About

Known credits:
60
Birthday:
1929-07-05
Place of birth:
Galveston, Texas, USA
Website:
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Katherine Helmond

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
2020 Frank and Ava Actor Betty 59
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2017 Cars 3 Actor Lizzie (voice) 68
Fair
2014 The Radiator Springs 500½ Actor Lizzie (voice) 59
Average
2012 Time Travel Mater Actor Lizzie (voice) 59
Average
2011 Collaborator Actor Irene Longfellow 58
Average
2011 Cars 2 Actor Lizzie (voice) 60
Fair
2008 Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales Actor Lizzie 61
Fair
2008 What Is Brazil? Actor Self 59
Average
2007 A Grandpa for Christmas Actor Roxie Famosa 59
Average
2006 Mater and the Ghostlight Actor Lizzie (voice) 60
Fair
2006 Cars Actor Lizzie (voice) 69
Fair
2003 Beethoven's 5th Actor Crazy Cora Wilkens 57
Average
2002 Mr. St. Nick Actor Queen Carlotta 58
Average
2000 Living in Fear Actor Mrs. Ford 58
Average
2000 How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale Actor 58
Average
2000 The Perfect Nanny Actor Mrs. McBride 59
Average
1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Actor Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel 70
Good
1997 Ms. Scrooge Actor Maude Marley 58
Average
1995 Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story Actor Hedda Hopper N/A
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1995 Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story Actor Hedda Hopper 69
Fair
1994 The Flight of the Dove Actor Dr. Pamela Schilling 59
Average
1993 Amore! Actor Mildred Schwartz 58
Average
1993 The Elvira Show Actor Aunt Minerva N/A
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1992 Inside Monkey Zetterland Actor Honor Zetterland 58
Average
1992 Grass Roots Actor Emma Carr N/A
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1991 The Perfect Tribute Actor Farm Woman 59
Average
1990 When Will I Be Loved? Actor Barbara Patterson N/A
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1988 Lady in White Actor Amanda 59
Average
1988 Save the Dog! Actor N/A
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1987 Overboard Actor Edith Mintz 64
Fair
1986 Christmas Snow Actor Mrs. Mutterance 59
Average
1985 Shadey Actor Lady Constance Landau 58
Average
1985 Brazil Actor Mrs. Ida Lowry 74
Good
1984 Who's the Boss? Actor Mona Robinson 73
Good
1983 Jack and the Beanstalk Actor Jack's Mother 59
Average
1982 Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story Actor Frances Clooney N/A
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1982 For Lovers Only Actor Bea Winchell N/A
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1982 World War III Actor Dorothy Longworth 68
Fair
1981 Time Bandits Actor Mrs. Ogre 63
Fair
1980 Scout's Honor Actor Pearl Bartlett 58
Average
1979 Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker Actor Elaine Thurston 59
Average
1978 Pearl Actor Mrs. Sally Colto 69
Fair
1978 Getting Married Actor Vera Lesser 58
Average
1977 Soap Actor Jessica Tate 70
Good
1977 Little Ladies of the Night Actor Miss Colby 58
Average
1976 Wanted: The Sundance Woman Actor Mattie Riley 59
Average
1976 Baby Blue Marine Actor Mrs. Hudkins 58
Average
1976 Family Plot Actor Mrs. Maloney 62
Fair
1976 James Dean Actor Claire Folger 58
Average
1975 The Hindenburg Actor Mrs. Mildred Breslau 59
Average
1975 The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant Actor Nurse Katherine Gunther N/A
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1975 Cage Without a Key Actor Mrs. Little N/A
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1975 The Family Nobody Wanted Actor Mrs. Bittner 58
Average
1975 The Legend of Lizzie Borden Actor Emma Borden 59
Average
1974 Locusts Actor Claire Fletcher 59
Average
1974 Larry Actor Maureen Whitten 58
Average
1974 Dr. Max Actor Libby Oppel N/A
N/A
1974 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Actor Lady at House 59
Average
1971 The Hospital Actor Marilyn Mead 60
Fair
1955 Wine of Morning Actor Irene 58
Average