Mary Jo Catlett - wikipedia Mary Jo Catlett This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( January 2012 ) Mary Jo Catlett ( 1938 - 09 - 02 ) September 2, 1938 ( age 79 ) Denver, Colorado, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1969 -- present Mary Jo Catlett ( born September 2, 1938 ) is an American actress. She is notable for her role as housekeeper Pearl Gallagher on the television sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, and currently for her role as Mrs. Puff in SpongeBob SquarePants, which she has held since the show 's debut. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Stage work 4 References 5 External links Early life and education Catlett was born in Denver, Colorado, the daughter of Cornelia M. ( née Callaghan ) and Robert J. Catlett. Career Catlett appeared on General Hospital ( for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award ) and in several episodes of the television sitcom M * A * S * H. She provided the voice of Mrs. Puff in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, as well as the related film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ( 2004 ). In 2002, she was nominated for The Annie Award for Best Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Production for SpongeBob SquarePants. She also provided the voice for Cousin Larry 's mother on the animated series Kim Possible. Mary Jo Cattlet has also provided voices for Rugrats, The Smurfs, Quack Pack and Extreme Ghostbusters. She is also known, prior to her role on Diff'rent Strokes, for the commercials she did for Black Flag and its pest - control products, particularly the Roach Motel brand. Her many television guest roles include appearances on episodes of That 's So Raven, Glee and Desperate Housewives. She played wrestler `` Terrible Tessie '' in the first season Starsky & Hutch episode `` The Omaha Tiger '', and as `` Cousin Alice '', the slow - witted but well - meaning relation of an old acquaintance of the Duke family in the first season Dukes of Hazzard episode `` Swamp Molly ''. She had a voice role on the `` American Dream Factory '' episode of American Dad !. Catlett appeared in feature films including Serial Mom, The Benchwarmers and Beethoven 's 5th. She has appeared in an episode of 2 Broke Girls with other veteran character actresses and guest starred on Shake It Up. Filmography This film - related list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. This television - related list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. The Littlest Angel ( 1969 ) ( a part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series ) as Scribe # 1 Bananas ( 1971 ) as Woman in Hotel Lobby Cheering Honeymoon ( uncredited ) The Bob Newhart Show ( 1975 ) as Mrs. Engleheart The Waltons ( 1975 ) as Elvira Roswell Kojak ( 1975 ) as Verna How to Break Up a Happy Divorce ( 1976 ) as Soprano Police Woman ( 1976 ) ( television series ) as Car Rental Clark M * A * S * H ( 1976 -- 1978 ; three episodes ) as Becky and Nurse Walsh Flush ( 1977 ) as Bertha Semi-Tough ( 1977 ) as Earlene Emery Fantasy Island ( 1978 ; four episodes ) as Hooligan Hanreddy and Carlotta Smith The Champ ( 1979 ) as Josie Dukes of Hazzard ( 1979 ; one episode ) as Cousin Alice Foul Play ( 1981 ) as Stella Finkle The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ( 1982 ) as Rita O'Hara's Wife ( 1982 ) as Gloria Diff'rent Strokes ( 1982 -- 1986 ) as Pearl Gallagher The Smurfs ( 1981 -- 1989 ) as Additional voices Alf ( 1986 ; one episode ) as Mary Jo General Hospital ( 1989 -- 1990 ) as Mary Finnegan Serial Mom ( 1994 ) as Rosemary Ackerman Quack Pack ( 1996 ) as The Claw 's mother Rugrats ( 1999 ; one episode ) as Doreen SpongeBob SquarePants ( 1999 -- present ) as Mrs. Puff The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy ( 2004 ; one episode ) as Witch Lloyd in Space ( 2004 ; one episode ) as Mrs. Horton The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ( 2004 ) as Mrs. Puff That 's So Raven ( 2004 -- 2005 ; four episodes ) as Mrs. Applebaum The Benchwarmers ( 2006 ) as Mrs. Ellwood State of Mind ( 2007 : one episode ) as Mrs. DelVecchio Kim Possible ( 2007 ; one episode ) as Aunt June American Dad ! ( 2007 ; one episode ) as a store owner Days of Our Lives ( 2009 ; one episode ) as Bev Cold Case ( 2009 ; one episode ) as Betty Joe Henders ' 09 Glee ( 2010 ; one episode ) as Mrs. Carlisle 2 Broke Girls ( 2011 ; one episode ) as Elaine Shake It Up ! ( 2012 ; one episode ) as Elderly Woman Desperate Housewives ( 2012 ; one episode ) as Debi Brown Did You Look for Work This Week ( 2012 ) as Trixie The Mentalist ( 2013 ; one episode ) as Ruth Mr. Box Office ( 2013 ; one episode ) as Gertrude Modern Family ( 2013 ; `` Goodnight Gracie '' ) as Edith Rizzoli & Isles ( 2013 ; one episode ) as Bunny Instant Mom ( 2014 ; one episode ) as Mrs. Sharp Let 's Be Cops ( 2014 ) as Elderly Lady during end credits The SpongeBob Movie : Sponge Out of Water ( 2015 ) as Mrs. Puff The McCarthys ( 2015 ; one episode ) as Mrs. Murphy When the Moon Was Twice as Big ( 2016 ) as Elsie Bajillion Dollar Propertie $ ( 2016 ; one episode ) as Ethel Simmons Trial and Error ( 2017 ; one episode `` The Right - Hand Man '' ) as the East Peck Hall of Record 's Clerk Billy Dilley 's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer ( 2017 ; one episode `` Billy / Willie '' ) as Aunt Agnes Stage work This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Hello, Dolly ! ( 1964 -- 1970 ) as Ernestina ; Broadway Canterbury Tales ( 1969 ) as Housewife, Village Girl and Parishioner Different Times ( 1972 ) as Hazel Hughes and child The Pajama Game ( 1973 -- 1974 ) as Mabel Beauty and the Beast as Madame De La Grande Bouche the Wardrobe References Jump up ^ `` Mary Jo Catlett ''. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ Mary Jo Catlett profile, FilmReference.com.com ; accessed April 17, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Starsky & Hutch : `` The Omaha Tiger '' ( 1976 ) ``. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Dukes of Hazzard : `` Swamp Molly '' ( 1979 ) ``. Retrieved April 17, 2016. External links Mary Jo Catlett at the Internet Broadway Database Mary Jo Catlett on IMDb Mary Jo Catlett at the Internet Off - Broadway Database Mary Jo Catlett on AboutTheArtists.com Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mary_Jo_Catlett&oldid=827443700 '' Categories : 1938 births Living people 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Actresses from New York City Actresses from Denver American film actresses American musical theatre actresses American soap opera actresses American voice actresses Broadway theatre people Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from January 2012 All BLP articles lacking sources Use mdy dates from April 2013 Articles with hCards Incomplete film lists Incomplete television lists Incomplete lists from April 2013 Articles with IBDb links Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه فارسی Français Bahasa Indonesia 日本 語 Português Русский Simple English Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 24 February 2018, at 19 : 33. 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Question: who does the voice of mrs. puff on spongebob
Answer: Mary Jo Catlett