Acting credits
45
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Joyce Bulifant
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 13Series: 32
TMDB ID: 153386
IMDb ID: nm0119922
Known for: Acting
Born: December 16, 1937
Age: 88
Place of birth: Newport News, Virginia, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.58
Wikidata: Q6297411
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Joyce Bulifant.
A Love Like This
as Joyce
2026 Movie
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
as Self
2023 Movie
5.8
I Hate Kids
as Betty Bartlett
2019 Movie
4.1
Tooken
as Edna Millers
2015 Movie
4.3
Dirty Love
as Mary
2005 Movie
2.3
Thank Heaven
as Dr. Swensen
2001 Movie
5.1
Diamonds
as June
1999 Movie
Charley's Aunt
as Miss Delahay
1983 Movie
7.3
Airplane!
as Mrs. Davis
1980 Movie
Better Late Than Never
as Jean Wallace
1979 Movie
5.8
Hanging by a Thread
as Anita Minton
1979 Movie
The Songs of Christmas
as Host
Movie
6.9
The Happiest Millionaire
as Rosemary
1967 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Joyce Bulifant.
2009 Game Show Awards
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.3
The Shining
as Customer • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.6
Just Shoot Me!
as Fannie Finch • 1 eps
1997 Series
5.0
Flo
29 eps
1980 Series
5.1
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
as Dixie Wilson • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.5
Sport Billy
as Lilly/Vanda/Other (voice) • 28 eps
1979 Series
7.1
The Facts of Life
as Margaret • 1 eps
1979 Series
Hanging by a Thread
as Anita Minton • 2 eps
1979 Series
5.2
Little Women
as Mrs. Kirke • 1 eps
1978 Series
6.8
CHiPs
as Joyce Bulifant (uncredited) • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.6
Three's Company
as Mrs. Cross • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.8
Big John, Little John
as Marjorie Martin • 13 eps
1976 Series
7.1
Alice
as Connie Raymond • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.2
Police Woman
as Peggy Lakes • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.8
Match Game
as Self • 5 eps
1973 Series
6.9
Police Story
as Katie Pardnales • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.6
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Marie Slaughter • 7 eps
1970 Series
6.1
Love, American Style
as Connie • 1 eps
1969 Series
5.4
The Bill Cosby Show
as Marsha Patterson • 6 eps
1969 Series
4.7
Lancer
as Cassie • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.0
Channing
as Ellen Dalton • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.7
Arrest and Trial
as Alice • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.0
Vacation Playhouse
as Connie Duncan • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.4
The Virginian
as Nancy Mayhew • 1 eps
1962 Series