Katherine Helmond, born July 5, 1934 as Catherine Marie Helmond in Galveston, Texas is an American actress. Helmond is known for her role as Jessica Tate, the matriarch from the TV sitcom Soap. She remained with the series until it was cancelled in 1981. She later stared ar Mona Robinson in the sitcom Who's the Boss More recently she has guest starred on Everybody Loves Raymond as Ray's mother-in-law.
