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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?
A parody of soap operas, the show's story was presented in a serial format and featured melodramatic plotlines revolving around a large family in the fictional town of Dunn's River, Connecticut. The series revolves around the households of sisters Jessica Tate (Katherine Helmond) and Mary Campbell (Cathryn Damon).
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").
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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 ...
CBS has announced the first cast members for "Beyond the Gates," which will become the first one-hour Black daytime soap to air on TV when it premieres early next year.
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?
Beyond the Gates, an all-new CBS daytime drama that premieres on Feb. 24, will make history as the first Black soap opera in 35 years following Generations, which ran for 13 months and concluded ...