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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1937-12-16 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Newport News, Virginia, USA

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

Acting

2023

2019

I Hate Kids as Betty Bartlett

2015

Tooken as Edna Millers

2009

2009 Game Show Awards as Self - Presenter

2005

Dirty Love as Mary

2001

Thank Heaven as Dr. Swensen

1999

Diamonds as June

1997

Just Shoot Me! as Fannie Finch
The Shining as Customer

1983

Charley's Aunt as Miss Delahay

1982

The Haircut as Dell (Manicurist)

1980

Airplane! as Mrs. Davis

1979

Hanging by a Thread as Anita Minton
Better Late Than Never as Jean Wallace
The Facts of Life as Margaret

1978

Little Women as Mrs. Kirke

1977

Three's Company as Mrs. Cross
CHiPs as Joyce Bulifant (uncredited)

1976

Alice as Connie Raymond
Big John, Little John as Marjorie Martin

1974

Police Woman as Peggy Lakes

1973

Love Thy Neighbor as Peggy Wilson
Police Story as Katie Pardnales

1970

The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Marie Slaughter

1969

The Bill Cosby Show as Marsha Patterson
The Bill Cosby Show as Mrs. Marsha Patterson

1968

Lancer as Cassie

1967

1964

Tom, Dick and Mary as Mary Gentry

1963

Vacation Playhouse as Connie Duncan
Channing as Ellen Dalton

1962

The Virginian as Nancy Mayhew

1961

Dr. Kildare as Judy Cannon

1960

The Tall Man as Fifi Dubois
Thriller as Jinny Wells

1959

Bonanza as Bonnie Vernon

1958

Naked City as Constance Hacker

1957

Perry Mason as Hollis Wilburn
Perry Mason as Nancy Banks

1955

Gunsmoke as Ellie

1953

General Electric Theater as Connie Duncan

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