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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?
Soap is set in the fictional town of Dunn's River, Connecticut. In the opening sequence of the first installment, the announcer says "This is the story of two sisters—Jessica Tate and Mary Campbell". The Tates live in a wealthy neighborhood (the announcer calls it the neighborhood known as "Rich").
Jessica Tate (née Gatling) (Katherine Helmond) – The sister of Mary Campbell and one of the two main characters of the show. She is married to wealthy Chester Tate but separates from and later divorces him after years of infidelity. Sweet-natured, extraordinarily naïve and sheltered, she is often in her own world.
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Katherine Helmond in 1980. Katherine Marie Helmond (July 5, 1929 – February 23, 2019) was an American film and television actress. Over her five decades of television acting, she was known for her starring role as ditzy matriarch Jessica Tate on the ABC prime time soap opera sitcom Soap (1977–1981) and her co-starring role as feisty mother Mona Robinson on Who's the Boss?
Calling all Soap fans! In this spin-off, Jessica Tate's former butler, Benson DuBois, is sent out West to work for Jessica's cousin and state governor Gene Gatling. As he deals with countless ...
Chester Tate, the Tate family patriarch, is cheating on his wife, Jessica Tate. Billy Tate, Chester's and Jessica's youngest child, is the only person in the Tate family who seems to be normal. The Major is Jessica Tate's father and believes World War II is still in progress. Corinne Tate, Chester and Jessica Tate's adopted daughter, is having ...
Robert Mandan (February 2, 1932 – April 29, 2018) was an American actor, best known for his roles as Sam Reynolds on Search for Tomorrow (1965–1970), Chester Tate, the philandering businessman husband of Jessica Tate (Katherine Helmond) on the satirical sitcom Soap (1977–1981) and James Bradford on the short lived Three's Company spin off Three's A Crowd (1984–1985) that lasted for one ...