Joyce Bulifant
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Perry Mason
Hollis Wilburn
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Nancy Banks
1957
Series
Bonanza
Bonnie Vernon
1959
Series
Match Game
Self
1973
Series
Love, American Style
Connie
1969
Series
The Virginian
Nancy Mayhew
1962
Series
American Playhouse
Ela Delahay
1982
Series
Dr. Kildare
Judy Cannon
1961
Series
Naked City
Constance Hacker
1958
Series
Alice
Connie Raymond
1976
Series
The Facts of Life
Margaret
1979
Series
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Marie Slaughter
1970
Series
Three's Company
Mrs. Cross
1977
Series
Police Woman
Peggy Lakes
1974
Series
Just Shoot Me!
Fannie Finch
1997
Series
Gunsmoke
Ellie
1955
Series
Thriller
Jinny Wells
1960
Series
Police Story
Katie Pardnales
1973
Series
The Tall Man
Fifi Dubois
1960
Series
CHiPs
Joyce Bulifant (uncredited)
1977
Series
Lancer
Cassie
1968
Series
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Dixie Wilson
1979
Film
Airplane!
Mrs. Davis
1980
Series
Arrest and Trial
Alice
1963
Series
The Bill Cosby Show
Marsha Patterson
1969
Series
The Bill Cosby Show
Mrs. Marsha Patterson
1969
Vacation Playhouse
Connie Duncan
1963
Series
The Shining
Customer
1997
Series
Channing
Ellen Dalton
1963
Series
Flo
1980
Series
Sport Billy
Lilly/Vanda/Other (voice)
1979
Series
Big John, Little John
Marjorie Martin
1976
Series
General Electric Theater
Connie Duncan
1953
Film
Dirty Love
Mary
2005
Series
2009 Game Show Awards
Self - Presenter
2009
Series
Little Women
Mrs. Kirke
1978
Film
I Hate Kids
Betty Bartlett
2019
Love Thy Neighbor
Peggy Wilson
1973
Series
Hanging by a Thread
Anita Minton
1979
Film
A Love Like This
Joyce
2026
Film
Tooken
Edna Millers
2015
Series
Tom, Dick and Mary
Mary Gentry
1964
Film
The Happiest Millionaire
Rosemary
1967
Film
Thank Heaven
Dr. Swensen
2001
Film
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
Self
2023
Film
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
Self - Actress, 'The Happiest Millionaire'
2024
Film
Diamonds
June
1999
Film
Better Late Than Never
Jean Wallace
1979
Film
Charley's Aunt
Miss Delahay
1983
Film
The Haircut
Dell (Manicurist)
1982
Film
The Songs of Christmas
Host