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.
2025The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePantsMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice) (uncredited)
2025Plankton: The MovieMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)
2024SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country ChristmasMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)
2024SpongeBob SquarePants: Snow YellowMovieas Puffy (voice)
2024SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway KampMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)
2024Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks MovieMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)
2021The Patrick Star ShowTV showas Mrs. Puff (voice) · as Mrs. Puff (voice) / Puffy (voice) · 6 episodes
2021Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under YearsTV showas Mrs. Puff (voice) · 75 episodes2020The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the RunMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)
2020SpongeBob As Told ByTV showas Self · 2 episodes
2020Toca Life StoriesTV showas Nari · 41 episodes
2019SpongeBob’s Big Birthday BlowoutMovieas Mrs. Puff2018Good GirlsTV showas Dorothy · 2 episodes
2017Great NewsTV showas Marie · 1 episodes
2017Trial & ErrorTV showas Brianne · 1 episodes
2016SpongeBob LongPantsMovieas Mrs. Puff / Driving Student (voice)
2016SpongeBob SquarePants: Glove World ForeverMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)
2016Bajillion Dollar Propertie$TV showas Ethel Simmons · 1 episodes
2015The Odd CoupleTV showas Elderly Woman · 1 episodes2015The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of WaterMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)
2014Lucky StiffMovieas Shoe Store Lady2014Let's Be CopsMovieas Old Lady
2013Instant MomTV showas Mrs. Sharp · 1 episodes
2012Carol Channing: Larger Than LifeMovieas Self
2011SpongeBob’s Runaway RoadtripMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)20112 Broke GirlsTV showas Elaine · 1 episodes
2010Shake It UpTV showas Elderly Woman · 1 episodes
2010Rizzoli & IslesTV showas Bunny · 1 episodes
2010Anderson's CrossMovieas Mrs. Elway
2010SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Last StandMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)2009Modern FamilyTV showas Edith · 1 episodes
2009How to Be a Serial KillerMovieas Mrs. Wilson2009GleeTV showas Mrs. Carlisle · 1 episodes
2009SpongeBob SquarePants: To Love a PattyMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)
2008SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the WestMovieas Polene Puff (voice)
2006Red Riding HoodMovieas Shopkeeper Woman2006The BenchwarmersMovieas Mrs. Ellwood
2005SpongeBob Squarepants - Absorbing FavoritesMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)
2005Spongebob Squarepants: Fear of a Krabby PattyMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)2005American Dad!TV showas Guest #1 (voice) · 1 episodes
2005SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet PineappleMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)2004The SpongeBob SquarePants MovieMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)
2004SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for HireMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)2004Desperate HousewivesTV showas Debi Brown · 1 episodes
2004SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on DutyMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)
2004SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes PrehistoricMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)
2003Beethoven's 5thMovieas Sweet Grandmother
2003Cold CaseTV showas Betty Joe Henders (2009) · 1 episodes
2003That's So RavenTV showas Mrs. Applebaum · 4 episodes
2002SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could FlyMovieas Mrs. Puff (voice)
2002AblazeMovieas Nurse Winslow2002Kim PossibleTV showas Aunt June (voice) · 1 episodes
2001Size 'Em UpMovieas Florence2001The Grim Adventures of Billy and MandyTV showas Witch · 1 episodes
2001All You NeedMovieas Ruth1999SpongeBob SquarePantsTV showas Mrs. Puff (voice) · 659 episodes
1998Legend of the MummyMovieas Mrs. Grant
1997Extreme GhostbustersTV show1 episodes
1997Trading FavorsMovieas Mrs. Langley
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionTV showas Mrs. Hanson (segment "The Motorcycle") · 1 episodes
1996Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on IceMovie
1996Quack PackTV showas The Claw's Mother (voice) · as Nosey Neigbors Leader (voice) · 1 episodes1994Serial MomMovieas Rosemary Ackerman
1993Saved by the Bell: The New ClassTV showas Mrs. Bluntley · 1 episodes
1992Battling for BabyMovieas Mrs. Capello1991RugratsTV showas Doreen (voice) · 1 episodes1987DuckTalesTV showas Cookie Blurf (voice) · 1 episodes
1986The Mouse and the MotorcycleMovieas Kindergarten Teacher1986ALFTV showas Mary Jo · 1 episodes
1984Murder, She WroteTV showas Mrs. Metcalf · 1 episodes
1984Gone Are the DayesMovieas Marge
1984Night CourtTV showas Cynthia Dalbey · 1 episodes
1982The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasMovieas Rita
1982The Beach GirlsMovieas Mrs. Brinker
1982O'Hara's WifeMovieas Gloria
1981Gimme a Break!TV show1 episodes
1981Foul PlayTV showas Stella Finkle · 10 episodes
1980Blood BeachMovieas Harriett Crabbe
1980Where the Ladies GoMovieas Frances
1979Out of the BlueTV showas Nurse · 1 episodes
1979The ChampMovieas Josie
1978Diff'rent StrokesTV showas Pearl Gallagher · 87 episodes
1978Fantasy IslandTV showas Carlotta Smith · as Hooligan · 1 episodes
1977Semi-ToughMovieas Earlene
1976How to Break Up a Happy DivorceMovieas Soprano
1975Starsky & HutchTV showas Terrible Tessie · 1 episodes
1973KojakTV showas Verna · 1 episodes1972M*A*S*HTV showas Nurse Walsh · 2 episodes
1972The Bob Newhart ShowTV showas Mrs. Englehart · 1 episodes
1972The WaltonsTV show1 episodes1971BananasMovieas Woman in Hotel Lobby Cheering Honeymoon (uncredited)
1969The Littlest AngelMovieas The Scribe I
—When the Moon Was Twice as BigMovieas Elsie