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
Credits
- 2020 · Frank and Ava as Betty
- 2017 · Cars 3 as Lizzie (voice)
- 2014 · The Radiator Springs 500½ as Lizzie (voice)
- 2012 · Time Travel Mater as Lizzie (voice)
- 2011 · Collaborator as Irene Longfellow
- 2011 · Cars 2 as Lizzie (voice)
- 2010 · Pound Puppies as Mildred (voice)
- 2008 · Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales as Lizzie
- 2008 · True Blood as Caroline Bellefleur
- 2008 · What Is Brazil? as Self
- 2007 · A Grandpa for Christmas as Roxie Famosa
- 2006 · Mater and the Ghostlight as Lizzie (voice)
- 2006 · Cars as Lizzie (voice)
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest / Mona Robinson
- 2003 · Beethoven's 5th as Crazy Cora Wilkens
- 2002 · Mr. St. Nick as Queen Carlotta
- 2000 · Living in Fear as Mrs. Ford
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as Cicely Nordeco
- 2000 · How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale as
- 2000 · The Perfect Nanny as Mrs. McBride
- 1999 · Providence as Rose Bidwell
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Dugong (voice)
- 1998 · Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel
- 1997 · Ms. Scrooge as Maude Marley
- 1996 · Everybody Loves Raymond as Lois Whelan
- 1995 · Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story as Hedda Hopper
- 1994 · The Flight of the Dove as Dr. Pamela Schilling
- 1993 · Amore! as Mildred Schwartz
- 1993 · The Elvira Show as Aunt Minerva
- 1992 · Inside Monkey Zetterland as Honor Zetterland
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Connie (voice)
- 1992 · Grass Roots as Emma Carr
- 1991 · The Perfect Tribute as Farm Woman
- 1990 · When Will I Be Loved? as Barbara Patterson
- 1990 · The Upper Hand as Madame Alexandra
- 1989 · Coach as Doris Sherman
- 1988 · Lady in White as Amanda
- 1988 · Save the Dog! as
- 1987 · Overboard as Edith Mintz
- 1986 · Christmas Snow as Mrs. Mutterance
- 1985 · Girls On Top as Goldie
- 1985 · Comedy Factory as Mildred Deegan
- 1985 · Shadey as Lady Constance Landau
- 1985 · Brazil as Mrs. Ida Lowry
- 1984 · Who's the Boss? as Mona Robinson
- 1983 · Jack and the Beanstalk as Jack's Mother
- 1982 · Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story as Frances Clooney
- 1982 · For Lovers Only as Bea Winchell
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Jack's Mother
- 1982 · World War III as Dorothy Longworth
- 1981 · Time Bandits as Mrs. Ogre
- 1980 · Scout's Honor as Pearl Bartlett
- 1979 · Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker as Elaine Thurston
- 1979 · Benson as Jessica Tate
- 1979 · Sweepstakes as
- 1978 · Pearl as Mrs. Sally Colto
- 1978 · Getting Married as Vera Lesser
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Harriet Darnell Stevens
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Vivian Endler
- 1977 · Soap as Jessica Tate
- 1977 · Little Ladies of the Night as Miss Colby
- 1977 · Meeting of Minds as
- 1976 · Wanted: The Sundance Woman as Mattie Riley
- 1976 · Spencer's Pilots as
- 1976 · Baby Blue Marine as Mrs. Hudkins
- 1976 · Family Plot as Mrs. Maloney
- 1976 · James Dean as Claire Folger
- 1976 · The Bionic Woman as
- 1975 · The Hindenburg as Mrs. Mildred Breslau
- 1975 · Joe Forrester as
- 1975 · The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant as Nurse Katherine Gunther
- 1975 · Cage Without a Key as Mrs. Little
- 1975 · The Family Nobody Wanted as Mrs. Bittner
- 1975 · The Legend of Lizzie Borden as Emma Borden
- 1974 · Locusts as Claire Fletcher
- 1974 · Harry O as
- 1974 · Petrocelli as Nancy Berwick
- 1974 · Larry as Maureen Whitten
- 1974 · Dr. Max as Libby Oppel
- 1974 · The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as Lady at House
- 1974 · The Six Million Dollar Man as Middy
- 1973 · The Snoop Sisters as Cissy Prine
- 1973 · Adam's Rib as Martha Layne
- 1972 · The Bob Newhart Show as
- 1972 · The Rookies as
- 1971 · The Hospital as Marilyn Mead
- 1969 · Medical Center as Rachel Weldman
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Ena Spratt
- 1955 · Wine of Morning as Irene
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee