Biography and filmography

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.

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Movies (76)

The Patrick Star Show: Week of Stars!

The Patrick Star Show: Week of Stars!

2026 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

2025 · Mrs. Puff (voice) (uncredited)

Plankton: La película

Plankton: La película

2025 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas

SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas

2024 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Bob Esponja: Campamento de Terror

Bob Esponja: Campamento de Terror

2024 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Al rescate de Fondo de Bikini: La película de Arenita Mejillas

Al rescate de Fondo de Bikini: La película de Arenita Mejillas

2024 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Bob Esponja 3: Al Rescate

Bob Esponja 3: Al Rescate

2020 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash

SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash

2020 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

La gran fiesta: Cumpleaños de Bob Esponja

La gran fiesta: Cumpleaños de Bob Esponja

2019 · Mrs. Puff

Spongebob Squarepants: Factory Fresh

Spongebob Squarepants: Factory Fresh

2017 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob LongPants

SpongeBob LongPants

2016 · Mrs. Puff / Driving Student (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove World Forever

SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove World Forever

2016 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Bob Esponja: Un héroe fuera del agua

Bob Esponja: Un héroe fuera del agua

2015 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Pilot a Mini-Movie and the Square Shorts

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Pilot a Mini-Movie and the Square Shorts

2015 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Spongebob Squarepants: It Came from Goo Lagoon

Spongebob Squarepants: It Came from Goo Lagoon

2014 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Lucky Stiff

Lucky Stiff

2014 · Shoe Store Lady

SpongeBob SquarePants: Bizarro Bikini Bottom

SpongeBob SquarePants: Bizarro Bikini Bottom

2014 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Agentes del Desorden

Agentes del Desorden

2014 · Old Lady

Spongebob Squarepants: Deep-Sea Games

Spongebob Squarepants: Deep-Sea Games

2014 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired!

SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired!

2014 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Buddies

SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Buddies

2014 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Extreme Kah-Rah-Tay

SpongeBob SquarePants: Extreme Kah-Rah-Tay

2013 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob on Tour

SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob on Tour

2013 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sweet & Sour Squidward

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sweet & Sour Squidward

2013 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Spongebob Squarepants: Disorder In The Deep

Spongebob Squarepants: Disorder In The Deep

2013 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

2012 · Self

SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip

SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip

2011 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Heroes of Bikini Bottom

SpongeBob SquarePants: Heroes of Bikini Bottom

2011 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Anderson's Cross

Anderson's Cross

2010 · Mrs. Elway

SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand

SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last Stand

2010 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Viking-sized Adventures

SpongeBob SquarePants: Viking-sized Adventures

2010 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

How to Be a Serial Killer

How to Be a Serial Killer

2009 · Mrs. Wilson

SpongeBob SquarePants: To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants: To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants

2009 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Spongebob Squarepants: 10 Happiest Moments

Spongebob Squarepants: 10 Happiest Moments

2009 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the West

SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the West

2008 · Polene Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty

SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a Patty

2008 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Adventures

SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Adventures

2007 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Friend or Foe?

SpongeBob SquarePants: Friend or Foe?

2007 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Whale of a Birthday

SpongeBob SquarePants: Whale of a Birthday

2006 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants - Karate Island

SpongeBob SquarePants - Karate Island

2006 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

2006 · Shopkeeper Woman

Los Calienta Bancas

Los Calienta Bancas

2006 · Mrs. Ellwood

SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost in Time

SpongeBob SquarePants: Lost in Time

2006 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob Squarepants - Absorbing Favorites

SpongeBob Squarepants - Absorbing Favorites

2005 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Spongebob Squarepants: Fear of a Krabby Patty

Spongebob Squarepants: Fear of a Krabby Patty

2005 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet Pineapple

SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet Pineapple

2005 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Bob Esponja: La película

Bob Esponja: La película

2004 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire

2004 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on Duty

SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on Duty

2004 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric

SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric

2004 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Beethoven 5: El perro buscatesoros

Beethoven 5: El perro buscatesoros

2003 · Sweet Grandmother

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge-a-Rama

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge-a-Rama

2003 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Laugh Your Pants Off

SpongeBob SquarePants: Laugh Your Pants Off

2003 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: Anchors Away

SpongeBob SquarePants: Anchors Away

2003 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly

2002 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Ablaze

Ablaze

2002 · Nurse Winslow

Size 'Em Up

Size 'Em Up

2001 · Florence

All You Need

All You Need

2001 · Ruth

Legend of the Mummy

Legend of the Mummy

1998 · Mrs. Grant

Trading Favors

Trading Favors

1997 · Mrs. Langley

Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice

Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice

1996

Mamá es una asesina

Mamá es una asesina

1994 · Rosemary Ackerman

Battling for Baby

Battling for Baby

1992 · Mrs. Capello

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

1986 · Kindergarten Teacher

Gone Are the Dayes

Gone Are the Dayes

1984 · Marge

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982 · Rita

The Beach Girls

The Beach Girls

1982 · Mrs. Brinker

O'Hara's Wife

O'Hara's Wife

1982 · Gloria

Blood Beach

Blood Beach

1980 · Harriett Crabbe

Where the Ladies Go

Where the Ladies Go

1980 · Frances

The Champ

The Champ

1979 · Josie

Semi-Tough

Semi-Tough

1977 · Earlene

How to Break Up a Happy Divorce

How to Break Up a Happy Divorce

1976 · Soprano

Bananas

Bananas

1971 · Woman in Hotel Lobby Cheering Honeymoon (uncredited)

The Littlest Angel

The Littlest Angel

1969 · The Scribe I

When the Moon Was Twice as Big

When the Moon Was Twice as Big

· Elsie

TV shows (43)

El Show de Patricio Estrella

El Show de Patricio Estrella

2021 · Mrs. Puff (voice), Mrs. Puff (voice) / Puffy (voice)

Kamp Koral: Los primeros años de Bob Esponja

Kamp Koral: Los primeros años de Bob Esponja

2021 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

SpongeBob As Told By

SpongeBob As Told By

2020 · Self

Toca Life Stories

Toca Life Stories

2020 · Nari

Chicas buenas

Chicas buenas

2018 · Dorothy

Buenas Noticias

Buenas Noticias

2017 · Marie

Trial & Error

Trial & Error

2017 · Brianne

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

2016 · Ethel Simmons

Una rara pareja

Una rara pareja

2015 · Elderly Woman

Instant Mom

Instant Mom

2013 · Mrs. Sharp

2 Chicas Quebradas

2 Chicas Quebradas

2011 · Elaine

A todo ritmo

A todo ritmo

2010 · Elderly Woman

Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles

2010 · Bunny

Una Familia Moderna

Una Familia Moderna

2009 · Edith

Glee

Glee

2009 · Mrs. Carlisle

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005 · Guest #1 (voice)

Esposas Desesperadas

Esposas Desesperadas

2004 · Debi Brown

Caso Cerrado

Caso Cerrado

2003 · Betty Joe Henders (2009)

Es Tan Raven

Es Tan Raven

2003 · Mrs. Applebaum

Kim Possible

Kim Possible

2002 · Aunt June (voice)

Las sombrías aventuras de Billy y Mandy

Las sombrías aventuras de Billy y Mandy

2001 · Witch

Bob Esponja

Bob Esponja

1999 · Mrs. Puff (voice)

Extreme Ghostbusters

Extreme Ghostbusters

1997

Más Allá de la Realidad

Más Allá de la Realidad

1997 · Mrs. Hanson (segment "The Motorcycle")

Quack Pack

Quack Pack

1996 · The Claw's Mother (voice), Nosey Neigbors Leader (voice)

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

1993 · Mrs. Bluntley

Rugrats: Aventuras en Pañales

Rugrats: Aventuras en Pañales

1991 · Doreen (voice)

DuckTales

DuckTales

1987 · Cookie Blurf (voice)

ALF

ALF

1986 · Mary Jo

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Mrs. Metcalf

Night Court

Night Court

1984 · Cynthia Dalbey

Gimme a Break!

Gimme a Break!

1981

Foul Play

Foul Play

1981 · Stella Finkle

Semi-Tough

Semi-Tough

1980 · Big Barb

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

1979 · Nurse

Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

1978 · Pearl Gallagher

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

1978 · Carlotta Smith, Hooligan

The McLean Stevenson Show

The McLean Stevenson Show

1976

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

1975 · Terrible Tessie

Kojak

Kojak

1973 · Verna

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

1972 · Nurse Walsh

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

1972 · Mrs. Englehart

The Waltons

The Waltons

1972