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Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

Acting · 1.9 popularity

Age

97

Movies

56

TV

40

Born
July 5, 1929 – February 23, 2019
From
Galveston, Texas, USA

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.

Works

56 films

Cars 3

Cars 3

20176.9

Cars 2

Cars 2

20116.2

Cars

Cars

20067.0

Brazil

Brazil

19857.7

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

19987.2

Overboard

Overboard

19876.8

Time Bandits

Time Bandits

19816.6

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

20087.0

Mater and the Ghostlight

Mater and the Ghostlight

20066.3

Family Plot

Family Plot

19766.8

Lady in White

Lady in White

19886.1

Time Travel Mater

Time Travel Mater

20126.1

The Hospital

The Hospital

19716.6

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

19756.3

The Radiator Springs 500½

The Radiator Springs 500½

20146.3

Beethoven's 5th

Beethoven's 5th

20035.3

Mr. St. Nick

Mr. St. Nick

20025.9

Inside Monkey Zetterland

Inside Monkey Zetterland

19923.6

James Dean

James Dean

19764.7

Larry

Larry

19746.7

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

19796.6

The Perfect Nanny

The Perfect Nanny

20006.2

Deception: A Mother’s Secret

Deception: A Mother’s Secret

1991

Little Ladies of the Night

Little Ladies of the Night

19774.2

Living in Fear

Living in Fear

20004.6

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

19756.9

The Perfect Tribute

The Perfect Tribute

19916.5

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

19746.6

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

Wanted: The Sundance Woman

19766.7

How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

20004.0

Liza’s Pioneer Diary

Liza’s Pioneer Diary

197610.0

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

19758.0

A Grandpa for Christmas

A Grandpa for Christmas

20076.5

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

1982

Ms. Scrooge

Ms. Scrooge

19975.8

Scout's Honor

Scout's Honor

19807.5

Frank and Ava

Frank and Ava

20185.2

Amore!

Amore!

19934.3

Collaborator

Collaborator

20114.8

The Spy Within

The Spy Within

19945.5

Locusts

Locusts

19745.3

Getting Married

Getting Married

19786.0

When Will I Be Loved?

When Will I Be Loved?

19909.0

Grass Roots

Grass Roots

19928.0

For Lovers Only

For Lovers Only

19829.0

Baby Blue Marine

Baby Blue Marine

19765.2

What Is Brazil?

What Is Brazil?

20086.6

Shadey

Shadey

19854.4

The Elvira Show

The Elvira Show

19936.6

Cage Without a Key

Cage Without a Key

19756.0

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

19835.0

Christmas Snow

Christmas Snow

19866.1

The Family Nobody Wanted

The Family Nobody Wanted

19756.4

Dr. Max

Dr. Max

19747.0

Wine of Morning

Wine of Morning

19556.7

Save the Dog!

Save the Dog!

19885.0