About
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....
Known for
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Everybody Loves RaymondSeries • 1996
True BloodSeries • 2008
Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries • 1992
MannixSeries • 1967
Strong MedicineSeries • 2000
CoachSeries • 1989
The Six Million Dollar ManSeries • 1974
Who's the Boss?Series • 1984
The Wild ThornberrysSeries • 1998
Cars 2Movie • 2011
Cagney & LaceySeries • 1982
Barnaby JonesSeries • 1973
Medical CenterSeries • 1969
Pound PuppiesSeries • 2010
The Bob Newhart ShowSeries • 1972
ProvidenceSeries • 1999
The RookiesSeries • 1972
BensonSeries • 1979
Cars 3Movie • 2017
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
CarsMovie • 2006
Faerie Tale TheatreSeries • 1982
The Bionic WomanSeries • 1976