Acting · Newport News, Virginia, USA · Born December 16, 1937
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.
MovieA Love Like This
2026
as Joyce
MovieElizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
2023
as Self
MovieI Hate Kids
2019
as Betty Bartlett
MovieTooken
2015
as Edna Millers
TV2009 Game Show Awards
2009
as Self - Presenter
MovieDirty Love
2005
as Mary
MovieThank Heaven
2001
as Dr. Swensen
MovieDiamonds
1999
as June
TVThe Shining
1997
as Customer
TVJust Shoot Me!
1997
as Fannie Finch
MovieCharley's Aunt
1983
as Miss Delahay
The Haircut
1982
as Dell (Manicurist)
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Ela Delahay
MovieAirplane!
1980
as Mrs. Davis
TVFlo
1980
MovieBetter Late Than Never
1979
as Jean Wallace
TVThe Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1979
as Dixie Wilson
TVSport Billy
1979
as Lilly/Vanda/Other (voice)
TVThe Facts of Life
1979
as Margaret
MovieHanging by a Thread
1979
as Anita Minton
TVHanging by a Thread
1979
as Anita Minton
TVLittle Women
1978
as Mrs. Kirke
TVCHiPs
1977
as Joyce Bulifant (uncredited)
TVThree's Company
1977
as Mrs. Cross
TVBig John, Little John
1976
as Marjorie Martin
TVAlice
1976
as Connie Raymond
TVPolice Woman
1974
as Peggy Lakes
TVMatch Game
1973
as Self
Love Thy Neighbor
1973
as Peggy Wilson
TVPolice Story
1973
as Katie Pardnales
TVThe Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Marie Slaughter
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Connie
TVThe Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Marsha Patterson
TVLancer
1968
as Cassie
MovieThe Happiest Millionaire
1967
as Rosemary
Tom, Dick and Mary
1964
as Mary Gentry
TVChanning
1963
as Ellen Dalton
TVArrest and Trial
1963
as Alice
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Connie Duncan
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Nancy Mayhew
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Judy Cannon
TVThriller
1960
as Jinny Wells
TVThe Tall Man
1960
as Fifi Dubois
TVBonanza
1959
as Bonnie Vernon
TVNaked City
1958
as Constance Hacker
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Hollis Wilburn
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Ellie
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Connie Duncan
MovieThe Songs of Christmas
as Host
