Mary Jo Catlett
- Born
- September 2, 1938 (88 years old)
- Place of birth
- Denver, Colorado, USA
Biography
Mary Jo Catlett (born September 2, 1938) is an American film, stage and television actress. She is notable for her role as housekeeper Pearl Gallagher on the television sitcom seriesDiff'rent Strokes, and currently for her role as Mrs. Puff in Spongebob Squarepants, which she has held since the show's debut.
Known for
★ 7.0American Dad!
2005
★ 7.9Modern Family
2009
★ 7.9Desperate Housewives
2004
★ 7.22 Broke Girls
2011
★ 6.8Glee
2009
★ 7.7SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
★ 7.6Rugrats
1991
★ 7.9M*A*S*H
1972
★ 7.1The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
★ 8.1The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001
★ 7.4The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020
★ 7.6ALF
1986
Filmography
- —When the Moon Was Twice as BigFilm · Elsie
- 2026Untitled The Patrick Star Show Mini-SeriesUntitled The Patrick Star Show Mini-SeriesFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)
- 2025The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePantsFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice) (uncredited)★ 6.8
- 2025Plankton: The MovieFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)★ 6.7
- 2024SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country ChristmasFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)
- 2024SpongeBob SquarePants: Snow YellowFilm · Puffy (voice)
- 2024SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway KampFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)★ 7.1
- 2024Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks MovieFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)★ 6.1
- 2021The Patrick Star ShowSeries · Mrs. Puff (voice), Mrs. Puff (voice) / Puffy (voice)★ 5.8
- 2021Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under YearsSeries · Mrs. Puff (voice)★ 7.2
- 2020The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the RunFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)★ 7.4
- 2020Toca Life StoriesSeries · Nari
- 2019SpongeBob’s Big Birthday BlowoutFilm · Mrs. Puff
- 2018Good GirlsSeries · Dorothy★ 7.8
- 2017Great NewsSeries · Marie★ 6.7
- 2017Trial & ErrorSeries · Brianne★ 7.0
- 2016SpongeBob LongPantsFilm · Mrs. Puff / Driving Student (voice)
- 2016Bajillion Dollar Propertie$Series · Ethel Simmons
- 2015The Odd CoupleSeries · Elderly Woman★ 5.8
- 2015The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of WaterFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)★ 6.1
- 2014Lucky StiffFilm · Shoe Store Lady
- 2014Let's Be CopsFilm · Old Lady★ 6.5
- 2013Instant MomSeries · Mrs. Sharp★ 8.2
- 2012Carol Channing: Larger Than LifeFilm · Self
- 2011SpongeBob’s Runaway RoadtripFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)
- 20112 Broke GirlsSeries · Elaine★ 7.2
- 2010Shake It UpSeries · Elderly Woman★ 7.5
- 2010Rizzoli & IslesSeries · Bunny★ 7.9
- 2010Anderson's CrossFilm · Mrs. Elway
- 2010SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last StandFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)
- 2009Modern FamilySeries · Edith★ 7.9
- 2009How to Be a Serial KillerFilm · Mrs. Wilson★ 5.0
- 2009GleeSeries · Mrs. Carlisle★ 6.8
- 2008SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the WestFilm · Polene Puff (voice)
- 2006Red Riding HoodFilm · Shopkeeper Woman★ 5.7
- 2006The BenchwarmersFilm · Mrs. Ellwood★ 5.9
- 2005SpongeBob Squarepants - Absorbing FavoritesFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)
- 2005Spongebob Squarepants: Fear of a Krabby PattyFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)
- 2005American Dad!Series · Guest #1 (voice)★ 7.0
- 2005SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet PineappleFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)
- 2004The SpongeBob SquarePants MovieFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)★ 7.1
- 2004SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for HireFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)
- 2004Desperate HousewivesSeries · Debi Brown★ 7.9
- 2004SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on DutyFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)
- 2004SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes PrehistoricFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)★ 6.4
- 2003Beethoven's 5thFilm · Sweet Grandmother★ 5.2
- 2003Cold CaseSeries · Betty Joe Henders (2009)★ 7.7
- 2003SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could FlyFilm · Mrs. Puff (voice)
- 2003That's So RavenSeries · Mrs. Applebaum★ 7.2
- 2002AblazeFilm · Nurse Winslow
- 2002Kim PossibleSeries · Aunt June (voice)★ 7.5
- 2001Size 'Em UpFilm · Florence
- 2001The Grim Adventures of Billy and MandySeries · Witch★ 8.1
- 2001All You NeedFilm · Ruth
- 1999SpongeBob SquarePantsSeries · Mrs. Puff (voice)★ 7.7
- 1998Legend of the MummyFilm · Mrs. Grant★ 4.2
- 1997Extreme GhostbustersSeries★ 6.7
- 1997Trading FavorsFilm · Mrs. Langley
- 1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionSeries · Mrs. Hanson (segment "The Motorcycle")★ 7.3
- 1996Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on IceFilm
- 1996Quack PackSeries · The Claw's Mother (voice), Nosey Neigbors Leader (voice)★ 7.0
- 1994Serial MomFilm · Rosemary Ackerman★ 6.7
- 1993Saved by the Bell: The New ClassSeries · Mrs. Bluntley★ 5.9
- 1992Battling for BabyFilm · Mrs. Capello
- 1991RugratsSeries · Doreen (voice)★ 7.6
- 1987DuckTalesSeries · Cookie Blurf (voice)★ 7.7
- 1986The Mouse and the MotorcycleFilm · Kindergarten Teacher
- 1986ALFSeries · Mary Jo★ 7.6
- 1984Murder, She WroteSeries · Mrs. Metcalf★ 7.5
- 1984Gone Are the DayesFilm · Marge
- 1984Night CourtSeries · Cynthia Dalbey★ 7.3
- 1982The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasFilm · Rita★ 6.3
- 1982The Beach GirlsFilm · Mrs. Brinker★ 4.7
- 1982O'Hara's WifeFilm · Gloria
- 1981Gimme a Break!Series★ 6.7
- 1981Foul PlaySeries · Stella Finkle
- 1980Blood BeachFilm · Harriett Crabbe★ 4.8
- 1980Where the Ladies GoFilm · Frances
- 1980Semi-ToughSemi-ToughSeries · Big Barb
- 1979Out of the BlueSeries · Nurse
- 1979The ChampFilm · Josie★ 7.0
- 1978Diff'rent StrokesSeries · Pearl Gallagher★ 7.1
- 1978Fantasy IslandSeries · Carlotta Smith, Hooligan★ 6.5
- 1977Semi-ToughFilm · Earlene★ 5.4
- 1976The McLean Stevenson ShowThe McLean Stevenson ShowSeries
- 1976How to Break Up a Happy DivorceFilm · Soprano
- 1975Starsky & HutchSeries · Terrible Tessie★ 7.3
- 1973KojakSeries · Verna★ 7.3
- 1972M*A*S*HSeries · Nurse Walsh★ 7.9
- 1972The Bob Newhart ShowSeries · Mrs. Englehart★ 7.5
- 1972The WaltonsSeries★ 7.1
- 1971BananasFilm · Woman in Hotel Lobby Cheering Honeymoon (uncredited)★ 6.7
- 1969The Littlest AngelFilm · The Scribe I
