Tony describes the late TV veteran as someone with such an influence, while Judith Light calls her 'a gift,' and Alyssa Milano recalls the lessons the 89-year-old taught her.
- Mar 4, 2019
AceShowbiz - Tony Danza and his "Who's the Boss?" castmates have paid tribute to Katherine Helmond following the news of her death.
The TV veteran passed away on February 23, aged 89, but the sad news wasn't reported until Friday, March 01, when Danza, Judith Light and Alyssa Milano offered up fond farewells.
"She was such an influence on me," Danza tells Deadline. "From being a single guy with a hit show in Hollywood, through my marriage and having kids - she was with me."
We all lost a national treasure today. No words can measure my love. pic.twitter.com/eGTf6Ovt3f
— Tony Danza (@TonyDanza) March 1, 2019
"No matter what problem I had, I could go to her. Very few people could match her."
Light, who played the late actress' daughter on the hit TV comedy, said in a statement: "Katherine Helmond was a remarkable human being and an extraordinary artist; generous, gracious, charming and profoundly funny. She taught me so much about life and inspired me indelibly by watching her work."
Katherine Helmond was such a class act and incredibly down to earth. She was terrific as my mother on #EveryboyLovesRaymond and I looked up to her as a role model. #RIPKatherineHelmondhttps://t.co/Yiku05soq4
— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) March 1, 2019
"Katherine was a gift to our business and to the world, and will be deeply missed."
And Milano added: "My beautiful, kind, funny, gracious, compassionate, rock. You were an instrumental part of my life. You taught me to hold my head above the marsh! You taught me to do anything for a laugh! What an example you were!".
Katherine Helmond has passed away.
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) March 1, 2019
My beautiful, kind, funny, gracious, compassionate, rock. You were an instrumental part of my life. You taught me to hold my head above the marsh! You taught me to do anything for a laugh! What an example you were!
Rest In Peace, Katherine. pic.twitter.com/HNIH0Ty6MN
Meanwhile, Helmond's "Everybody Loves Raymond" co-star Patricia Heaton called the late veteran "such a class act".
