Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

Date of Birth:

Jul 05, 1929

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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filmography:

Frank and Ava Frank and Ava

2020

Cars 2 Cars 2

2011

Amore! Amore!

1993

Save the Dog! Save the Dog!

1988

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

1982

When Will I Be Loved? When Will I Be Loved?

1990

Grass Roots Grass Roots

1992

Dr. Max Dr. Max

1974

Little Ladies of the Night Little Ladies of the Night

1977

Baby Blue Marine Baby Blue Marine

1976

The Legend of Lizzie Borden The Legend of Lizzie Borden

1975

Cage Without a Key Cage Without a Key

1975

Living in Fear Living in Fear

2000

The Perfect Nanny The Perfect Nanny

2000

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

1974

Mater and the Ghostlight Mater and the Ghostlight

2006

The Perfect Tribute The Perfect Tribute

1991

Larry Larry

1974

For Lovers Only For Lovers Only

1982

What Is Brazil? What Is Brazil?

2008

The Radiator Springs 500½ The Radiator Springs 500½

2014

James Dean James Dean

1976

Jack and the Beanstalk Jack and the Beanstalk

1983

Cars 3 Cars 3

2017

Wanted: The Sundance Woman Wanted: The Sundance Woman

1976

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

2008

Scout's Honor Scout's Honor

1980

Locusts Locusts

1974

The Elvira Show The Elvira Show

1993

Beethoven's 5th Beethoven's 5th

2003

Time Bandits Time Bandits

1981

Mr. St. Nick Mr. St. Nick

2002

The Hospital The Hospital

1971

Family Plot Family Plot

1976

How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

2000

Shadey Shadey

1985

Cars Cars

2006

Getting Married Getting Married

1978

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998

Overboard Overboard

1987

The Hindenburg The Hindenburg

1975

Lady in White Lady in White

1988

Ms. Scrooge Ms. Scrooge

1997

The Flight of the Dove The Flight of the Dove

1994

Inside Monkey Zetterland Inside Monkey Zetterland

1992

The Family Nobody Wanted The Family Nobody Wanted

1975

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

1975

Time Travel Mater Time Travel Mater

2012

Collaborator Collaborator

2011

Wine of Morning Wine of Morning

1955

A Grandpa for Christmas A Grandpa for Christmas

2007

Christmas Snow Christmas Snow

1986

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

1979

Brazil Brazil

1985

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