Joyce Bulifant
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(14 total)
Airplane!
as Mrs. Davis
Dirty Love
as Mary
Tooken
as Edna Millers
I Hate Kids
as Betty Bartlett
The Happiest Millionaire
as Rosemary
Diamonds
as June
Hanging by a Thread
as Anita Minton
Thank Heaven
as Dr. Swensen
Better Late Than Never
as Jean Wallace
Charley's Aunt
as Miss Delahay
The Songs of Christmas
as Host
TV Shows
(35 total)
Bonanza
as Bonnie Vernon
The Shining
as Customer
Three's Company
as Mrs. Cross
Just Shoot Me!
as Fannie Finch
CHiPs
as Joyce Bulifant (uncredited)
Perry Mason
as Hollis Wilburn
Perry Mason
as Nancy Banks
Gunsmoke
as Ellie
The Facts of Life
as Margaret
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Marie Slaughter
Alice
as Connie Raymond
The Virginian
as Nancy Mayhew
Police Woman
as Peggy Lakes
Match Game
as Self
Thriller
as Jinny Wells
Love, American Style
as Connie
The Bill Cosby Show
as Marsha Patterson
Dr. Kildare
as Judy Cannon
The Bill Cosby Show
as Mrs. Marsha Patterson
Police Story
as Katie Pardnales