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.
56 movies · 40 shows
Frank and Ava
2020·4.9
Cars 3
2017·6.9
The Radiator Springs 500½
2014·6.3
Time Travel Mater
2012·6.1
Collaborator
2011·4.8
Cars 2
2011·6.2
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008·7.0
What Is Brazil?
2008·6.6
A Grandpa for Christmas
2007·6.5
Mater and the Ghostlight
2006·6.3
Cars
2006·7.0
Beethoven's 5th
2003·5.3
Mr. St. Nick
2002·5.9
Living in Fear
2000·4.6
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000·4.0
The Perfect Nanny
2000·6.2
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998·7.2
Ms. Scrooge
1997·5.8
The Spy Within
1994·5.5
Amore!
1993·4.3
The Elvira Show
1993·6.6
Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992·3.6
Grass Roots
1992·8.0
Deception: A Mother’s Secret
1991·0.0
The Perfect Tribute
1991·6.5
When Will I Be Loved?
1990·9.0
Lady in White
1988·6.1
Save the Dog!
1988·5.0
Overboard
1987·6.8
Christmas Snow
1986·6.1
Shadey
1985·4.4
Brazil
1985·7.7
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983·5.0
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982·0.0
For Lovers Only
1982·9.0
Time Bandits
1981·6.6
Scout's Honor
1980·7.5
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
1979·6.7
Getting Married
1978·6.0
Little Ladies of the Night
1977·4.2
Liza’s Pioneer Diary
1976·10.0
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
1976·6.7
Baby Blue Marine
1976·5.2
Family Plot
1976·6.8
James Dean
1976·4.7
The Hindenburg
1975·6.3
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975·8.0
Cage Without a Key
1975·6.0
The Family Nobody Wanted
1975·6.4
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975·6.9
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974·6.6
Locusts
1974·5.3
Larry
1974·6.7
Dr. Max
1974·7.0
The Hospital
1971·6.6
Wine of Morning
1955·6.7