Joyce Bulifant
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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.
Known for
Credits
Airplane! (1980)
as Mrs. Davis
Dirty Love (2005)
as Mary
A Love Like This (2026)
as Joyce
I Hate Kids (2019)
as Betty Bartlett
Tooken (2015)
as Edna Millers
Hanging by a Thread (1979)
as Anita Minton
Diamonds (1999)
as June
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life (2023)
as Self
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
as Rosemary
Thank Heaven (2001)
as Dr. Swensen
Better Late Than Never (1979)
as Jean Wallace
Charley's Aunt (1983)
as Miss Delahay
The Haircut (1982)
as Dell (Manicurist)
The Songs of Christmas (—)
as Host