Joyce Van Patten

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Joyce Van Patten (born March 9, 1934 in New York ) is an American theater and film actress .

Life

Joyce Van Patten was sent to auditions by her mother when she was only five months old, together with her brother Dick. When she was eight, she appeared on the radio and starred in the Broadway production Love’s Old Sweet Song . A little later, she and her brother had supporting roles in the films Reg'lar Fellers and The Wind is ninety . This was followed by appearances in numerous plays in the 1950s, such as B. in The Desk Set , A Hole in the Head , The Male Animal and The Tender Trap . She often played with her brother Dick.

Her film career began with small roles. So she had a silent role in Fourteen Hours and a small supporting role in The Goddess . This was followed by a television appearance in the soap opera Young and Passionate - How Life Works at the end of the 50s . She made her prime time debut as a regular guest on the Danny Kaye Show . After four seasons, she finished her arrangement to star on the sitcom The Good Guys opposite Bob Denver and Herb Edelman . She embodied Edelman's wife Claudia Gramus . Guest appearances in countless television series and films followed. Some of the most famous on US television included The Andy Griffith Show , The Untouchables, and the Bob Newhart Show .

In Germany she became known through appearances in Detective Rockford - a call is enough , Perry Mason and Law & Order . However, Van Patten only reached the peak of her popularity in Germany in 1995 as Maureen Slattery in the sitcom Auf Schlimmer und Eternal . During the first two seasons she played the drug addict and ill-tempered mother-in-law of used car dealer Jack Malloy . She later appeared in two episodes of Desperate Housewives as Carol Prudy . In addition to her television career, she regularly worked in Broadway productions such as B. Brighton beach memoirs, Rumors and Rabbit hole .

Van Patten was married a total of three times. Their first marriage, at the age of 16, lasted only a short time. A son emerged from her. From 1959 to 1962 she was married to the actor Martin Balsam ; their daughter is the actress Talia Balsam . After the divorce, she married the director and actor Dennis Dugan , but this marriage also failed.

Van Patten's brother Dick Van Patten was also an actor. Her half-brother Tim Van Patten , her sister-in-law Pat Van Patten, her nephews Vincent , Nels and James Van Patten and their son-in-law John Slattery also work in the film business.

Filmography

  • 1951: Fourteen Hours (Fourteen Hours)
  • 1958: The Goddess (The Goddess)
  • 1959–1960: Young Dr. Malone (TV series)
  • 1968: Let Me Kiss Your Butterfly (I Love You, Alice B. Toklas)
  • 1968–1970: The Good Guys (TV series, 42 episodes)
  • 1969: Spoon River (TV movie)
  • 1969: The Trouble with Girls
  • 1970: Pusycat, Pussycat - I Love You
  • 1970: But I Don't Want to Get Married! (TV movie)
  • 1971: Making It
  • 1971: El Capitano (Something Big)
  • 1972: The Bravos (TV movie)
  • 1972: Bone
  • 1972: Thumb Tripping
  • 1974: Mame
  • 1974: Winter Kill (TV movie)
  • 1974: Die Saat des Alien ( The Stranger Within , Movie made for TV)
  • 1974: Columbo - Snapshot for Eternity ( Columbo: Negative Reaction , film series)
  • 1975: For the Use of the Hall (TV movie)
  • 1975: Let's Switch! (TV movie)
  • 1975: The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
  • 1975: Winner Take All (TV movie)
  • 1976: The Bad News Bears (The Bad News Bears)
  • 1976: Mikey and Nicky (Mikey and Nicky)
  • 1976: Columbo - Murder at Burglary ( Columbo: Old Fashioned Murder , film series)
  • 1978: The Plant Family (TV movie)
  • 1978: To Kill a Cop (TV movie)
  • 1978: Murder at the Mardi Gras (TV movie)
  • 1978: The Comedy Company (TV movie)
  • 1979: The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (TV series, 11 episodes)
  • 1979: You Can't Take It with You (TV movie)
  • 1979: A Christmas for Boomer (TV movie)
  • 1980: The March Chronicles ( The Martian Chronicles , three-part, three episodes)
  • 1981: Bulba (TV movie)
  • 1982: Eleanor, First Lady of the World (TV movie)
  • 1982: Bus Stop (TV movie)
  • 1983: Another Woman's Child (TV movie)
  • 1983: Brian ( The Demon Murder Case , TV movie)
  • 1983: Abused Children - All They Need But Help ( In Defense of Kids , Movie)
  • 1985: The Falcon and the Snowman (The Falcon and the Snowman)
  • 1985: Mad Hollywood ( Malice in Wonderland , TV movie)
  • 1985: St. Elmo's Fire - The passion burns deep (St. Elmo's Fire)
  • 1985: Picking Up the Pieces (TV movie)
  • 1986: Under the Influence (TV movie)
  • 1986: Billy Galvin
  • 1987: Blind Date - meeting a stranger (blind date)
  • 1988: The monkey in humans (Monkey Shines)
  • 1989: Trust Me
  • 1991: House of the Living Dead ( The Haunted , TV movie)
  • 1992: Maid for Each Other (TV movie)
  • 1994: Maggie, Maggie! ( Breathing Lessons , TV movie)
  • 1994: ... and hope for love ( The Gift of Love , TV movie)
  • 1994: Grandpa's Funeral (short film)
  • 1995–1996: For worse and forever ( Unhappily Ever After , 34 episodes)
  • 1996: Jake's Women ( Jake's Women , TV movie)
  • 1996: A Love for Infinity (Infinity)
  • 1998: Show & Tell
  • 2006: My Mother's Hairdo (short film)
  • 2008: Marley & Me (Marley & Me)
  • 2010: Grown Ups (Grown Ups)
  • 2011: Cheyenne - This Must Be the Place (This Must Be the Place)
  • 2011: Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding
  • 2012: The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
  • 2013: Angel's Perch
  • 2014: God's Pocket
  • 2018: Diane

Guest appearances (selection)

Web links

Commons : Joyce Van Patten  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry at filmreference.com
personal data
SURNAME Van Patten, Joyce
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States