Katherine Helmond

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

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

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • Everybody Loves Raymond

    Everybody Loves Raymond

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • Coach

    Coach

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Who's the Boss?

    Who's the Boss?

  • Cars 3

    Cars 3

  • Providence

    Providence

  • Cars 2

    Cars 2

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Harry O

    Harry O

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Pound Puppies

    Pound Puppies

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Cars

    Cars

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Benson

    Benson

  • Soap

    Soap

  • Harry's Law

    Harry's Law

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • The Upper Hand

    The Upper Hand

  • Time Bandits

    Time Bandits

  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

  • The Comedy Factory

    The Comedy Factory

  • Mater and the Ghostlight

    Mater and the Ghostlight

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • Overboard

    Overboard

  • The Radiator Springs 500½

    The Radiator Springs 500½

  • Lady in White

    Lady in White

  • Brazil

    Brazil

  • Beethoven's 5th

    Beethoven's 5th

  • $weepstake$

    $weepstake$

  • Meeting of Minds

    Meeting of Minds

  • Locusts

    Locusts

  • Save the Dog!

    Save the Dog!

  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

    The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

  • Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

    Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

  • Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

    Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

  • The Flight of the Dove

    The Flight of the Dove

  • Wanted: The Sundance Woman

    Wanted: The Sundance Woman

  • Scout's Honor

    Scout's Honor

  • Shadey

    Shadey

  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

  • Living in Fear

    Living in Fear

  • The Hospital

    The Hospital

  • Joe Forrester

    Joe Forrester

  • Collaborator

    Collaborator

  • Cage Without a Key

    Cage Without a Key

  • Deception: A Mother’s Secret

    Deception: A Mother’s Secret

  • Ms. Scrooge

    Ms. Scrooge

  • The Snoop Sisters

    The Snoop Sisters

  • Inside Monkey Zetterland

    Inside Monkey Zetterland

  • Spencer's Pilots

    Spencer's Pilots

  • Grass Roots

    Grass Roots

  • Girls On Top

    Girls On Top

  • The Elvira Show

    The Elvira Show

  • Little Ladies of the Night

    Little Ladies of the Night

  • The Hindenburg

    The Hindenburg

  • World War III

    World War III

  • Pearl

    Pearl

  • Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story

    Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story

  • Baby Blue Marine

    Baby Blue Marine

  • Mr. St. Nick

    Mr. St. Nick

  • The Legend of Lizzie Borden

    The Legend of Lizzie Borden

  • Frank and Ava

    Frank and Ava

  • For Lovers Only

    For Lovers Only

  • Getting Married

    Getting Married

  • Dr. Max

    Dr. Max

  • The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

    The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

  • The Perfect Tribute

    The Perfect Tribute

  • Amore!

    Amore!

  • Family Plot

    Family Plot

  • Time Travel Mater

    Time Travel Mater

  • How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

    How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

  • The Family Nobody Wanted

    The Family Nobody Wanted

  • When Will I Be Loved?

    When Will I Be Loved?

  • The Perfect Nanny

    The Perfect Nanny

  • James Dean

    James Dean

  • A Grandpa for Christmas

    A Grandpa for Christmas

  • Larry

    Larry

  • Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

    Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

  • Wine of Morning

    Wine of Morning

  • What Is Brazil?

    What Is Brazil?

  • Liza’s Pioneer Diary

    Liza’s Pioneer Diary

  • Christmas Snow

    Christmas Snow