Katherine Helmond

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

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

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Batman: The Animated Series

  • True Blood

    True Blood

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Everybody Loves Raymond

    Everybody Loves Raymond

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • The Bionic Woman

    The Bionic Woman

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Coach

    Coach

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Pound Puppies

    Pound Puppies

  • Providence

    Providence

  • Cars

    Cars

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Cars 2

    Cars 2

  • Who's the Boss?

    Who's the Boss?

  • Cars 3

    Cars 3

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • Harry's Law

    Harry's Law

  • Soap

    Soap

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • Getting Married

    Getting Married

  • Amore!

    Amore!

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • Collaborator

    Collaborator

  • For Lovers Only

    For Lovers Only

  • Shadey

    Shadey

  • Lady in White

    Lady in White

  • Harry O

    Harry O

  • Benson

    Benson

  • Ms. Scrooge

    Ms. Scrooge

  • The Upper Hand

    The Upper Hand

  • Brazil

    Brazil

  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

  • Overboard

    Overboard

  • Baby Blue Marine

    Baby Blue Marine

  • The Snoop Sisters

    The Snoop Sisters

  • James Dean

    James Dean

  • Time Travel Mater

    Time Travel Mater

  • The Comedy Factory

    The Comedy Factory

  • World War III

    World War III

  • Scout's Honor

    Scout's Honor

  • $weepstake$

    $weepstake$

  • Joe Forrester

    Joe Forrester

  • Time Bandits

    Time Bandits

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • Larry

    Larry

  • Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

    Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

  • Locusts

    Locusts

  • Liza’s Pioneer Diary

    Liza’s Pioneer Diary

  • Pearl

    Pearl

  • Mater and the Ghostlight

    Mater and the Ghostlight

  • Inside Monkey Zetterland

    Inside Monkey Zetterland

  • The Perfect Nanny

    The Perfect Nanny

  • Mr. St. Nick

    Mr. St. Nick

  • The Hospital

    The Hospital

  • Girls On Top

    Girls On Top

  • Family Plot

    Family Plot

  • Spencer's Pilots

    Spencer's Pilots

  • The Radiator Springs 500½

    The Radiator Springs 500½

  • Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story

    Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story

  • The Hindenburg

    The Hindenburg

  • Beethoven's 5th

    Beethoven's 5th

  • Meeting of Minds

    Meeting of Minds

  • The Spy Within

    The Spy Within

  • Little Ladies of the Night

    Little Ladies of the Night

  • Frank and Ava

    Frank and Ava

  • The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

    The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

  • What Is Brazil?

    What Is Brazil?

  • Grass Roots

    Grass Roots

  • The Legend of Lizzie Borden

    The Legend of Lizzie Borden

  • A Grandpa for Christmas

    A Grandpa for Christmas

  • When Will I Be Loved?

    When Will I Be Loved?

  • The Perfect Tribute

    The Perfect Tribute

  • Living in Fear

    Living in Fear

  • Cage Without a Key

    Cage Without a Key

  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

  • The Elvira Show

    The Elvira Show

  • Wanted: The Sundance Woman

    Wanted: The Sundance Woman

  • Deception: A Mother’s Secret

    Deception: A Mother’s Secret

  • Save the Dog!

    Save the Dog!

  • How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

    How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

  • The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

    The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

  • The Family Nobody Wanted

    The Family Nobody Wanted

  • Christmas Snow

    Christmas Snow

  • Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

    Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

  • Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

    Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

  • Dr. Max

    Dr. Max

  • Wine of Morning

    Wine of Morning