She played Pearl on "Different Strokes". See Mary Jo Catlett now at 83 years old.
The actor is also loved by children (and former children) around the world for an emblematic cartoon voice.
After the start of the twoCharlotte RaeLike Mrs Garrett (forThe facts of life) and replacementNedra Volz As a Brubaker Delaïde,Mary Jo Catlett joins the cast ofDifficulty As Pearl Gallagher, the final and longest cleaning lady in Drummond. During his three seasons in the series, Pearl saw Arnold (Gary Coleman) and Willis (Todd bridges) through Kimberly (Dana Plato) move to Paris; The arrival of the future Mrs. Drummond, Maggie McKinney (Mary Ann Mobley) and son Sam (Danny Cooksey)); a cameo ofM. t; And many "very special episodes" while the show was trying for notes and relevance in the mid -80s.
In the decades that followed, Catlett remained a luminaire on stage and on the screen, including one of the most emblematic cartoons of all time. Read the rest to see what the veteran actress is until the age of 83.
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She recorded dozens of roles in movies and on television.
At the start of his career, Catlett appeared on television series, includingThe Bob Newhart Show,,Waltons,,Fantastic island,,The Duke of Hazzard, andMASH POTATOES. She continued her race for guest spots afterDifficulty finished, appearing in familiar successes of the 80s asAlf;The murder she wrote;General hospital; andNight court.
In 1990, she was nominated for an exceptional support actress in a dramatic series for her role onGeneral hospital Playing Mary Finnegan, the cleaning lady of the Robert Scorpio series (Tristan Rogers). A memorable scenario saw him help his employer simulate his own death.
More recently, Catlett has appeared on the guests onIt's so raven,,Case closed,,Joy,,Two mowed girls,,Desperate housewives, andModern family. His most recent live television work appeared in two episodes of the NBC criminal drama,Good girls.
On the film, Catlett played Rosemary Ackerman inJohn Waters' 1994 Black ComedySerial mom. She also had small roles in a handful of other films, includingBench, withRob Schneider andDavid Spade, andLet's be cops, withJake Johnson andDamon Wayans, Jr.
She found her great success behind the microphone.
The oldest role of Catlett only involved his voice. In the 80s and in the early 90s, she expressed characters on shows, especiallyThe Smurfs,,Rigpets, and the Disney seriesCushion andCharlatan. In 1998, she won the role of Mrs. Puff in a small Nickelodeon series entitledSponge Bob SquarePants.
According to a recent interview on theSpongebob Fan podcastBobin-SpongeBob, Creator of the seriesStephen Hillenburg More preciselylooked for Catlett for the role After seeing her in a room - although she does not know exactly which one.
Since then, she has been in the role, expressing Professor of Spongebob through 13 seasons of the television series, as well as in three feature films, eight video games and, recently, two spin-off series:Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under the years andThe Patrick Star Show.
Catlett had no idea that Mrs. Puff would end up defining her career in such an important way. Remember the flow process on theSpongebob bingacast, she explained: "My agent said:" You know, it's just a small spectacle of temporary cartoons to fill for another for the summer. It will only be in summer. "Liar! Fire pants."
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She returned to the stage.
Before his renown of the sitcom, Catlett was already a famous stage artist, who made his debut on Broadway in the original production ofHello Dolly! In 1964 oppositeCarol Channing.
AfterDifficulty finished, she returned to the theater, appearing in a regional renewal ofmusical comedyThe pajama game in Pasadena in 1989. Throughout the 90s, she also appeared in productions based in Los Angeles deLend me a tenor,,The beauty and the Beast, andThe music man. More recently, in 2011, she appeared in a production of musicalThe wedding singer, playing Rosie, grandmother of the title character.Los Angeles Times Noted From his performance, "Mary Jo Catlett invests the grandmother of the Robbie hip with old-fashioned Aplomb."
She put her talent to use in the fight against HIV and AIDS.
Over the years, Catlett has regularly joined the services of services collecting funds for the fight against HIV and AIDS. For example, she made several appearances in theHelp is on the way Series of concerts, which supports the non -profit holder, an organization that supports children affected by the disease.
Catlett has been involved in the fight against AIDS since the first days of the epidemic. She was motivated to raise awareness after the death of her nearby friend,the artistRobert Hoppe, died of AIDS complications in 1989.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
The actor also appeared in Benefit Concerts in support of theCommunity entertainment fund (Formerly The Actors Fund), an organization that seeks to "provide a safety net to arts and entertainment professionals".
She considers herself mainly to retirement.
Well in his seventh decade as a interpreter, these days, Catlett considers himself "mainly retired" - for his vocal performance onSponge Bob SquarePants.
""I like my job, "she said in an interview in 2021 withRichard skipper. "I would like to be able to do it more, but I know that age happens."
As part of semi-retirement, it will appear in the film 2023When the moon was twice as large, which was filmed before the pandemic.
