Joyce Bulifant

Joyce Bulifant

  • Birthday: 1937-12-16
  • 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.

Filmography

The Happiest Millionaire

1967

As Rosemary

Diamonds

1999

As June

Tooken

2015

As Edna Millers

I Hate Kids

2019

As Betty Bartlett

Dirty Love

2005

As Mary

Thank Heaven

2001

As Dr. Swensen

The Haircut

1982

As Dell (Manicurist)

Airplane!

1980

As Mrs. Davis

Hanging by a Thread

1979

As Anita Minton

Better Late Than Never

1979

As Jean Wallace

Charley's Aunt

1983

As Miss Delahay

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