Joyce Bulifant

Birthday: 1937-12-16
Birthplace: Newport News, Virginia, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
A Love Like This Joyce
The Songs of Christmas Host
2019-01-18 I Hate Kids Betty Bartlett
2015-05-26 Tooken Edna Millers
2005-09-23 Dirty Love Mary
2001-01-01 Thank Heaven Dr. Swensen
1999-12-10 Diamonds June
1983-02-06 Charley's Aunt Miss Delahay
1982-09-12 The Haircut Dell (Manicurist)
1980-07-02 Airplane! Mrs. Davis
1979-10-17 Better Late Than Never Jean Wallace
1979-05-08 Hanging by a Thread Anita Minton
1967-11-30 The Happiest Millionaire Rosemary