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Joyce Benignia Van Patten is an American stage, film, and television actress, best known for the wry, astringent, and neurotic characters she portrays. Among many roles, one of her most recognized is that of the selfish and domineering mother of Jason Beghe's character in the horror movie Monkey Shines (1988).
Birth Name
Joyce Benignia Van Patten
Born
Friday, 09 March 1934
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Diane | Madge | 2019 |
| God's Pocket | Aunt Sophie | 2014 |
| Angel's Perch | Polly | 2013 |
| Made in Jersey | Lilla | 2012 |
| The Fitzgerald Family Christmas | Mrs. McGowan | 2012 |
| Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | Mariam | 2012 |
| This Must Be the Place | Dorothy Shore | 2011 |
| Boardwalk Empire | Mrs. Zeller - Crab Woman | 2010 |
| Grown Ups | Gloria | 2010 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Diane | Madge | 2019 |
| God's Pocket | Aunt Sophie | 2014 |
| Angel's Perch | Polly | 2013 |
| Made in Jersey | Lilla | 2012 |
| The Fitzgerald Family Christmas | Mrs. McGowan | 2012 |
| Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | Mariam | 2012 |
| This Must Be the Place | Dorothy Shore | 2011 |
| Boardwalk Empire | Mrs. Zeller - Crab Woman | 2010 |
| Grown Ups | Gloria | 2010 |
| The Good Wife | Agnes Silvestre | 2009 |
| Marley & Me | Mrs. Butterly | 2008 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Dorothy Mann | 2007 |
| Desperate Housewives | Carol Prudy | 2004 |
| Without a Trace | Paula | 2002 |
| Now and Again | Psychiatrist | 1999 |
| Judging Amy | Jane, Eric's Lawyer | 1999 |
| The Sopranos | Dr. Sandy Shaw | 1999 |
| Show & Tell | Mrs. Mahler | 1998 |
| Oz | Sarah Rebadow | 1997 |
| Infinity | Aunt Ruth | 1996 |
| Jake's Women | Edith | 1996 |
| Unhappily Ever After | Maureen Slattery | 1995 |
| The Gift of Love | Erika Magnussen | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Sylvia Mangione | 1994 |
| All-American Girl | Emma | 1994 |
| Breathing Lessons | Serena | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Sarah Emerson | 1993 |
| NYPD Blue | Ruth Dwyer | 1993 |
| Bob | Joyce Leona-Curtis | 1992 |
| Maid for Each Other | Leila | 1992 |
| Brooklyn Bridge | Harriet Mueller | 1991 |
| Sisters | Belle Adderly | 1991 |
| The Haunted | Cora Miller | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Ramona Stark, Ph.D. | 1990 |
| Northern Exposure | Pat Hillman | 1990 |
| Trust Me | Nettie Brown | 1989 |
| Monkey Shines | Dorothy Mann | 1988 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Ilene | 1987 |
| Blind Date | Nadia's Mother | 1987 |
| Billy Galvin | Mae Galvin | 1986 |
| Under the Influence | Helen Talbot | 1986 |
| Nightlife | Self | 1986 |
| Picking Up the Pieces | Harriet Goodman | 1985 |
| Amazing Stories | Eva | 1985 |
| Tall Tales & Legends | Ma | 1985 |
| St. Elmo's Fire | Mrs. Beamish | 1985 |
| The Falcon and the Snowman | Mrs. Boyce | 1985 |
| Malice in Wonderland | Dema Harshbarger | 1985 |
| Crazy Like a Fox | Sally | 1984 |
| The Demon Murder Case | Connie Frazier | 1983 |
| Eleanor, First Lady of the World | 'Tommy' Thompson | 1982 |
| Here's Boomer | Lila Manchester | 1980 |
| The Martian Chronicles | Elma Parkhill | 1980 |
| You Can't Take It with You | Miss Wellington | 1979 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Hour | Iris Chapman | 1979 |
| Lou Grant | Gloria Aldrige | 1977 |
| Mikey and Nicky | Jan | 1976 |
| The Bad News Bears | Cleveland | 1976 |
| Family | Mrs. Palmer | 1976 |
| The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery | Ida Mae | 1975 |
| Winner Take All | Edie Gould | 1975 |
| Let's Switch! | Linette Robbin / Linette Robbins | 1975 |
| Amy Prentiss | Mrs. Hyser | 1974 |
| The Stranger Within | Phyllis | 1974 |
| Winter Kill | Grace Lockhard | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Lianne Sweeny | 1974 |
| Mame | Sally Cato | 1974 |
| Thumb Tripping | Mother | 1972 |
| The Bob Newhart Show | Connie Miller | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Mrs. Rudolph | 1972 |
| Bone | Bernadette | 1972 |
| The Don Rickles Show | Jean Benedict | 1972 |
| Something Big | Polly Standall | 1971 |
| The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Henrietta | 1971 |
| Nichols | Arletta McGreevy | 1971 |
| Columbo | Ruth Lytton / Sister of Mercy | 1971 |
| Cannon | Kate Werner Macklin | 1971 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Ruth Tannen | 1971 |
| Making It | Betty Fuller | 1971 |
| But I Don't Want to Get Married! | Olga | 1970 |
| The Odd Couple | Phyllis Parker | 1970 |
| Men at Law | Ella | 1970 |
| Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | Anna | 1970 |
| McCloud | Lucy Sloan | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | (segment "Love and the Plane Truth") / Janet (segment "Love and Mr. Bunny") / Marge (segment "Love and the Playwright") / Nikki (segment "Love and the Naked Stranger") / Rona (segment "Love and the Singles Apartment") / Wanda Glass (segment "Love and the Nuisance") | 1969 |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Millicent Wilson | 1969 |
| The Trouble with Girls | Maude | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Paula Eckhart | 1969 |
| I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! | Joyce | 1968 |
| The Good Guys | Claudia Gramus | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Rhoda Lovejoy / Lila Daniels | 1968 |
| Mannix | Lola Collins / Dodie Green | 1967 |
| Accidental Family | Martha | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| Mr. Terrific | Margo | 1967 |
| Family Affair | Gail Spencer | 1966 |
| Iron Horse | Alice Fuller | 1966 |
| The Loner | Peggy Woodward | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | Alice Kranz | 1965 |
| A Man Called Shenandoah | Lily | 1965 |
| Karen | Nora | 1964 |
| Slattery's People | Barbara Harrison | 1964 |
| The Danny Kaye Show | Self / Giovanni's Daughter-in-Law | 1963 |
| Mr. Novak | Avis Brown | 1963 |
| The Outer Limits | Rhea Cashman | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| Stoney Burke | Laura Fredericks | 1962 |
| The New Loretta Young Show | Charlotte Ramey | 1962 |
| Wide Country | Nina Corbello | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Grace | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Mary Stewart | 1962 |
| The Lloyd Bridges Show | Doris Baxter | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Self | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Stella Maxwell | 1961 |
| Bus Stop | Betty | 1961 |
| Target: The Corruptors | Madeleine | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Julie Belmanno / Ruth Scully | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Nora Slater | 1961 |
| The Law and Mr. Jones | Ethel | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Laura Hollander | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Marcia James | 1960 |
| The Detectives | Phyllis | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Eileen Ransome | 1959 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Speed Pulitzer / Mrs. Maude Pomfritt / Ethel Bronkowski | 1959 |
| Deadline | Waitress | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Claire Vale | 1959 |
| The Goddess | Hillary | 1958 |
| Perry Mason | Sally Sheldon / Fay Gilmer | 1957 |
| Gunsmoke | Molly | 1955 |
| Fourteen Hours | Barbara | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | The Wife, Mrs. Goodheart | 1950 |
| The Big Story | Valerie Foster | 1949 |
| Kraft Theatre | Mary | 1947 |
| Hour Glass | Self - Actress | 1946 |
