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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Airplane! (1980) — Mrs. Davis
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Bonanza (1959) — Bonnie Vernon
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The Shining (1997) — Customer
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Three's Company (1977) — Mrs. Cross
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Just Shoot Me! (1997) — Fannie Finch
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CHiPs (1977) — Joyce Bulifant (uncredited)
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Perry Mason (1957) — Hollis Wilburn
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Dirty Love (2005) — Mary
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Gunsmoke (1955) — Ellie
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The Facts of Life (1979) — Margaret
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970) — Marie Slaughter
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Tooken (2015) — Edna Millers
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Alice (1976) — Connie Raymond
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I Hate Kids (2019) — Betty Bartlett
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The Happiest Millionaire (1967) — Rosemary
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The Virginian (1962) — Nancy Mayhew
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Police Woman (1974) — Peggy Lakes
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Match Game (1973) — Self
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Diamonds (1999) — June
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Love, American Style (1969) — Connie
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Thriller (1960) — Jinny Wells
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Dr. Kildare (1961) — Judy Cannon
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The Bill Cosby Show (1969) — Marsha Patterson
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Police Story (1973) — Katie Pardnales
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Naked City (1958) — Constance Hacker
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Sport Billy (1979) — Lilly/Vanda/Other (voice)
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The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979) — Dixie Wilson
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American Playhouse (1982) — Ela Delahay
- The Haircut (1982) — Dell (Manicurist)
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The Tall Man (1960) — Fifi Dubois
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Little Women (1978) — Mrs. Kirke
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Lancer (1968) — Cassie
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General Electric Theater (1953) — Connie Duncan
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Hanging by a Thread (1979) — Anita Minton
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Big John, Little John (1976) — Marjorie Martin
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Thank Heaven (2001) — Dr. Swensen
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Flo (1980)
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Arrest and Trial (1963) — Alice
- Love Thy Neighbor (1973) — Peggy Wilson
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Channing (1963) — Ellen Dalton