Mary Jo Catlett

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Mary Jo Catlett

Acting

Born 1938-09-02

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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.

Filmography

83 credits across movies and TV

Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

2006 · Shopkeeper Woman

How to Be a Serial Killer

How to Be a Serial Killer

2009 · Mrs. Wilson

Beethoven's 5th

Beethoven's 5th

2003 · Sweet Grandmother

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

2024 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Trading Favors

Trading Favors

1997 · Mrs. Langley

The Littlest Angel

The Littlest Angel

1969 · The Scribe I

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

1986 · Kindergarten Teacher

SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand

SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand

2010 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Battling for Baby

Battling for Baby

1992 · Mrs. Capello

Ablaze

Ablaze

2002 · Nurse Winslow

Legend of the Mummy

Legend of the Mummy

1998 · Mrs. Grant

Serial Mom

Serial Mom

1994 · Rosemary Ackerman

Lucky Stiff

Lucky Stiff

2014 · Shoe Store Lady

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

2012 · Self

Let's Be Cops

Let's Be Cops

2014 · Old Lady

Where the Ladies Go

Where the Ladies Go

1980 · Frances

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

2015 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Blood Beach

Blood Beach

1980 · Harriett Crabbe

The Champ

The Champ

1979 · Josie

Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip

Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip

2011 · Mrs. Puff

Plankton: The Movie

Plankton: The Movie

2025 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Gone Are the Dayes

Gone Are the Dayes

1984 · Marge

The Benchwarmers

The Benchwarmers

2006 · Mrs. Ellwood

O'Hara's Wife

O'Hara's Wife

1982 · Gloria

All You Need

All You Need

2001 · Ruth

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

2020 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

2004 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Semi-Tough

Semi-Tough

1977 · Earlene

The Beach Girls

The Beach Girls

1982 · Mrs. Brinker

Bananas

Bananas

1971 · Woman in Hotel Lobby Cheering Honeymoon (uncredited)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982 · Rita

Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice

Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice

1996

When the Moon Was Twice as Big

When the Moon Was Twice as Big

Elsie

SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp

SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp

2024 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

How to Break Up a Happy Divorce

How to Break Up a Happy Divorce

1976 · Soprano

SpongeBob LongPants

SpongeBob LongPants

2016 · Mrs. Puff / Driving Student (voice)

Size 'Em Up

Size 'Em Up

2001 · Florence

SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout

SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout

2019 · Mrs. Puff

Anderson's Cross

Anderson's Cross

2010 · Mrs. Elway

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

2025 · Mrs. Puff (voice) (uncredited)

Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas

Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas

2024 · Mrs. Puff

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

1993 · Mrs. Bluntley

M*A*S*H

MAS*H

1972 · Nurse Walsh

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005 · Guest #1 (voice)

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Cold Case

Cold Case

2003 · Betty Joe Henders (2009)

Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

1978 · Pearl Gallagher

Kojak

Kojak

1973 · Verna

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

2021 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Gimme a Break!

Gimme a Break!

1981

ALF

ALF

1986 · Mary Jo

Modern Family

Modern Family

2009 · Edith

The Waltons

The Waltons

1972

Foul Play

Foul Play

1981 · Stella Finkle

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

2001 · Witch

The McLean Stevenson Show

The McLean Stevenson Show

1976

Semi-Tough

Semi-Tough

1980

2 Broke Girls

2 Broke Girls

2011 · Elaine

Glee

Glee

2009 · Mrs. Carlisle

The Patrick Star Show

The Patrick Star Show

2021 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob As Told By

SpongeBob As Told By

2020 · Self

Good Girls

Good Girls

2018 · Dorothy

Kim Possible

Kim Possible

2002 · Aunt June (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Great News

Great News

2017 · Marie

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

2015 · Elderly Woman

Extreme Ghostbusters

Extreme Ghostbusters

1997

Trial & Error

Trial & Error

2017 · Brianne

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

2016 · Ethel Simmons

Night Court

Night Court

1984 · Cynthia Dalbey

That's So Raven

That's So Raven

2003 · Mrs. Applebaum

Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles

2010 · Bunny

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997 · Mrs. Hanson (segment "The Motorcycle")

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

1979 · Nurse

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Mrs. Metcalf

Shake It Up

Shake It Up

2010 · Elderly Woman

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

1975 · Terrible Tessie

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

1978 · Carlotta Smith

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

1972 · Mrs. Englehart

Quack Pack

Quack Pack

1996 · (voice)

Toca Life Stories

Toca Life Stories

2020 · Nari

Instant Mom

Instant Mom

2013 · Mrs. Sharp

DuckTales

DuckTales

1987 · Cookie Blurf (voice)