1. Joyce Collins Bulifant was born on December 16,1937 and is an American actress and author.
20 Facts About Joyce Bulifant
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Joyce Bulifant attended Solebury School in New Hope, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1956 in the same class as her first husband, James MacArthur, son of Helen Hayes and Charles MacArthur.
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Joyce Bulifant then studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
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Joyce Bulifant has written and performed autobiographical shows, Life Upon the Wicked Stage and Remembering Helen Hayes with Love, about her former mother-in-law, Helen Hayes, as well as Lillian Gish.
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Joyce Bulifant was heard as the voice of Queen Vanda on the syndicated cartoon series Sport Billy.
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Joyce Bulifant was a regular on CBS's Flo, as Flo's best friend Miriam Willoughby from 1980 to 1981.
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Joyce Bulifant guest-starred as Jessica in Tales of Wells Fargo, episode "Fraud," in 1961, in addition to episodes of Channing; Empire; The Virginian; Bonanza; Gunsmoke; Wagon Train; Destry Rides Again; The Real McCoys; McHale's Navy; Dr Kildare; Naked City; Police Woman; My Three Sons; Love, American Style; The Facts of Life; Harper Valley PTA; The Bad News Bears; Alice; Three's Company; The Joey Bishop Show; and The Donald O'Connor Show.
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Joyce Bulifant played an intended murder victim in a 1961 episode of Boris Karloff's Thriller.
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Joyce Bulifant starred opposite her future husband, Roger Perry, in a 1962 pilot for General Electric Theater called "The First Hundred Years" and with Eva Le Galliene in The Play of the Week Therese Raquin.
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Joyce Bulifant played Jenny Logan, the incorruptible wife of Tom Logan, played by Frank Aletter, both of whom were being tempted by Mr Lucifer, played by Fred Astaire, and Mr Lucifer's assistant, Iris Hecate, played by Elizabeth Montgomery, in "Mr Lucifer", a 1962 episode of Alcoa Presents.
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Joyce Bulifant played innocent defendant Nancy Banks in the Perry Mason 1964 episode "The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands", the second of two appearances on that show.
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Joyce Bulifant appeared in Hanging by a Thread, Better Late Than Never, Little Women, Charley's Aunt, and The Shining.
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Joyce Bulifant appeared as a frequent guest on game shows including Name That Tune, Password, Match Game, Crosswits, Tattletales, To Tell the Truth, $25,000 Pyramid, and Decisions Decisions, along with David Letterman.
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Joyce Bulifant was the original choice for the role of Carol Brady on ABC's The Brady Bunch, but the part ultimately went to Florence Henderson.
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Joyce Bulifant has twice been directed by her son, John Asher, in Diamonds and Tooken, and appeared in a comedic short, The Haircut, opposite John Cassavetes.
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Joyce Bulifant has a grandson, Evan Joseph Asher, from her son John's marriage to Jenny McCarthy.
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Joyce Bulifant discovered she had dyslexia in her 40s and has served as a longtime advocate for dyslexia research, including writing two musicals on the subject, Gifts of Greatness and Different Heroes, Different Dreams.
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Recipients of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, which Bulifant founded to recognize dyslexics who've made a positive contribution to society, include Stephen J Cannell and Whoopi Goldberg.
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Joyce Bulifant herself is a recipient of the 2015 Broken Glass Award from The Dyslexia Foundation.
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Joyce Bulifant has for many years been actively involved with the child abuse prevention non-profit Childhelp, including serving as a Celebrity Ambassador and as a vice-president on the National Board of Directors.