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Katherine Helmond

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. Provided by Wikipedia