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10 quotes by Katherine Helmond

Katherine Marie Helmond (born July 5, 1929) is an American film, theater and television actress, who played Emily Dickinson on Meeting of Minds, as well as fictional television characters, for which she is best known, including Jessica Tate on Soap, Mona Robinson on Who's the Boss?, Doris Sherman on Coach, and Lois Whelan on Everybody Loves Raymond.
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Women have been brought up to be passive, accepting, not come forward and play a major role in life. And with age, there's a tendency to revert... →

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The choice of roles as I grow older gets more and more limited, so if I pin myself to one kind of part I would get in trouble. So, these oddball... →

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I had TB as a child. So I was put to doing things like drawing and reading. And I was raised in a family where manners were important. Maybe... →

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I'd really like to show women my age - who've had children grow up or lost husbands or retired after working all their lives - that there are... →

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I went to Catholic school. Do as you're told; don't ask questions and you will be illuminated.

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I grew up hearing about the walking undead. I had a fascination with it as a child.

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I was never ambitious to be a good actor. I just love doing it and I seem to be quite suited for it.

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A director recommended me for the role on 'Soap.' They said, 'She plays heavy roles, murderesses and the like.' He said, 'On... →

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I was very lucky with 'Soap' and 'Who's the Boss,' which was great fun, and then went on 'Coach' and 'Everybody Loves... →

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Many times, when a director reads a script and wants somebody who says 'Far out', then they let me do what I want with it and that's... →

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