Joyce Bulifant
Actor
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
Dirty Love
as Mary 2005
Tooken
as Edna Millers 2015
I Hate Kids
as Betty Bartlett 2019
The Happiest Millionaire
as Rosemary 1967
Diamonds
as June 1999
The Haircut
as Dell (Manicurist) 1982
Hanging by a Thread
as Anita Minton 1979
Thank Heaven
as Dr. Swensen 2001
Better Late Than Never
as Jean Wallace 1979
Charley's Aunt
as Miss Delahay 1983
A Love Like This
as Joyce TBA
The Songs of Christmas
as Host TBA