Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond
Helmond at the 41st Primetime Emmy Awards in 1989
Born	Katherine Marie Helmond (1929-07-05)July 5, 1929 Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 23, 2019(2019-02-23) (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1955–2019
Known for	Soap Who's the Boss? Coach Everybody Loves Raymond
Spouses	George N. Martin ​ ​ (m. 1959; div. 1962)​ David Christian ​ (m. 1962)​

Katherine Marie Helmond (July 5, 1929 – February 23, 2019) was an American actress. Over an acting career spanning six decades, she was best known for her starring role as Jessica Tate on the sitcom Soap (1977–1981) and her co-starring role as Mona Robinson on Who's the Boss? (1984–1992). Helmond also played Doris Sherman on Coach (1995–1997) and Lois Whelan (the mother of Debra Barone) on Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2004). She also appeared as a guest on several talk and variety shows.

Helmond had featured roles in a number of films including Alfred Hitchcock's Family Plot (1976), Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits (1981) and Brazil (1985), and Garry Marshall's Overboard (1987). She also voiced Lizzie in the Cars film franchise by Disney/Pixar between 2006 and 2017.