Mary Jo Catlett

Acting

Mary Jo Catlett

Born September 2, 1938Denver, Colorado, USA82 credits

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

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
6.7

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Movie

2025

Plankton: The Movie
6.7

Plankton: The Movie

Movie

2025

Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas

Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas

Movie

2024

SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
7.0

SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp

Movie

2024

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
6.0

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Movie

2024

The Patrick Star Show
5.8

The Patrick Star Show

TV

2021

Filmography

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePantsas Mrs. Puff (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Plankton: The Movie
2025Plankton: The Movieas Mrs. Puff (voice)Movie
Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
2024Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmasas Mrs. PuffMovie
SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kamp
2024SpongeBob Squarepants: Kreepaway Kampas Mrs. Puff (voice)Movie
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
2024Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movieas Mrs. Puff (voice)Movie
The Patrick Star Show
2021The Patrick Star Showas Mrs. Puff (voice)TV
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
2021Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Yearsas Mrs. Puff (voice)TV
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Runas Mrs. Puff (voice)Movie
SpongeBob As Told By
2020SpongeBob As Told Byas SelfTV
Toca Life Stories
2020Toca Life Storiesas NariTV
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2019SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowoutas Mrs. PuffMovie
Good Girls
2018Good Girlsas DorothyTV
Great News
2017Great Newsas MarieTV
Trial & Error
2017Trial & Erroras BrianneTV
SpongeBob LongPants
2016SpongeBob LongPantsas Mrs. Puff / Driving Student (voice)Movie
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016Bajillion Dollar Propertie$as Ethel SimmonsTV
The Odd Couple
2015The Odd Coupleas Elderly WomanTV
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Wateras Mrs. Puff (voice)Movie
Lucky Stiff
2014Lucky Stiffas Shoe Store LadyMovie
Let's Be Cops
2014Let's Be Copsas Old LadyMovie
Instant Mom
2013Instant Momas Mrs. SharpTV
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
2012Carol Channing: Larger Than Lifeas SelfMovie
Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtrip
2011Spongebob’s Runaway Roadtripas Mrs. PuffMovie
2 Broke Girls
20112 Broke Girlsas ElaineTV
Shake It Up
2010Shake It Upas Elderly WomanTV
Rizzoli & Isles
2010Rizzoli & Islesas BunnyTV
Anderson's Cross
2010Anderson's Crossas Mrs. ElwayMovie
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand
2010SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Standas Mrs. Puff (voice)Movie
Modern Family
2009Modern Familyas EdithTV
How to Be a Serial Killer
2009How to Be a Serial Killeras Mrs. WilsonMovie
Glee
2009Gleeas Mrs. CarlisleTV
Red Riding Hood
2006Red Riding Hoodas Shopkeeper WomanMovie
The Benchwarmers
2006The Benchwarmersas Mrs. EllwoodMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as Guest #1 (voice)TV
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
2004The SpongeBob SquarePants Movieas Mrs. Puff (voice)Movie
Beethoven's 5th
2003Beethoven's 5thas Sweet GrandmotherMovie
Cold Case
2003Cold Caseas Betty Joe Henders (2009)TV
That's So Raven
2003That's So Ravenas Mrs. ApplebaumTV
Ablaze
2002Ablazeas Nurse WinslowMovie
Kim Possible
2002Kim Possibleas Aunt June (voice)TV
Size 'Em Up
2001Size 'Em Upas FlorenceMovie
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
2001The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandyas WitchTV
All You Need
2001All You Needas RuthMovie
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999SpongeBob SquarePantsas Mrs. Puff (voice)TV
Legend of the Mummy
1998Legend of the Mummyas Mrs. GrantMovie
Extreme Ghostbusters
1997Extreme GhostbustersTV
Trading Favors
1997Trading Favorsas Mrs. LangleyMovie
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fictionas Mrs. Hanson (segment "The Motorcycle")TV
Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice
1996Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on IceMovie
Quack Pack
1996Quack Packas (voice)TV
Serial Mom
1994Serial Momas Rosemary AckermanMovie
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993Saved by the Bell: The New Classas Mrs. BluntleyTV
Battling for Baby
1992Battling for Babyas Mrs. CapelloMovie
DuckTales
1987DuckTalesas Cookie Blurf (voice)TV
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
1986The Mouse and the Motorcycleas Kindergarten TeacherMovie
ALF
1986ALFas Mary JoTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Mrs. MetcalfTV
Gone Are the Dayes
1984Gone Are the Dayesas MargeMovie
Night Court
1984Night Courtas Cynthia DalbeyTV
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982The Best Little Whorehouse in Texasas RitaMovie
The Beach Girls
1982The Beach Girlsas Mrs. BrinkerMovie
O'Hara's Wife
1982O'Hara's Wifeas GloriaMovie
Gimme a Break!
1981Gimme a Break!TV
Foul Play
1981Foul Playas Stella FinkleTV
Blood Beach
1980Blood Beachas Harriett CrabbeMovie
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1980Semi-ToughTV
Where the Ladies Go
1980Where the Ladies Goas FrancesMovie
Out of the Blue
1979Out of the Blueas NurseTV
The Champ
1979The Champas JosieMovie
Diff'rent Strokes
1978Diff'rent Strokesas Pearl GallagherTV
Fantasy Island
1978Fantasy Islandas Carlotta SmithTV
Semi-Tough
1977Semi-Toughas EarleneMovie
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1976The McLean Stevenson ShowTV
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
1976How to Break Up a Happy Divorceas SopranoMovie
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & HutchTV
Kojak
1973Kojakas VernaTV
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*Has Nurse WalshTV
The Bob Newhart Show
1972The Bob Newhart Showas Mrs. EnglehartTV
The Waltons
1972The WaltonsTV
Bananas
1971Bananasas Woman in Hotel Lobby Cheering Honeymoon (uncredited)Movie
The Littlest Angel
1969The Littlest Angelas The Scribe IMovie
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—When the Moon Was Twice as Bigas ElsieMovie