Katherine Helmond

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

Gender

Female

Birthday

1929-07-05

Day of death

2019-02-23 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Galveston, Texas, USA

Katherine Helmond

Biography

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

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Everybody Loves Raymond

    Everybody Loves Raymond

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • Cars 2

    Cars 2

  • Coach

    Coach

  • Cars 3

    Cars 3

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Who's the Boss?

    Who's the Boss?

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • Providence

    Providence

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Cars

    Cars

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • Soap

    Soap

  • Pound Puppies

    Pound Puppies

  • Harry O

    Harry O

  • Benson

    Benson

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Brazil

    Brazil

  • Harry's Law

    Harry's Law

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

  • The Upper Hand

    The Upper Hand

  • Overboard

    Overboard

  • Mater and the Ghostlight

    Mater and the Ghostlight

  • The Hospital

    The Hospital

  • Dr. Max

    Dr. Max

  • The Comedy Factory

    The Comedy Factory

  • Beethoven's 5th

    Beethoven's 5th

  • Ms. Scrooge

    Ms. Scrooge

  • Shadey

    Shadey

  • Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

    Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

  • $weepstake$

    $weepstake$

  • Amore!

    Amore!

  • Locusts

    Locusts

  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

    The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

  • The Radiator Springs 500½

    The Radiator Springs 500½

  • Collaborator

    Collaborator

  • Joe Forrester

    Joe Forrester

  • Girls On Top

    Girls On Top

  • Getting Married

    Getting Married

  • Time Bandits

    Time Bandits

  • Lady in White

    Lady in White

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • Living in Fear

    Living in Fear

  • The Snoop Sisters

    The Snoop Sisters

  • Mr. St. Nick

    Mr. St. Nick

  • James Dean

    James Dean

  • The Family Nobody Wanted

    The Family Nobody Wanted

  • Frank and Ava

    Frank and Ava

  • Wanted: The Sundance Woman

    Wanted: The Sundance Woman

  • The Legend of Lizzie Borden

    The Legend of Lizzie Borden

  • Baby Blue Marine

    Baby Blue Marine

  • Scout's Honor

    Scout's Honor

  • Pearl

    Pearl

  • The Spy Within

    The Spy Within

  • The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

    The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

  • World War III

    World War III

  • A Grandpa for Christmas

    A Grandpa for Christmas

  • For Lovers Only

    For Lovers Only

  • Cars Toons

    Cars Toons

  • Cage Without a Key

    Cage Without a Key

  • Meeting of Minds

    Meeting of Minds

  • Inside Monkey Zetterland

    Inside Monkey Zetterland

  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

  • Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

    Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

  • Little Ladies of the Night

    Little Ladies of the Night

  • When Will I Be Loved?

    When Will I Be Loved?

  • Spencer's Pilots

    Spencer's Pilots

  • Time Travel Mater

    Time Travel Mater

  • Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story

    Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story

  • The Perfect Tribute

    The Perfect Tribute

  • The Elvira Show

    The Elvira Show

  • Deception: A Mother’s Secret

    Deception: A Mother’s Secret

  • The Hindenburg

    The Hindenburg

  • Save the Dog!

    Save the Dog!

  • Family Plot

    Family Plot

  • The Perfect Nanny

    The Perfect Nanny

  • How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

    How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

  • Liza’s Pioneer Diary

    Liza’s Pioneer Diary

  • Larry

    Larry

  • Christmas Snow

    Christmas Snow

  • Grass Roots

    Grass Roots

  • What Is Brazil?

    What Is Brazil?

  • Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

    Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

  • Wine of Morning

    Wine of Morning