Joyce Benignia Van Patten (born March 9, 1934 in New York City) is an American actress who started as a child performer onstage. She is best known for I Love You, Alice B. Toklas; The Falcon and the Snowman, and Monkey Shines.
Van Patten’s brother is actor Dick Van Patten and her half-brother is actor Timothy Van Patten. She is the aunt of Vincent Van Patten (through Dick) and Grace Van Patten (through Timothy). She has been married four times, including to actor Martin Balsam and actor/director Dennis Dugan. Her daughter by Balsam is actress Talia Balsam, making her the mother-in-law of John Slattery.
Works with Joyce Van Patten:
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Film
- 1951 Fourteen Hours: Barbara (Uncredited Role)
- 1958 The Goddess: Hillary
- 1968 I Love You, Alice B. Toklas: Joyce
- 1969 The Trouble with Girls: Maude
- 1970 Pussycat Pussycat I Love You: Anna
- 1971 Making It: Betty Fuller
- 1971 Something Big: Polly Standall
- 1972 Bone: Bernadette
- 1972 Thumb Tripping: Mother
- 1974 Mame: Sally Cato
- 1974 Winter Kill: Grace Lockhard (Made-for-TV Movie)
- 1975 Lets Switch: Linette Robbin (TV Movie)
- 1975 The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery: Ida Mae
- 1976 The Bad News Bears: Cleveland
- 1976 Mikey and Nicky: Jan
- 1979 You Can't Take It With You: Mrs. Wellington (TV Movie)
- 1985 The Falcon and the Snowman: Mrs. Boyce
- 1985 Malice In Wonderland: Dema Harshbarger (TV Movie)
- 1985 St. Elmo's Fire: Mrs. Beamish
- 1986 Billy Galvin: Mae Galvin
- 1987 Blind Date: Nadia’s Mother
- 1988 Monkey Shines: Dorothy Mann
- 1989 Trust Me: Nettie Brown
- 1991 The Haunted: Cora Miller (TV Movie)
- 1992 Maid For Each Other: Leila (TV Movie)
- 1996 Jakes Women: Edith (TV Movie)
- 1996 Infinity: Aunt Ruth
- 2008 Marley & Me: Mrs. Butterfly
- 2010 Grown Ups: Gloria Noonan-Hilliard
- 2011 This Must Be the Place: Dorothy Shore
- 2011 Peace Love And Misunderstanding: Mariam
- 2012 The Fitzgerald Family Christmas: Mrs. McGowan
- 2014 Gods Pocket: Aunt Sophie
- 2018 Diane: Madge
Television
- 1954 The Big Story: Valerie Foster (1 episode)
- 1956-57 As the World Turns: Janice Turner Hughes
- 1959-60 Young Dr Malone: Clara Kershaw
- 1959 Deadline: Waitress (1 episode)
- 1961 The Law And Mr Jones: Ethel (1 episode)
- 1961 Ben Casey: Stella Maxwell (1 episode)
- 1961-63 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis: Ethel Bronkowski/Mrs. Maude Speed Pulitzer (3 episodes)
- 1962 Bus Stop: Betty (1 episode)
- 1962 Target The Corruptors: Madeleine (1 episode)
- 1962 Checkmate: Marcia James (1 episode)
- 1962 The Detectives: Phyllis (1 episode)
- 1962 Wide Country: Nina Corbello (1 episode)
- 1962 The New Loretta Young Show: Charlotte Ramey (1 episode)
- 1962-63 Dr. Kildare: Julie Belmanno/Ruth Scully (2 episodes)
- 1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Grace (1 episode)
- 1963 Gunsmoke (1955): Molly (1 episode)
- 1963 Stoney Burke: Laura Fredericks (1 episode)
- 1963 The Lloyd Bridges Show: Doris Baxter (1 episode)
- 1963 The Untouchables: Claire Vale (1 episode)
- 1963 The Twilight Zone: Eileen Ransome (1 episode)
- 1963 The Defenders: Nora Slater (1 episode)
- 1963-65 Perry Mason: Sally Sheldon/Fay Gilmer (2 episodes)
- 1964 The Outer Limits: Rhea Cashman (1 episode)
- 1965 Mr Novak: Avis Brown (1 episode)
- 1965 Karen: Nora (1 episode)
- 1965 The Jack Benny Program: The Wife, Mrs. Goodheart (1 episode)
- 1965 Slatterys People: Barbara Harrison (1 episode)
- 1965 The Virginian: Mary Stewart (1 episode)
- 1965 A Man Called Shenandoah: Lily (1 episode)
- 1966 The Loner: Peggy Woodward (1 episode)
- 1966 The Danny Kaye Show: Giovanni’s Daughter-in-Law (1 episode)
- 1966-72 Insight: Mrs. Foley/Marie Slovak/Thelma Montanus (3 episodes)
- 1967 Mr Terrific: Margo (1 episode)
- 1967 Accidental Family: Margo (1 episode)
- 1967 The Andy Griffith Show: Laura Hollander (1 episode)
- 1967 Iron Horse: Alice Fuller (1 episode)
- 1967-73 Mannix: Lola Collins/Dodie Green (2 episodes)
- 1968-70 The Good Guys: Claudia Gramus
- 1970 Men At Law: Ella (1 episode)
- 1970 The Odd Couple: Phyllis Parker (1 episode)
- 1970 Family Affair: Gail Spencer (1 episode)
- 1970-72 Hawaii Five-O: Lila Daniels/Rhoda Lovejoy (2 episodes)
- 1970-74 Love, American Style: Rona/Wanda Glass/Nikki/Marge/Janet (6 episodes)
- 1971 The F.B.I.: Alice Kranz (1 episode)
- 1971 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors: Millicent Wilson (1 episode)
- 1971 Nichols: Arletta McGreevy (1 episode)
- 1972 McCloud: Lucy Sloan (1 episode)
- 1972 The Don Rickles Show: Jean Benedict (2 episodes)
- 1972 Cannon: Kate Werner Macklin (1 episode)
- 1972 Medical Center: Paula Eckhart (1 episode)
- 1973 The Bob Newhart Show: Connie Miller (1 episode)
- 1973 The Streets of San Francisco: Mrs. Rudolph (1 episode)
- 1973 Young Dr Kildare: Nurse Marvin (1 episode)
- 1973 The New Dick Van Dyke Show: Henrietta (1 episode)
- 1974 Owen Marshall Counselor At Law: Ruth Tannen (1 episode)
- 1974 The Wide World Of Mystery: Jane (1 episode)
- 1974 Amy Prentiss: Mrs. Hyser (1 episode)
- 1974-76 Columbo: Sister of Mercy/Ruth Lytton (1 episode)
- 1977 The Rockford Files: Lianne Sweeney (2 episodes)
- 1977 Lou Grant: Gloria Aldidge (1 episode)
- 1977 Family: Mrs. Palmer (1 episode)
- 1979 Visions: Kit (1 episode)
- 1979 The Mary Tyler Moore Hour: Iris Chapman
- 1980 The Martian Chronicles: Emma Parkhill
- 1984 Crazy Like a Fox: Sally (1 episode)
- 1985 Tall Tales And Legends: Ma (1 episode)
- 1986 Amazing Stories: Eva (1 episode)
- 1991 Sisters: Belle Adderly (1 episode)
- 1992 Brooklyn Bridge: Harriet Mueller (3 episodes)
- 1993 Law & Order: Ramona Stark, Ph.D. (1 episode)
- 1993 All My Children: Helen Marsh (14 episodes)
- 1993 Diagnosis: Murder: Sarah Emerson (1 episode)
- 1993 Bob: Joyce Leona-Curtis (1 episode)
- 1994 Northern Exposure: Pat Hillman (1 episode)
- 1994 All AmericanGirl: Emma (1 episode)
- 1995-96 Unhappily Ever After: Maureen Slattery
- 1999 Touched by an Angel: Sylvia Mangione (1 episode)
- 1999 Now and Again: Psychiatrist (1 episode)
- 2002 Oz: Sarah Rebadow (1 episode)
- 2002 The Sopranos: Dr. Sandy Shaw (1 episode)
- 2002 NYPD Blue: Ruth Dwyer (1 episode)
- 2002-03 Judging Amy: Jane, Eric’s Lawyer (2 episodes)
- 2005 Without a Trace: Paula (1 episode)
- 2005 Desperate Housewives: Carol Prudy (2 episodes)
- 2011 The Good Wife: Agnes Silvestre (1 episode)
- 2012 Made in Jersey: Lilla (1 episode)
- 2014 Boardwalk Empire: Mrs. Zeller – Crab Woman (1 episode)