Joyce Bulifant

Joyce Bulifant

Born 1937-12-16 (age 88) Newport News, Virginia, USA
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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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Known For

Airplane!
Airplane!

1980

as Mrs. Davis

A Love Like This
A Love Like This

2026

as Joyce

Thank Heaven
Thank Heaven

2001

as Dr. Swensen

Dirty Love
Dirty Love

2005

as Mary

Tooken
Tooken

2015

as Edna Millers

The Happiest Millionaire
Diamonds
Diamonds

1999

as June

I Hate Kids
I Hate Kids

2019

as Betty Bartlett

Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt

1983

as Miss Delahay

Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never

1979

as Jean Wallace

Hanging by a Thread
Hanging by a Thread

1979

as Anita Minton

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The Haircut

1982

as Dell (Manicurist)

The Songs of Christmas