Acting · Galveston, Texas, USA · Born July 5, 1929
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.
MovieFrank and Ava
2020
as Betty
MovieCars 3
2017
as Lizzie (voice)
MovieThe Radiator Springs 500½
2014
as Lizzie (voice)
MovieTime Travel Mater
2012
as Lizzie (voice)
MovieCollaborator
2011
as Irene Longfellow
MovieCars 2
2011
as Lizzie (voice)
TVHarry's Law
2011
as Gloria Gold
TVPound Puppies
2010
as Mildred (voice)
MovieCars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008
as Lizzie (voice)
TVTrue Blood
2008
as Caroline Bellefleur
MovieWhat Is Brazil?
2008
as Self
MovieA Grandpa for Christmas
2007
as Roxie Famosa
MovieMater and the Ghostlight
2006
as Lizzie (voice)
MovieCars
2006
as Lizzie (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
MovieBeethoven's 5th
2003
as Crazy Cora Wilkens
MovieMr. St. Nick
2002
as Queen Carlotta
MovieLiving in Fear
2000
as Mrs. Ford
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Cicely Nordeco
MovieHow to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000
as Shatzie
MovieThe Perfect Nanny
2000
as Mrs. McBride
TVProvidence
1999
as Rose Bidwell
TVThe Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Dugong (voice)
MovieFear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
as Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel
MovieMs. Scrooge
1997
as Maude Marley
TVEverybody Loves Raymond
1996
as Lois Whelan
TVLiz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995
as Hedda Hopper
MovieThe Spy Within
1994
as Dr. Pamela Schilling
MovieAmore!
1993
as Mildred Schwartz
MovieThe Elvira Show
1993
as Aunt Minerva
MovieInside Monkey Zetterland
1992
as Honor Zetterland
TVBatman: The Animated Series
1992
as Connie (voice)
MovieGrass Roots
1992
as Emma Carr
MovieDeception: A Mother’s Secret
1991
as Geena Milner
MovieThe Perfect Tribute
1991
as Farm Woman
MovieWhen Will I Be Loved?
1990
as Barbara Patterson
TVThe Upper Hand
1990
as Madame Alexandra
TVCoach
1989
as Doris Sherman
MovieLady in White
1988
as Amanda
MovieSave the Dog!
1988
MovieOverboard
1987
as Edith Mintz
MovieChristmas Snow
1986
as Mrs. Mutterance
TVGirls On Top
1985
as Goldie
TVThe Comedy Factory
1985
as Mildred Deegan
MovieShadey
1985
as Lady Constance Landau
MovieBrazil
1985
as Mrs. Ida Lowry
TVWho's the Boss?
1984
as Mona Robinson
MovieJack and the Beanstalk
1983
as Jack's Mother
MovieRosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982
as Frances Clooney
MovieFor Lovers Only
1982
as Bea Winchell
TVFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Jack's Mother
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
as Mona Robinson
TVWorld War III
1982
as Dorothy Longworth
MovieTime Bandits
1981
as Mrs. Ogre
MovieScout's Honor
1980
as Pearl Bartlett
MovieDiary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979
as Elaine Thurston
TVBenson
1979
as Jessica Tate
$weepstake$
1979
as Lynn
TVPearl
1978
as Mrs. Sally Colto
MovieGetting Married
1978
as Vera Lesser
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Harriet Darnell Stevens
TVSoap
1977
as Jessica Tate
MovieLittle Ladies of the Night
1977
as Miss Colby
TVMeeting of Minds
1977
Liza’s Pioneer Diary
1976
as Aunt Sara
MovieWanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
as Mattie Riley
TVSpencer's Pilots
1976
MovieBaby Blue Marine
1976
as Mrs. Hudkins
MovieFamily Plot
1976
as Mrs. Maloney
MovieJames Dean
1976
as Claire Folger
TVThe Bionic Woman
1976
MovieThe Hindenburg
1975
as Mrs. Mildred Breslau
TVJoe Forrester
1975
MovieThe First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975
as Nurse Katherine Gunther
MovieCage Without a Key
1975
as Mrs. Little
MovieThe Family Nobody Wanted
1975
as Mrs. Bittner
MovieThe Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975
as Emma Borden
MovieThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
as Lady at House
MovieLocusts
1974
as Claire Fletcher
TVHarry O
1974
TVPetrocelli
1974
as Nancy Berwick
MovieLarry
1974
as Maureen Whitten
MovieDr. Max
1974
as Libby Oppel
TVThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Middy
TVThe Snoop Sisters
1973
as Cissy Prine
TVAdam's Rib
1973
as Martha Layne
TVBarnaby Jones
1973
as Edna Morrison
TVThe Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Dr. Webster
TVThe Rookies
1972
MovieThe Hospital
1971
as Marilyn Mead
TVMedical Center
1969
as Rachel Weldman
TVMannix
1967
as Mrs. Sylvia Jarrud
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Ena Spratt
MovieWine of Morning
1955
as Irene
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
