Joyce Bulifant

Joyce Bulifant

Born:December 16, 1937

Place of Birth:Newport News, Virginia, USA

Known For:Acting

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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Joyce Bulifant

Filmography

Acting

Airplane!

Airplane!

Mrs. Davis

1980

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