Joyce Bulifant
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Bulifant in a Match Game appearance. |
Joyce Bulifant (born
December 16,
1937 in
Newport News, Virginia) is an American actress who was a frequent panelist on the television
game show Match Game. She is known for her weird answers that rarely match any of the contestants. From 1971 through 1977 she portrayed Marie Slaughter, wife of
Murray Slaughter, on the popular television series
Mary Tyler Moore. She later had a role in the short-lived series
Flo. Bulifant also has appeared in the movie
Airplane!, and as Dennis Finch's mother on
Just Shoot Me, besides guest starring roles on numerous TV shows, and as a guest panelist on numerous game shows. Bulifant was also the original choice to play Carol Brady on
The Brady Bunch, but then, in a change of mind by producers, was replaced by
Florence Henderson.
Bulifant was married to actor
James MacArthur (MacArthur's mother is the late
Helen Hayes), and producer
William Asher, the former husband of actress
Elizabeth Montgomery. Bulifiant is the mother of actor and director
John Mallory Asher, and ex-mother-in-law of actress
Jenny McCarthy.
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Joyce Bulifant on IMDb
