Joyce Bulifant

Joyce Bulifant
Bulifant (rear) with Gavin McLeod (left) and Michael Higa in a promotional still from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Born	Joyce Caroline Bulifant (1937-12-16) December 16, 1937 (age 79) Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1959–2005
Spouse(s)	James MacArthur (m. 1958–1967; divorced) (2 children) Edward Mallory (m. 1969–1974; divorced) (1 child) William Asher (m. 1976–1993; divorced) (1 child) Glade Bruce Hansen (m. 2000–2001; divorced) Roger Perry (m. 2002)
Children	4; including John Asher

Joyce Caroline Bulifant (born December 16, 1937) is an American television actress, notable for her sunny "little girl"-like Southern lilt of a voice. She was a frequent panelist on the television game shows Chain Reaction and Match Game, in which she often gave bizarre answers that seldom matched the contestants.

Bulifant was born in Newport News, Virginia.

Bulifant's Broadway credits include The Paisley Convertible (1966) and Tall Story (1958).

After appearing on Broadway, Bulifant appeared in numerous television programs.

One of Bulifant's earliest roles on television was as a dancer on Arthur Murray's Dance Party (1950-1960). She also played Timmie Barnes in Too Young to Go Steady (1959), Mary Gentry in Tom, Dick and Mary (1964-1965), Marie Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977), Peggy Wilson on Love Thy Neighbor (1973), Lois on It's a Man's World (1962-1963), Marsha Patterson on The Bill Cosby Show (1969–71), Marjorie Martin on Big John, Little John (1976-1977), and Alice Wurlitzer on The Bad News Bears (1979-1980). She was heard as the voice of Queen Vanda on the syndicated cartoon series Sport Billy (1982).

Bulifant was seen on Channing, Empire, and The Virginian. She played an intended murder victim in a 1961 episode ("An Attractive Family") of Thriller. She played innocent defendant "Nancy Banks" in the Perry Mason 1963 episode "The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands", the second of her two appearances on that show.