Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 16, 1937
Place of Birth:
Newport News, Virginia, USA
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Joyce Bulifant
Biography
Joyce Collins Bulifant (born December 16, 1937) is an American actress and author. In addition to recurring roles on television, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Marie Slaughter, she is recognized for film roles in The Happiest Millionaire and Airplane!. She was also a frequent panelist on game shows including Chain Reaction, Match Game, and Password Plus.
She has been married a total of 5 times: actor James MacArthur (m. 1958; div. 1968), actor Edward Mallory (m. 1969; div. 1974), producer/director William Asher (m. 1976; div. 1993), Glade Bruce Hansen (m. 2000; div. 2001), and actor Roger Perry (m. 2002; died 2018). She had 2 children with her first husband James MacArthur and 1 son, actor/director John Mallory Asher, with her second husband Edward Mallory. John was also adopted by her third husband William Asher.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life | Self |
| 2019 | I Hate Kids | Betty Bartlett |
| 2015 | Tooken | Edna Millers |
| 2005 | Dirty Love | Mary |
| 2001 | Thank Heaven | Dr. Swensen |
| 1999 | Diamonds | June |
| 1983 | Charley's Aunt | Miss Delahay |
| 1982 | The Haircut | Dell (Manicurist) |
| 1980 | Airplane! | Mrs. Davis |
| 1979 | Hanging by a Thread | Anita Minton |
| 1979 | Better Late Than Never | Jean Wallace |
| 1967 | The Happiest Millionaire | Rosemary |
| A Love Like This | Joyce | |
| The Songs of Christmas | Host |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2009 Game Show Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | Fannie Finch |
| 1997 | The Shining | Customer |
| 1980 | Flo | |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life | Margaret |
| 1979 | The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | Dixie Wilson |
| 1978 | Little Women | Mrs. Kirke |
| 1977 | Three's Company | Mrs. Cross |
| 1977 | CHiPs | Joyce Bulifant (uncredited) |
| 1976 | Alice | Connie Raymond |
| 1976 | Big John, Little John | Marjorie Martin |
| 1974 | Police Woman | Peggy Lakes |
| 1973 | Love Thy Neighbor | Peggy Wilson |
| 1973 | Police Story | Katie Pardnales |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Marie Slaughter |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Marsha Patterson |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Connie |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show | Mrs. Marsha Patterson |
| 1968 | Lancer | Cassie |
| 1964 | Tom, Dick and Mary | Mary Gentry |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse | Connie Duncan |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Alice |
| 1963 | Channing | Ellen Dalton |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Nancy Mayhew |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Judy Cannon |
| 1960 | The Tall Man | Fifi Dubois |
| 1960 | Thriller | Jinny Wells |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Bonnie Vernon |
| 1958 | Naked City | Constance Hacker |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Hollis Wilburn |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Nancy Banks |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Ellie |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Connie Duncan |