Mary Jo Catlett
Biography
Mary Jo Catlett is an American actress and comedian who got her start in Denver, where she acted in local plays and directed a production of Pirates of Penzance. During the 1960s and 1970s she took lighthearted parts in Broadway and Off Broadway musicals, originating the role of Ernestina in Hello, Dolly! in 1964 and later playing Mrs. Tiffany in Fashion, a part she returned to in a 1994 revival. She joined Diff'rent Strokes in its fifth season as the housekeeper Pearl Gallagher, and she appeared on General Hospital and played Rosemary Ackerman in John Waters's Serial Mom (1994). Since 1998 she has voiced Mrs. Puff on SpongeBob SquarePants, her longest running role, earning an Annie Award nomination in 2001 and appearing in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) and its sequels. Her stage work earned her two Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards.
88years old
Turns 89 on September 2in 325 days
- Born Denver
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 48 years1977 to 2025
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Big break
Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the cartoon, had seen Catlett perform on stage and specifically sought her out to voice Mrs. Puff, having a strong vision for the character.
First role
Catlett's first official recording as Mrs. Puff happened on August 24, 1998. For the episode Boating School, she shared one booth at Nickelodeon Animation Studio with Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants and Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star.
Behind the camera
Catlett directed a 1987 production of Nunsense at the Mark Two Dinner Theatre in Orlando and also played Sister Mary Regina, taking on both jobs.
A change of course
Catlett's commercial work included a notable Black Flag ad. In it she delivered a popular catchphrase: "The roaches check in but they don't check out."
Mary Jo Catlett movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie2004 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Mrs. Poppy Puffvoice
IMDb rating 7.2113K votes
Most often with
Six actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Tom Kenny's page
Rodger Bumpass's page
Bill Fagerbakke's page
Jill Talley's page
Mr. Lawrence's page
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.