Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond: Summary

Recent Role:: Roxie on A Grandpa For Christmas

Birthday:: 7-5-1934

Birthplace:: Galvelston,Texas

Birth Name:: Catherine Marie Helmond

American actress Katherine Helmond spent nearly thirty years becoming an overnight success. Working fitfully in New York and regional theatre throughout the '50s and '60s, Helmond made ends meet by working as a drama teacher. Her first fleeting film appearances were in the Manhattan-based Believe in Me and The Hospital, both shot in 1971. She received a sizeable role in 1975's The Hindenburg,...

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Katherine won the role of Jessica in Soap after one of the directors of Soap saw her in a play. Though 250 actresses had tested for the role of Jessica in Soap, she got the role and became famous. (edit)
Katherine performed in The Vagina Monologues in June, 2001.(edit)
Katherine stands 5�2� tall but wears heels in most of her roles.(edit)
Katherine was nominated for Broadway's 1973 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress for the show The Great God Brown. (edit)
Katherine was born Of Irish Catholic extraction on the side of her late mother, Thelma Malone. (edit)