- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 5, 1929
- Place of Birth
- Galveston, Texas, USA
- Died
- February 23, 2019
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. …
Filmography
movieFrank and Ava
2020 · Betty
movieCars 3
2017 · Lizzie (voice)
movieThe Radiator Springs 500½
2014 · Lizzie (voice)
movieTime Travel Mater
2012 · Lizzie (voice)
movieCollaborator
2011 · Irene Longfellow
movieCars 2
2011 · Lizzie (voice)
tvHarry's Law
2011 · Gloria Gold
tvPound Puppies
2010 · Mildred (voice)
movieCars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008 · Lizzie (voice)
tvTrue Blood
2008 · Caroline Bellefleur
movieWhat Is Brazil?
2008 · Self
movieA Grandpa for Christmas
2007 · Roxie Famosa
movieMater and the Ghostlight
2006 · Lizzie (voice)
movieCars
2006 · Lizzie (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
tvThe Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self - Guest, Self - Guest / Mona Robinson
movieBeethoven's 5th
2003 · Crazy Cora Wilkens
movieMr. St. Nick
2002 · Queen Carlotta
movieLiving in Fear
2000 · Mrs. Ford
tvStrong Medicine
2000 · Cicely Nordeco
movieHow to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000 · Shatzie
movieThe Perfect Nanny
2000 · Mrs. McBride
tvProvidence
1999 · Rose Bidwell
tvThe Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Dugong (voice)
movieFear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998 · Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel
movieMs. Scrooge
1997 · Maude Marley
tvEverybody Loves Raymond
1996 · Lois Whelan
tvLiz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995 · Hedda Hopper
movieThe Spy Within
1994 · Dr. Pamela Schilling
movieAmore!
1993 · Mildred Schwartz
movieThe Elvira Show
1993 · Aunt Minerva
movieInside Monkey Zetterland
1992 · Honor Zetterland
tvBatman: The Animated Series
1992 · Connie (voice)
movieGrass Roots
1992 · Emma Carr
movieDeception: A Mother’s Secret
1991 · Geena Milner
movieThe Perfect Tribute
1991 · Farm Woman
movieWhen Will I Be Loved?
1990 · Barbara Patterson
tvThe Upper Hand
1990 · Madame Alexandra
tvCoach
1989 · Doris Sherman
movieLady in White
1988 · Amanda
movieSave the Dog!
1988
movieOverboard
1987 · Edith Mintz
movieChristmas Snow
1986 · Mrs. Mutterance
tvGirls On Top
1985 · Goldie
tvThe Comedy Factory
1985 · Mildred Deegan
movieShadey
1985 · Lady Constance Landau
movieBrazil
1985 · Mrs. Ida Lowry
tvWho's the Boss?
1984 · Mona Robinson, Director
movieJack and the Beanstalk
1983 · Jack's Mother
movieRosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982 · Frances Clooney
movieFor Lovers Only
1982 · Bea Winchell
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Jack's Mother
tvCagney & Lacey
1982 · Mona Robinson
tvWorld War III
1982 · Dorothy Longworth
movieTime Bandits
1981 · Mrs. Ogre
movieScout's Honor
1980 · Pearl Bartlett
movieDiary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979 · Elaine Thurston
tvBenson
1979 · Jessica Tate, Director
$weepstake$
tv$weepstake$
1979 · Lynn
tvPearl
1978 · Mrs. Sally Colto
movieGetting Married
1978 · Vera Lesser
tvThe Love Boat
1977 · Harriet Darnell Stevens, Vivian Endler
tvSoap
1977 · Jessica Tate
movieLittle Ladies of the Night
1977 · Miss Colby
tvMeeting of Minds
1977
Liza’s Pioneer Diary
movieLiza’s Pioneer Diary
1976 · Aunt Sara
movieWanted: The Sundance Woman
1976 · Mattie Riley
tvSpencer's Pilots
1976
movieBaby Blue Marine
1976 · Mrs. Hudkins
movieFamily Plot
1976 · Mrs. Maloney
movieJames Dean
1976 · Claire Folger
tvThe Bionic Woman
1976
movieThe Hindenburg
1975 · Mrs. Mildred Breslau
tvJoe Forrester
1975
movieThe First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975 · Nurse Katherine Gunther
movieCage Without a Key
1975 · Mrs. Little
movieThe Family Nobody Wanted
1975 · Mrs. Bittner
movieThe Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975 · Emma Borden
movieThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974 · Lady at House
movieLocusts
1974 · Claire Fletcher
tvHarry O
1974
tvPetrocelli
1974 · Nancy Berwick
movieLarry
1974 · Maureen Whitten
movieDr. Max
1974 · Libby Oppel
tvThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · Middy
tvThe Snoop Sisters
1973 · Cissy Prine
tvAdam's Rib
1973 · Martha Layne
tvBarnaby Jones
1973 · Edna Morrison
tvThe Bob Newhart Show
1972 · Dr. Webster
tvThe Rookies
1972
movieThe Hospital
1971 · Marilyn Mead
tvMedical Center
1969 · Rachel Weldman
tvMannix
1967 · Mrs. Sylvia Jarrud, Martha Cole
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Ena Spratt
movieWine of Morning
1955 · Irene
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee