Most Recent Role: Herself on TV Land Top 10
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Wheeling, West Virginia
Birthday: 4-23-1949
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Wheeling, West Virginia
Birthday: 4-23-1949
Joyce is best known for her role of Janet Wood on the long-running ABC sitcom Three's Company . Known for leaving Hollywood without a trace, Joyce is also known for her extensive work in the theater as well.
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Top 10 Perfect Tens: The Women
Wednesday 11 May 2005 on TV Land
Joyce stands at 5' 3½" or 1.61 m.
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Joyce married actor Ray Buktenica in 1984. They divorced in 1985. They had no children together.
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When shooting Three's Company, Joyce always wore either pantyhose or tights, and refused to work bare-legged. Though this caused conflict between her and the show's producers, it endeared her to hosiery manufacturers, and she became the spokeswoman for L'eggs pantyhose in the late 70s.
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Starting with season two, Joyce has taken part in the majority of the DVD extras on the Three's Company season sets.
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After Three's Company ended, Joyce traveled the world before settling in New Mexico.
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Joyce: Shirley MacLaine once said that she didn't want to be a big star, just a long star. That's what I want too.
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Joyce: (on Ritter's death) A great loss to the joy in the world.
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Janet: (on Three's Company costar John Ritter) John's all about not taking life too seriously.
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Other Appearances
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Three's Company
Janet Wood |
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Baretta
Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth Jill |
Battle of the Network Stars
Special #5 ABC Team |
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Battle of the Network Stars
Special #8 Host |
Biography
John Ritter: In Good Company Herself |
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Dinah
September 13, 1977 Herself |
E! True Hollywood Story
Suzanne Somers Herself (Archived) |
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After two unsuccessful pilots, "Three's Company" was finally picked up by ABC in January 1977 for a first season of six episodes. After the show began to air in March, ratings were high and it... more

