Mary Jo Catlett
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1938-09-02 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Denver, Colorado, USA
- Also known as
- Mary Joe Catlett
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.
Known For
TV Shows (41)
American Dad!
2005
as Guest #1 (voice)
Modern Family
2009
as Edith
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Mrs. Metcalf
M*A*S*H
1972
as Nurse Walsh
Glee
2009
as Mrs. Carlisle
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Bunny
2 Broke Girls
2011
as Elaine
The Waltons
1972
Cold Case
2003
as Betty Joe Henders (2009)
Kim Possible
2002
as Aunt June (voice)
Night Court
1984
as Cynthia Dalbey
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Terrible Tessie
ALF
1986
as Mary Jo
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001
as Witch
That's So Raven
2003
as Mrs. Applebaum
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Mrs. Englehart
DuckTales
1987
as Cookie Blurf (voice)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Mrs. Hanson (segment "The Motorcycle")
The Patrick Star Show
2021
as Mrs. Puff (voice) / Mrs. Puff (voice) / Puffy (voice)
Good Girls
2018
as Dorothy
Fantasy Island
1978
as Carlotta Smith
Kojak
1973
as Verna
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
as Mrs. Bluntley
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
Shake It Up
2010
as Elderly Woman
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
2021
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
Gimme a Break!
1981
The Odd Couple
2015
as Elderly Woman
Great News
2017
as Marie
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016
as Ethel Simmons
Extreme Ghostbusters
1997
Trial & Error
2017
as Brianne
Instant Mom
2013
as Mrs. Sharp
Quack Pack
1996
as (voice)
Out of the Blue
1979
as Nurse
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
as Pearl Gallagher
Foul Play
1981
as Stella Finkle
Semi-Tough
1980
SpongeBob As Told By
2020
as Self
The McLean Stevenson Show
1976
Toca Life Stories
2020
as Nari
Movies (41)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025
as Mrs. Puff (voice) (uncredited)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
2024
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
Plankton: The Movie
2025
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
Let's Be Cops
2014
as Old Lady
Serial Mom
1994
as Rosemary Ackerman
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
2024
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
Ablaze
2002
as Nurse Winslow
Bananas
1971
as Woman in Hotel Lobby Cheering Honeymoon (uncredited)
Blood Beach
1980
as Harriett Crabbe
The Benchwarmers
2006
as Mrs. Ellwood
The Champ
1979
as Josie
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
as Rita
Semi-Tough
1977
as Earlene
How to Be a Serial Killer
2009
as Mrs. Wilson
Beethoven's 5th
2003
as Sweet Grandmother
Red Riding Hood
2006
as Shopkeeper Woman
The Beach Girls
1982
as Mrs. Brinker
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
2019
as Mrs. Puff
Trading Favors
1997
as Mrs. Langley
O'Hara's Wife
1982
as Gloria
Where the Ladies Go
1980
as Frances
Legend of the Mummy
1998
as Mrs. Grant
Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip
2011
as Mrs. Puff
Lucky Stiff
2014
as Shoe Store Lady
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012
as Self
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand
2010
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
SpongeBob LongPants
2016
as Mrs. Puff / Driving Student (voice)
The Littlest Angel
1969
as The Scribe I
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986
as Kindergarten Teacher
Anderson's Cross
2010
as Mrs. Elway
Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
2024
as Mrs. Puff
Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice
1996
Battling for Baby
1992
as Mrs. Capello
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
1976
as Soprano
Gone Are the Dayes
1984
as Marge
Size 'Em Up
2001
as Florence
All You Need
2001
as Ruth
When the Moon Was Twice as Big
as Elsie
About Mary Jo Catlett
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. With 82 credits spanning from 1969 to 2025, Mary Jo Catlett has appeared in 41 films and 41 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mary Jo Catlett Movies
- The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025) — as Mrs. Puff (voice) (uncredited)
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) — as Mrs. Puff (voice)
- Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024) — as Mrs. Puff (voice)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) — as Mrs. Puff (voice)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) — as Mrs. Puff (voice)
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