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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

48

Gender

Female

Birthday

1937-12-16 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Newport News, Virginia, USA

Also Known As

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

Dirty Love

2005

Dirty Love

as

Mary

Thank Heaven

2001

Thank Heaven

as

Dr. Swensen

The Haircut

1982

The Haircut

as

Dell (Manicurist)

Airplane!

1980

Airplane!

as

Mrs. Davis

Hanging by a Thread

1979

Hanging by a Thread

as

Anita Minton

Better Late Than Never

1979

Better Late Than Never

as

Jean Wallace

Charley's Aunt

1983

Charley's Aunt

as

Miss Delahay

Diamonds

1999

Diamonds

as

June

Tooken

2015

Tooken

as

Edna Millers

I Hate Kids

2019

I Hate Kids

as

Betty Bartlett

Flo

Flo

as

Three's Company

Three's Company

as

Mrs. Cross

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Bonnie Vernon

2009 Game Show Awards

2009 Game Show Awards

as

Self - Presenter

CHiPs

CHiPs

as

Joyce Bulifant (uncredited)

Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

as

Peggy Wilson

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Hollis Wilburn

Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me!

as

Fannie Finch

Thriller

Thriller

as

Jinny Wells

The Shining

The Shining

as

Customer

Lancer

Lancer

as

Cassie

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Judy Cannon

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Ellie

Naked City

Naked City

as

Constance Hacker

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

as

Marsha Patterson

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Nancy Banks

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

as

Fifi Dubois

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Nancy Mayhew

Police Story

Police Story

as

Katie Pardnales

Alice

Alice

as

Connie Raymond

Channing

Channing

as

Ellen Dalton

Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

as

Connie Duncan

Police Woman

Police Woman

as

Peggy Lakes

Tom, Dick and Mary

Tom, Dick and Mary

as

Mary Gentry

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as

Marie Slaughter

Big John, Little John

Big John, Little John

as

Marjorie Martin

Little Women

Little Women

as

Mrs. Kirke

The Bill Cosby Show

The Bill Cosby Show

as

Mrs. Marsha Patterson

Production

Crew

Directing