Katherine Marie Helmond was born on July 5, 1928, in Galveston, Texas. She was raised by her mother, named Thelma Malone, and her grandmother; they were Irish Catholics. Young Katherine Helmond attended Catholic school, and appeared in numerous school plays and pageants. She took a job at local theatre while still in high school, hammering and sawing the scenery, cleaning the bathrooms and pulling the curtain.Since her stage debut in 'As You Like It', she worked with New York theatres during ...[Read Story]