Katherine Helmond
Acting
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…
Filmography
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Frank and Ava
2020
Cars 3
2017
The Radiator Springs 500½
2014
Time Travel Mater
2012
Collaborator
2011
Cars 2
2011
Harry's Law
2011
Pound Puppies
2010
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008
Mater's Tall Tales
2008
True Blood
2008
A Grandpa for Christmas
2007
Mater and the Ghostlight
2006
Cars
2006
Beethoven's 5th
2003
Mr. St. Nick
2002
Living in Fear
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000
The Perfect Nanny
2000
Providence
1999
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
Ms. Scrooge
1997
Everybody Loves Raymond
1996
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
1995
The Spy Within
1994
Amore!
1993
The Elvira Show
1993
Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
Grass Roots
1992
Deception: A Mother’s Secret
1991
The Perfect Tribute
1991
When Will I Be Loved?
1990
The Upper Hand
1990
Coach
1989
Lady in White
1988
Save the Dog!
1988
Overboard
1987
Christmas Snow
1986
Girls On Top
1985
The Comedy Factory
1985
Shadey
1985
Brazil
1985
Who's the Boss?
1984
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982
For Lovers Only
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
World War III
1982
Time Bandits
1981
Scout's Honor
1980
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979
Benson
1979
$weepstake$
$weepstake$
1979
Pearl
1978
Getting Married
1978
The Love Boat
1977
Soap
1977
Little Ladies of the Night
1977
Meeting of Minds
1977
Liza’s Pioneer Diary
Liza’s Pioneer Diary
1976
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976
Spencer's Pilots
1976
Baby Blue Marine
1976
Family Plot
1976
James Dean
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Hindenburg
1975
Joe Forrester
1975
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975
Cage Without a Key
1975
The Family Nobody Wanted
1975
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974
Locusts
1974
Harry O
1974
Petrocelli
1974