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