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Joyce Bulifant

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  • Director
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Joyce Bulifant
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Joyce Bulifant was born on 16 December 1937 in Newport News, Virginia, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Airplane! (1980), Dirty Love (2005) and Tooken (2015). She was previously married to Roger Perry, Glade Bruce Hansen, William Asher, Edward Mallory and James MacArthur.
BornDecember 16, 1937
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      • 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Airplane! (1980)
    Airplane!
    7.7
    • Mrs. Davis
    • 1980
    Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg in Dirty Love (2005)
    Dirty Love
    3.6
    • Mary
    • 2005
    Tooken (2015)
    Tooken
    3.7
    • Edna Millers
    • 2015
    The Shining (1997)
    The Shining
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Customer

    Credits

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    Actress

    • A Love Like This (2026)
      A Love Like This
      5.4
      • Joyce
      • 2026
    • The Indie Escape Network (2021)
      The Indie Escape Network
      7.4
      TV Series
      • (2021)
      • 2021
    • Tom Everett Scott, Rachel Boston, Tituss Burgess, and Julian Feder in I Hate Kids (2019)
      I Hate Kids
      5.1
      • Betty Bartlett
      • 2019
    • Tooken (2015)
      Tooken
      3.7
      • Edna Millers
      • 2015
    • Wreckage (2010)
      Wreckage
      4.2
      • Deputy Priest
      • 2010
    • Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg in Dirty Love (2005)
      Dirty Love
      3.6
      • Mary
      • 2005
    • Thank Heaven (2001)
      Thank Heaven
      4.8
      • Dr. Swensen
      • 2001
    • Laura San Giacomo, George Segal, Wendie Malick, David Spade, and Enrico Colantoni in Just Shoot Me! (1997)
      Just Shoot Me!
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Fanny Finch
      • 2001
    • Diamonds (1999)
      Diamonds
      5.4
      • June
      • 1999
    • The Shining (1997)
      The Shining
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Customer
      • 1997
    • Vanessa Angel, John Asher, and Michael Manasseri in Weird Science (1994)
      Weird Science
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Emily Wallace
      • Gary Wallace
      • 1994–1997
    • American Playhouse (1980)
      American Playhouse
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Ela Delahay
      • 1987
    • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
      The Facts of Life
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Margaret
      • 1985
    • Charley's Aunt (1983)
      Charley's Aunt
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Miss Delahay
      • 1983
    • John Cassavetes in The Haircut (1982)
      The Haircut
      7.1
      Short
      • Dell (Manicurist)
      • 1982

    Director

    • Gifts of Greatness
      Video
      • Director
      • 1985

    Writer

    • Gifts of Greatness
      Video
      • Writer
      • 1985

    Videos3

    A Love Like This
    Trailer 2:08
    A Love Like This
    Tooken
    Trailer 1:37
    Tooken
    Tooken
    Trailer 1:37
    Tooken
    The Bill Cosby Show
    Trailer 1:01
    The Bill Cosby Show

    Personal details

    • Official sites
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    • Alternative name
      • Ed & Joyce
    • Height
      • 5′ 1½″ (1.56 m)
    • Born
      • December 16, 1937
      • Newport News, Virginia, USA
    • Spouses
        Roger Perry2002 - July 12, 2018 (his death)
    • Children
        John Asher
    • Relatives
        Grandchild(Grandchild)
    • Other works
      (1970s) TV commercials: Appeared (as voice of "The Mermaid") in commercials for Chicken of the Sea canned tuna.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      She played the mother of her real-life son John Asher in Weird Science (1994).
    • Quotes
      My greatest success, I feel, has been the ability to make people laugh, even at my own expense and using that gift to help raise funds for children's charities.
    • Trademarks
        Her child-like voice

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