Mary Jo Catlett
Known for Acting · 86 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)
Modern Family
2009
as Edith
American Dad!
2005
as Guest #1 (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Mrs. Metcalf
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Bunny
2 Broke Girls
2011
as Elaine
Glee
2009
as Mrs. Carlisle
Cold Case
2003
as Betty Joe Henders (2009)
M*A*S*H
1972
as Nurse Walsh
The Waltons
1972
Night Court
1984
as Cynthia Dalbey
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001
as Witch
Kim Possible
2002
as Aunt June (voice)
Good Girls
2018
as Dorothy
Fantasy Island
1978
as Carlotta Smith / Hooligan
The Patrick Star Show
2021
as Mrs. Puff (voice) / Mrs. Puff (voice) / Puffy (voice)
ALF
1986
as Mary Jo
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
That's So Raven
2003
as Mrs. Applebaum
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Terrible Tessie
Kojak
1973
as Verna
DuckTales
1987
as Cookie Blurf (voice)
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Mrs. Englehart
Shake It Up
2010
as Elderly Woman
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Mrs. Hanson (segment "The Motorcycle")
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
2021
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
as Mrs. Bluntley
Gimme a Break!
1981
Trial & Error
2017
as Brianne
Great News
2017
as Marie
Extreme Ghostbusters
1997
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016
as Ethel Simmons
The Odd Couple
2015
as Elderly Woman
Instant Mom
2013
as Mrs. Sharp
Quack Pack
1996
as (voice)
Foul Play
1981
as Stella Finkle
Out of the Blue
1979
as Nurse
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
as Pearl Gallagher
Toca Life Stories
2020
as Nari
The McLean Stevenson Show
1976
SpongeBob As Told By
2020
as Self
Semi-Tough
1980
Movies (45)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025
as Mrs. Puff (voice) (uncredited)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982
as Rita
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
Let's Be Cops
2014
as Old Lady
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
2024
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
Plankton: The Movie
2025
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
2024
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
The Benchwarmers
2006
as Mrs. Ellwood
Serial Mom
1994
as Rosemary Ackerman
O'Hara's Wife
1982
as Gloria
SpongeBob LongPants
2016
as Mrs. Puff / Driving Student (voice)
Beethoven's 5th
2003
as Sweet Grandmother
The Littlest Angel
1969
as The Scribe I
Red Riding Hood
2006
as Shopkeeper Woman
The Champ
1979
as Josie
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012
as Self
The Beach Girls
1982
as Mrs. Brinker
Bananas
1971
as Woman in Hotel Lobby Cheering Honeymoon (uncredited)
Trading Favors
1997
as Mrs. Langley
Semi-Tough
1977
as Earlene
Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
2024
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip
2011
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
Legend of the Mummy
1998
as Mrs. Grant
Blood Beach
1980
as Harriett Crabbe
Ablaze
2002
as Nurse Winslow
SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the West
2008
as Polene Puff (voice)
Where the Ladies Go
1980
as Frances
SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout
2019
as Mrs. Puff
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand
2010
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986
as Kindergarten Teacher
Battling for Baby
1992
as Mrs. Capello
Lucky Stiff
2014
as Shoe Store Lady
How to Be a Serial Killer
2009
as Mrs. Wilson
SpongeBob SquarePants: Snow Yellow
2024
as Puffy (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly
2003
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
Anderson's Cross
2010
as Mrs. Elway
Gone Are the Dayes
1984
as Marge
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric
2004
as Mrs. Puff (voice)
When the Moon Was Twice as Big
as Elsie
Size 'Em Up
2001
as Florence
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
1976
as Soprano
All You Need
2001
as Ruth
Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice
1996
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 86 credits spanning from 1969 to 2025, Mary Jo Catlett has appeared in 45 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)
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) — as Rita
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) — as Mrs. Puff (voice)
- Let's Be Cops (2014) — as Old Lady
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