
Joyce Bulifant
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
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.
Acting
A Love Like This
as Joyce
The Songs of Christmas
as Host
(2023)
(2019)
I Hate Kids
as Betty Bartlett
(2015)
Tooken
as Edna Millers
(2005)
Dirty Love
as Mary
(2001)
Thank Heaven
as Dr. Swensen
(1999)
Diamonds
as June
(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
(1979)
Better Late Than Never
as Jean Wallace
(1967)
The Happiest Millionaire
as Rosemary