Katherine Helmond
Acting
1929-07-05 · 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.
tvWho's the Boss?
as Mona Robinson · 1984 · 7.4
movieJack and the Beanstalk
as Jack's Mother · 1983 · 5.0
movieRosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
as Frances Clooney · 1982 · 0.0
movieFor Lovers Only
as Bea Winchell · 1982 · 9.0
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
as Jack's Mother · 1982 · 8.1
tvCagney & Lacey
as Mona Robinson · 1982 · 7.0
tvWorld War III
as Dorothy Longworth · 1982 · 6.4
movieTime Bandits
as Mrs. Ogre · 1981 · 6.6
movieScout's Honor
as Pearl Bartlett · 1980 · 7.5
movieDiary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
as Elaine Thurston · 1979 · 6.7
tvBenson
as Jessica Tate · 1979 · 7.1
tv$weepstake$
as Lynn · 1979 · 0.0
tvPearl
as Mrs. Sally Colto · 1978 · 6.0
movieGetting Married
as Vera Lesser · 1978 · 6.0
tvThe Love Boat
as Harriet Darnell Stevens · 1977 · 6.3
tvThe Love Boat
as Vivian Endler · 1977 · 6.3
tvSoap
as Jessica Tate · 1977 · 7.3
movieLittle Ladies of the Night
as Miss Colby · 1977 · 4.2
tvMeeting of Minds
as · 1977 · 8.7
movieLiza’s Pioneer Diary
as Aunt Sara · 1976 · 10.0
movieWanted: The Sundance Woman
as Mattie Riley · 1976 · 6.7
tvSpencer's Pilots
as · 1976 · 6.5
movieBaby Blue Marine
as Mrs. Hudkins · 1976 · 5.2
movieFamily Plot
as Mrs. Maloney · 1976 · 6.8