge
1997
6.8
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
6.5
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995
5.5
The Spy Within
1994
4.3
Amore!
1993
6.6
The Elvira Show
1993
3.6
Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
8.0
Grass Roots
1992
NR
Deception: A Mother’s Secret
1991
6.5
The Perfect Tribute
1991
9.0
When Will I Be Loved?
1990
7.2
The Upper Hand
1990
6.7
Coach
1989
6.1
Lady in White
1988
5.0
Save the Dog!
1988
6.8
Overboard
1987
6.1
Christmas Snow
1986
4.9
Girls On Top
1985
NR
The Comedy Factory
1985
4.4
Shadey
1985
7.7
Brazil
1985
7.4
Who's the Boss?
1984
5.0
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983
NR
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982
9.0
For Lovers Only
1982
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
6.9
Cagney & Lacey
1982
6.4
World War III
1982
6.6
Time Bandits
1981
7.5
Scout's Honor
1980
6.6
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979
7.1
Benson
1979NR
$weepstake$
1979
6.0
Pearl
1978
6.0
Getting Married
1978
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
7.3
Soap
1977
4.2
Little Ladies of the Night
1977
8.7
Meeting of Minds
197710.0
Liza’s Pioneer Diary
1976
6.7
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
6.5
Spencer's Pilots
1976
5.2
Baby Blue Marine
1976
6.8
Family Plot
1976
4.7
James Dean
1976
7.0
The Bionic Woman
1976
6.3
The Hindenburg
1975
7.0
Joe Forrester
1975
8.0
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975
6.0
Cage Without a Key
1975
6.4
The Family Nobody Wanted
1975
6.9
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975
6.6
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
5.4
Locusts
1974
5.2
Harry O
1974
7.2
Petrocelli
1974
6.7
Larry
1974
7.0
Dr. Max
1974
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
7.5
The Snoop Sisters
1973
7.5
Adam's Rib
1973
7.1
Barnaby Jones
1973
7.5
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
6.9
The Rookies
1972
6.6
The Hospital
1971
6.4
Medical Center
1969
6.8
Mannix
1967
NR
Tony Awards
1956
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
6.7
Wine of Morning
1955
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944