Mary Jo Catlett

Catlett was born in [[Denver, Colorado]], where she performed in a variety of plays and eventually directed a company of ''[[The Pirates of Penzance|Pirates of Penzance]]''. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, she performed in [[Off-Broadway]] and [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musicals, often taking lighthearted, humorous roles. Since the late 1960s, Catlett has appeared in television shows such as ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'', ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'', and ''[[General Hospital]]''. Catlett received Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards in 1978 and 1980,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/10/archives/going-out-guide.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 10, 1977|title=The going-out guide}}{{cite web|last=Ballard|first=Gary|date=October 20, 2010|title=Mary Jo Catlett Bewitches at the Colony|url=https://thisstage.la/2010/10/mary-jo-catlett-bewitches-at-the-colony/|website=This Stage}} a nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the [[Ovation Awards]] in 1995,{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-04-ca-53163-story.html|title='Beast' Tops Ovations Nod List: Theater: The Disney show heads the pack with 13 nominations, while 'Sweeney' earns 12. Center Theatre Group receives 32.|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 4, 1995|last=Shirley|first=Don}} and a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] nomination in 1990.{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-06-28-9002220381-story.html|title=Emmy Drama|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=June 28, 1990|last=Miller|first=Ron}}

Catlett was born in [[Denver, Colorado]], where she performed in a variety of plays and eventually directed a company of ''[[The Pirates of Penzance|Pirates of Penzance]]''. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, she performed in [[Off-Broadway]] and [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musicals, often taking lighthearted, humorous roles. Since the late 1960s, Catlett has appeared in television shows such as ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'', ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'', and ''[[General Hospital]]''. Catlett received Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards in 1978 and 1980,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/10/archives/going-out-guide.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 10, 1977|title=The going-out guide}}{{cite web|last=Ballard|first=Gary|date=October 20, 2010|title=Mary Jo Catlett Bewitches at the Colony|url=https://thisstage.la/2010/10/mary-jo-catlett-bewitches-at-the-colony/|website=This Stage}} a nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the [[Ovation Awards]] in 1995,{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-04-ca-53163-story.html|title='Beast' Tops Ovations Nod List: Theater: The Disney show heads the pack with 13 nominations, while 'Sweeney' earns 12. Center Theatre Group receives 32.|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 4, 1995|last=Shirley|first=Don}} and a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] nomination in 1990.{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-06-28-9002220381-story.html|title=Emmy Drama|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=June 28, 1990|last=Miller|first=Ron}}

In 1998, Catlett joined the main cast of the then-upcoming cartoon ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' as the voice of Mrs. Puff, the [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|title character]]'s driving school teacher, who has become her longest-running and most well-known role.{{cite news|title='SpongeBob' not too deep, but still absorbing fun|work=[[The News-Gazette (Champaign–Urbana)|The News-Gazette]]|date=April 25, 2002}} Series creator [[Stephen Hillenburg]] had seen Catlett perform on stage and sought her out for the part. She quickly accepted and has since voiced Mrs. Puff in every season of the cartoon, in addition to all of the [[SpongeBob SquarePants (film series)|theatrical ''SpongeBob'' films]] and [[List of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise|video games]]. In 2001, she received an [[Annie Award]] nomination for her voice-over work as Mrs. Puff.{{cite web|title=29th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2001)|url=http://annieawards.org/29th-annie-awards|work=Annie Award|publisher=[[ASIFA-Hollywood]]|access-date=July 4, 2016|year=2001|author=Staff|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102052242/http://annieawards.org/29th-annie-awards|archive-date=January 2, 2013}}

In 1998, Catlett joined the main cast of the then-upcoming Nickelodeon cartoon ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' as the voice of Mrs. Puff, the [[SpongeBob SquarePants (character)|title character]]'s driving school teacher, who has become her longest-running and most well-known role.{{cite news|title='SpongeBob' not too deep, but still absorbing fun|work=[[The News-Gazette (Champaign–Urbana)|The News-Gazette]]|date=April 25, 2002}} Series creator [[Stephen Hillenburg]] had seen Catlett perform on stage and sought her out for the part. She quickly accepted and has since voiced Mrs. Puff in every season of the cartoon, in addition to all of the [[SpongeBob SquarePants (film series)|theatrical ''SpongeBob'' films]] and [[List of SpongeBob SquarePants merchandise|video games]]. In 2001, she received an [[Annie Award]] nomination for her voice-over work as Mrs. Puff.{{cite web|title=29th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (2001)|url=http://annieawards.org/29th-annie-awards|work=Annie Award|publisher=[[ASIFA-Hollywood]]|access-date=July 4, 2016|year=2001|author=Staff|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102052242/http://annieawards.org/29th-annie-awards|archive-date=January 2, 2013}}

==Early life==

==Early life==