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Mary Jo Catlett

Acting

Born September 2, 1938 · Denver, Colorado, USA

Also known as Mary Joe Catlett

Biography

Mary Jo Catlett is an American actress and comedian. She is a main cast member on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, providing the voice of Mrs. Puff. She is also known for originating the role of Ernestina in the 1964 Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! and for playing Pearl Gallagher, the third housekeeper on Diff'rent Strokes.

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Filmography50+ titles

Instant Mom

2013as Mrs. Sharp

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

2001as Witch

M*A*S*H

1972as Nurse Walsh

Rizzoli & Isles

2010as Bunny

Modern Family

2009as Edith

Desperate Housewives

2004as Debi Brown

Good Girls

2018as Dorothy

Cold Case

2003as Betty Joe Henders (2009)

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999as Mrs. Puff (voice)

DuckTales

1987as Cookie Blurf (voice)

Rugrats

1991as Doreen (voice)

ALF

1986as Mary Jo

Shake It Up

2010as Elderly Woman

Kim Possible

2002as Aunt June (voice)

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Mrs. Metcalf

The Bob Newhart Show

1972as Mrs. Englehart

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

2020as Mrs. Puff (voice)

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

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

Night Court

1984as Cynthia Dalbey

Starsky & Hutch

1975as Terrible Tessie

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years

2021as Mrs. Puff (voice)

2 Broke Girls

2011as Elaine

That's So Raven

2003as Mrs. Applebaum

Kojak

1973as Verna

SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp

2024as Mrs. Puff (voice)

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

2004as Mrs. Puff (voice)

Diff'rent Strokes

1978as Pearl Gallagher

The Waltons

1972

Trial & Error

2017as Brianne

American Dad!

2005as Guest #1 (voice)

Quack Pack

1996as The Claw's Mother (voice)

The Champ

1979as Josie

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

2025as Mrs. Puff (voice) (uncredited)

Glee

2009as Mrs. Carlisle

Plankton: The Movie

2025as Mrs. Puff (voice)

Extreme Ghostbusters

1997

Serial Mom

1994as Rosemary Ackerman

Bananas

1971as Woman in Hotel Lobby Cheering Honeymoon (uncredited)

Great News

2017as Marie

Let's Be Cops

2014as Old Lady

Fantasy Island

1978as Carlotta Smith

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982as Rita

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

2024as Mrs. Puff (voice)

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

2015as Mrs. Puff (voice)

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

2016as Ethel Simmons

The Benchwarmers

2006as Mrs. Ellwood

The Patrick Star Show

2021as Mrs. Puff (voice) / Puffy (voice)

The Odd Couple

2015as Elderly Woman

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

1993as Mrs. Bluntley

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

1986as Kindergarten Teacher