Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

Acting

Birthday

1929/07/05

Day of death

2019/02/23 (89 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Galveston, Texas, USA

Also know as

Katherine Marie Helmond

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. Sh...Read more

Acting
Brazil
7.7

(1985) Brazil

as Mrs. Ida Lowry

Cars
7.0

(2006) Cars

as Lizzie (voice)

Shadey
4.4

(1985) Shadey

as Lady Constance Landau

Getting Married
4.0

(1978) Getting Married

as Vera Lesser

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
7.2

(1998) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

as Desk Clerk at Mint Hotel

Overboard
6.8

(1987) Overboard

as Edith Mintz

How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
3.4

(2000) How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

as ---

Family Plot
6.7

(1976) Family Plot

as Mrs. Maloney

Beethoven's 5th
5.3

(2003) Beethoven's 5th

as Crazy Cora Wilkens

The Elvira Show
0.0

(1993) The Elvira Show

as Aunt Minerva

Time Bandits
6.6

(1981) Time Bandits

as Mrs. Ogre

Mr. St. Nick
5.6

(2002) Mr. St. Nick

as Queen Carlotta

The Hospital
6.6

(1971) The Hospital

as Marilyn Mead

The Hindenburg
6.3

(1975) The Hindenburg

as Mrs. Mildred Breslau

Lady in White
6.1

(1988) Lady in White

as Amanda

Wine of Morning
5.5

(1955) Wine of Morning

as Irene

A Grandpa for Christmas
6.6

(2007) A Grandpa for Christmas

as Roxie Famosa

Christmas Snow
5.8

(1986) Christmas Snow

as Mrs. Mutterance

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
6.5

(1979) Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

as Elaine Thurston

Collaborator
4.7

(2011) Collaborator

as Irene Longfellow

Time Travel Mater
6.0

(2012) Time Travel Mater

as Lizzie (voice)

The Flight of the Dove
5.5

(1994) The Flight of the Dove

as Dr. Pamela Schilling

Ms. Scrooge
5.2

(1997) Ms. Scrooge

as Maude Marley

Inside Monkey Zetterland
2.9

(1992) Inside Monkey Zetterland

as Honor Zetterland

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
0.0

(1975) The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

as Nurse Katherine Gunther

The Family Nobody Wanted
5.8

(1975) The Family Nobody Wanted

as Mrs. Bittner

Locusts
4.7

(1974) Locusts

as Claire Fletcher

Scout's Honor
5.5

(1980) Scout's Honor

as Pearl Bartlett

Little Ladies of the Night
3.3

(1977) Little Ladies of the Night

as Miss Colby

Dr. Max
0.0

(1974) Dr. Max

as Libby Oppel

Baby Blue Marine
5.3

(1976) Baby Blue Marine

as Mrs. Hudkins

The Legend of Lizzie Borden
6.7

(1975) The Legend of Lizzie Borden

as Emma Borden

Cage Without a Key
6.0

(1975) Cage Without a Key

as Mrs. Little

Grass Roots
0.0

(1992) Grass Roots

as Emma Carr

When Will I Be Loved?
0.0

(1990) When Will I Be Loved?

as Barbara Patterson

Cars 2
6.1

(2011) Cars 2

as Lizzie (voice)

Frank and Ava
5.4

(2020) Frank and Ava

as Betty

Amore!
3.8

(1993) Amore!

as Mildred Schwartz

0.0

(1988) Save the Dog!

as ---

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
0.0

(1982) Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

as Frances Clooney

Living in Fear
4.0

(2000) Living in Fear

as Mrs. Ford

The Perfect Nanny
6.9

(2000) The Perfect Nanny

as Mrs. McBride

Jack and the Beanstalk
5.0

(1983) Jack and the Beanstalk

as Jack's Mother

James Dean
4.7

(1976) James Dean

as Claire Folger

Cars 3
6.9

(2017) Cars 3

as Lizzie (voice)

Wanted: The Sundance Woman
6.4

(1976) Wanted: The Sundance Woman

as Mattie Riley

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
6.8

(2008) Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

as Lizzie

The Radiator Springs 500½
6.3

(2014) The Radiator Springs 500½

as Lizzie (voice)

What Is Brazil?
6.4

(2008) What Is Brazil?

as Self

Mater and the Ghostlight
6.2

(2006) Mater and the Ghostlight

as Lizzie (voice)

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
6.4

(1974) The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

as Lady at House

The Perfect Tribute
7.2

(1991) The Perfect Tribute

as Farm Woman

Larry
5.5

(1974) Larry

as Maureen Whitten

For Lovers Only
0.0

(1982) For Lovers Only

as Bea Winchell

0.0

(1976) Liza’s Pioneer Diary

as Aunt Sara

6.1

(2004) The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

The Rookies
6.9

(1972) The Rookies

as ---

Who's the Boss?
7.4

(1984) Who's the Boss?

as Mona Robinson

Providence
6.5

(1999) Providence

as Rose Bidwell

The Bionic Woman
7.0

(1976) The Bionic Woman

as ---

Everybody Loves Raymond
6.8

(1996) Everybody Loves Raymond

as Lois Whelan

Girls On Top
4.8

(1985) Girls On Top

as Goldie

The Bob Newhart Show
7.4

(1972) The Bob Newhart Show

as ---

Soap
7.3

(1977) Soap

as Jessica Tate

Mannix
6.7

(1967) Mannix

as ---

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Ena Spratt

Faerie Tale Theatre
8.2

(1982) Faerie Tale Theatre

as Jack's Mother

Strong Medicine
7.1

(2000) Strong Medicine

as Cicely Nordeco

Harry O
4.6

(1974) Harry O

as ---

Adam's Rib
5.0

(1973) Adam's Rib

as Martha Layne

Meeting of Minds
10.0

(1977) Meeting of Minds

as ---

Spencer's Pilots
5.0

(1976) Spencer's Pilots

as ---

0.0

(1979) Sweepstakes

as ---

Joe Forrester
7.0

(1975) Joe Forrester

as ---

Batman: The Animated Series
8.5

(1992) Batman: The Animated Series

as Connie (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys
6.8

(1998) The Wild Thornberrys

as Dugong (voice)

True Blood
7.6

(2008) True Blood

as Caroline Bellefleur

6.1

(2004) The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest / Mona Robinson

World War III
6.1

(1982) World War III

as Dorothy Longworth

Pound Puppies
5.2

(2010) Pound Puppies

as Mildred (voice)

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Harriet Darnell Stevens

The Six Million Dollar Man
7.2

(1974) The Six Million Dollar Man

as Middy

Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
6.2

(1995) Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story

as Hedda Hopper

The Upper Hand
7.0

(1990) The Upper Hand

as Madame Alexandra

Pearl
6.4

(1978) Pearl

as Mrs. Sally Colto

Petrocelli
7.0

(1974) Petrocelli

as Nancy Berwick

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Vivian Endler

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Benson
7.2

(1979) Benson

as Jessica Tate

Golden Globe Awards
6.8

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Golden Globe Awards
6.8

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

The Snoop Sisters
7.2

(1973) The Snoop Sisters

as Cissy Prine

Coach
6.9

(1989) Coach

as Doris Sherman

Medical Center
6.1

(1969) Medical Center

as Rachel Weldman

Comedy Factory
0.0

(1985) Comedy Factory

as Mildred Deegan

Mannix
6.7

(1967) Mannix

as Mrs. Sylvia Jarrud