Mary Jo Catlett
Born
September 2, 1938 (86 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Denver, Colorado, USA
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.
Plankton: The Movie
Mrs. Puff (voice)
2025
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Mrs. Puff (voice)
2024
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
Mrs. Puff (voice)
2024
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Mrs. Puff (voice)
2020
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Mrs. Puff (voice)
2015
Lucky Stiff
Shoe Store Lady
2014
Let's Be Cops
Old Lady
2014
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
Self
2012
Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip
Mrs. Puff
2011
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand
Mrs. Puff (voice)
2010
How to Be a Serial Killer
Mrs. Wilson
2009
Red Riding Hood
Shopkeeper Woman
2006
The Benchwarmers
Mrs. Ellwood
2006
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Mrs. Puff (voice)
2004
Beethoven's 5th
Sweet Grandmother
2003
Ablaze
Nurse Winslow
2002
All You Need
Ruth
2001
Legend of the Mummy
Mrs. Grant
1998
Trading Favors
Mrs. Langley
1997
Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice
1996
Serial Mom
Rosemary Ackerman
1994
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Mrs. Bluntley · (1 episode)
1993
Battling for Baby
Mrs. Capello
1992
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Kindergarten Teacher
1986
Gone Are the Dayes
Marge
1984
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Rita
1982
The Beach Girls
Mrs. Brinker
1982
O'Hara's Wife
Gloria
1982
Blood Beach
Harriett Crabbe
1980
Where the Ladies Go
Frances
1980
The Champ
Josie
1979
Semi-Tough
Earlene
1977
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
Soprano
1976
M*A*S*H
Nurse Walsh · (2 episodes)
1972
Bananas
Woman in Hotel Lobby Cheering Honeymoon (uncredited)
1971
The Littlest Angel
The Scribe I
1969
When the Moon Was Twice as Big
Elsie
The Patrick Star Show
Mrs. Puff (voice) · (2 episodes)
2021
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
Mrs. Puff (voice) · (75 episodes)
2021
SpongeBob As Told By
Self · (2 episodes)
2020
Good Girls
Dorothy · (2 episodes)
2018
Great News
Marie · (1 episode)
2017
Trial & Error
Brianne · (1 episode)
2017
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
Ethel Simmons · (1 episode)
2016
The Odd Couple
Elderly Woman · (1 episode)
2015
2 Broke Girls
Elaine · (1 episode)
2011
Shake It Up
Elderly Woman · (1 episode)
2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Bunny · (1 episode)
2010
Modern Family
Edith · (1 episode)
2009
Glee
Mrs. Carlisle · (1 episode)
2009
American Dad!
Guest #1 (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Cold Case
Betty Joe Henders (2009) · (1 episode)
2003
That's So Raven
Mrs. Applebaum · (4 episodes)
2003
Kim Possible
Aunt June (voice) · (1 episode)
2002
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Witch · (1 episode)
2001
SpongeBob SquarePants
Mrs. Puff (voice) · (611 episodes)
1999
Extreme Ghostbusters
(1 episode)
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Mrs. Hanson (segment "The Motorcycle") · (1 episode)
1997
ALF
Mary Jo · (1 episode)
1986
Murder, She Wrote
Mrs. Metcalf · (1 episode)
1984
Night Court
Cynthia Dalbey · (1 episode)
1984
Gimme a Break!
(1 episode)
1981
Foul Play
Stella Finkle · (10 episodes)
1981
Semi-Tough
(4 episodes)
1980
Out of the Blue
Nurse · (1 episode)
1979
Diff'rent Strokes
Pearl Gallagher · (87 episodes)
1978
Fantasy Island
Carlotta Smith · (1 episode)
1978
The McLean Stevenson Show
(1 episode)
1976
Starsky & Hutch
(1 episode)
1975
Starsky & Hutch
Terrible Tessie · (1 episode)
1975
Kojak
Verna · (1 episode)
1973
The Bob Newhart Show
Mrs. Englehart · (1 episode)
1972
The Waltons
(1 episode)
1972