Joyce Bulifant
Known for Acting · 48 credits
- Born
- 1937-12-16 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Newport News, Virginia, USA
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
TV Shows (34)
Perry Mason
1957
as Hollis Wilburn / Nancy Banks
Bonanza
1959
as Bonnie Vernon
Love, American Style
1969
as Connie
The Virginian
1962
as Nancy Mayhew
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Judy Cannon
Naked City
1958
as Constance Hacker
The Facts of Life
1979
as Margaret
Alice
1976
as Connie Raymond
Police Woman
1974
as Peggy Lakes
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Fannie Finch
Match Game
1973
as Self
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Marie Slaughter
Three's Company
1977
as Mrs. Cross
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ellie
Thriller
1960
as Jinny Wells
CHiPs
1977
as Joyce Bulifant (uncredited)
Lancer
1968
as Cassie
Police Story
1973
as Katie Pardnales
The Tall Man
1960
as Fifi Dubois
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Alice
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Marsha Patterson / Mrs. Marsha Patterson
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Connie Duncan
Channing
1963
as Ellen Dalton
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1979
as Dixie Wilson
The Shining
1997
as Customer
Flo
1980
General Electric Theater
1953
as Connie Duncan
Little Women
1978
as Mrs. Kirke
Sport Billy
1979
as Lilly/Vanda/Other (voice)
Big John, Little John
1976
as Marjorie Martin
Tom, Dick and Mary
1964
as Mary Gentry
2009 Game Show Awards
2009
as Self - Presenter
Hanging by a Thread
1979
as Anita Minton
Love Thy Neighbor
1973
as Peggy Wilson
Movies (14)
Airplane!
1980
as Mrs. Davis
A Love Like This
2026
as Joyce
Thank Heaven
2001
as Dr. Swensen
Tooken
2015
as Edna Millers
Dirty Love
2005
as Mary
Diamonds
1999
as June
The Happiest Millionaire
1967
as Rosemary
I Hate Kids
2019
as Betty Bartlett
Better Late Than Never
1979
as Jean Wallace
Charley's Aunt
1983
as Miss Delahay
Hanging by a Thread
1979
as Anita Minton
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
2023
as Self
The Haircut
1982
as Dell (Manicurist)
The Songs of Christmas
as Host
About Joyce Bulifant
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),… With 48 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Joyce Bulifant has appeared in 14 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joyce Bulifant Movies
- Airplane! (1980) — as Mrs. Davis
- A Love Like This (2026) — as Joyce
- Thank Heaven (2001) — as Dr. Swensen
- Tooken (2015) — as Edna Millers
- Dirty Love (2005) — as Mary
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