Joyce Bulifant

Born: 1937-12-16

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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as Mrs. Davis
Released: 1980-07-02

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew...

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Dirty Love

as Mary
Released: 2005-09-23

The klutzy yet stunning Rebecca Sommers walks in on her hunky boyfriend in bed with another...

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Tooken

as Edna Millers
Released: 2015-05-26

Spoof of the "Taken" franchise. An ex-CIA agent who is now a mall security guard discovers that...

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Diamonds

as June
Released: 1999-12-10

Mystery about an ex-prizefighter who embarks on a journey to find 13 missing diamonds

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The Happiest Millionaire

as Rosemary
Released: 1967-11-30

A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of...

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I Hate Kids

as Betty Bartlett
Released: 2019-01-18

Nick Pearson is a life-long bachelor who is finally settling down. On the brink of his wedding...

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Thank Heaven

as Dr. Swensen
Released: 2001-01-01

The life of Jack Lander (Matt Keeslar) a television news producer, was a disaster ... until the...

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Better Late Than Never

as Jean Wallace
Released: 1979-10-17

Harry Landers is a feisty senior citizen who refuses to abide by the rules in a stodgy...

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Hanging by a Thread

as Anita Minton
Released: 1979-05-08

A group of old friends on an outing re-live various traumas and tragedies via flashback whilst...

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Charley's Aunt

as Miss Delahay
Released: 1983-02-06

Charley's Aunt is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord...

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The Songs of Christmas

as Host
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Joyce Bulifant uses her unique talents to play the role of a creative music director in a small...

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Perry Mason

as Nancy Banks
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Perry Mason

as Hollis Wilburn
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Bonanza

as Bonnie Vernon
First aired: 1959-09-12

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...

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The Virginian

as Nancy Mayhew
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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Police Woman

as Peggy Lakes
First aired: 1974-09-13

Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los...

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Just Shoot Me!

as Fannie Finch
First aired: 1997-03-04

Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March...

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Dr. Kildare

as Judy Cannon
First aired: 1961-09-27

The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession,...

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Three's Company

as Mrs. Cross
First aired: 1977-03-15

Three's Company is an American television sitcom that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March...

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Love, American Style

as Connie
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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Naked City

as Constance Hacker
First aired: 1958-09-30

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....

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The Facts of Life

as Margaret
First aired: 1979-08-24

The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from...

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The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Marie Slaughter
First aired: 1970-09-19

30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic...

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Thriller

as Jinny Wells
First aired: 1960-09-13

Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62...

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Alice

as Connie Raymond
First aired: 1976-08-31

Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on...

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Lancer

as Cassie
First aired: 1968-09-24

Lancer is an American Western series that aired on CBS from September 1968, to May 1970. The...

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CHiPs

as Joyce Bulifant (uncredited)
First aired: 1977-09-15

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...

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Gunsmoke

as Ellie
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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The Shining

as Customer
First aired: 1997-04-27

A new caretaker moves with his family into the mysterious Overlook Hotel for the winter.

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Arrest and Trial

as Alice
First aired: 1963-09-15

Arrest and Trial is a 90-minute American crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964...

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The Tall Man

as Fifi Dubois
First aired: 1960-09-10

The Tall Man is a half-hour American western television series about Sheriff Pat Garrett and the...

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The Bill Cosby Show

as Marsha Patterson
First aired: 1969-09-14

The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday...

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The Bill Cosby Show

as Mrs. Marsha Patterson
First aired: 1969-09-14

The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday...

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Police Story

as Katie Pardnales
First aired: 1973-03-20

Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and...

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Channing

as Ellen Dalton
First aired: 1963-09-18

Professor Joe Howe is a Korean War veteran who is hired to teach English at Channing College....

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Flo

as uncredited
First aired: 1980-03-21

Flo is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from 1980 to 1981. The series is a spin-off for...

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Little Women

as Mrs. Kirke
First aired: 1978-10-02

The two part miniseries chronicles the lives and loves of the four March sisters – Jo, Meg, Amy...

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Big John, Little John

as Marjorie Martin
First aired: 1976-09-11

Big John, Little John was an American Saturday-morning situation comedy, produced by Sherwood...

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2009 Game Show Awards

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2009-06-06

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General Electric Theater

as Connie Duncan
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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