DeWitt, Joyce 1949-

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DeWitt, Joyce 1949-

PERSONAL

Full name, Joyce Anne DeWitt; born April 23, 1949, in Wheeling, WV; son of Paul and Norma DeWitt. Education: Ball State University, B.A., English, 1972; University of California, Los Angeles, M.F.A., acting. Avocational Interests: Horseback riding, meditation, mountain hiking.

Addresses:

Agent—Cunningham, Escott, Slevin, and Doherty Talent Agency, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90025; International Creative Management, 10250 Constellation Way, 9th Fl., Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career:

Actress. Appeared in summer theatrical productions in Rockford, IL; director of dinner theatre musicals. Volunteered for Love Is Feeding Everyone (LIFE) and other charities to feed the hungry and aid the homeless. Also worked as a legal secretary.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Herself, T.I.O.T.: Tomorrow Is Only Tuesday, 1981.

(Uncredited) Juror, Airplane II: The Sequel (also known as Flying High II and Flying High II: The Sequel), 1982.

Jay's mom, 18, Eighteen Productions/Misconstrued Productions, 2001.

Jolene, Call of the Wild, 2008.

Irene, Failing Better Now, 2008.

Television Appearances; Series:

Janet Wood Dawson, Three's Company, ABC, 1977-84.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Jilly Weston, With This Ring, ABC, 1978.

Linda Hayden, Spring Fling!, 1995.

Television Appearances; Specials:

"Three's Company", All Star Family Feud, ABC, 1977.

Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1978.

U.S. Against the World II, ABC, 1978.

Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes, CBS, 1979.

The Celebrity Football Classic, NBC, 1979.

Perry Como's "Christmas in New Mexico" (also known as Christmas in New Mexico), ABC, 1979.

The Cheryl Ladd Special: Souvenirs, ABC, 1980.

John Ritter: Being of Sound Mind and Body, ABC, 1980.

Love God's date, Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty, NBC, 1980.

Host, Battle of the Network Stars VIII, ABC, 1980.

Night of 100 Stars, 1982.

Battle of the Network Stars XII, 1982.

Host, Saturday's the Place, CBS, 1984.

The Real Trivial Pursuit, ABC, 1985.

"Three's Company": The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

"TV Guide"'s Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals, 1999.

ABC 50th Anniversary Blooper Celebration, 2003.

Host, Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of "Three's Company," 2003.

A Life of Laughter: Remembering John Ritter, ABC, 2003.

DeWitt, the housekeeper, The Nick at Nite Holiday Special, Nickelodeon, 2003.

Susan Mayer (Desperate Housewives skit), The 3rd Annual TV Lands Awards, TV Land, 2005.

John Ritter: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

The 6th Annual TV Land Awards, TV Land, 2008.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Sharon, Risko, CBS, 1976.

Most Wanted, ABC, 1979.

The B.B. Beegle Show, syndicated, 1980.

Also appeared as sexy nurse in Ghost Car, NBC.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Goodbye Orphan Annie Blues," Baretta, ABC, 1975.

"Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth," Baretta, ABC, 1975.

Tattletales, 1977.

The Hollywood Squares, 1978.

Natalie, "Pirouette," Supertrain, 1979.

Jackie Landers, "The Audit Couple/The Scoop/My Boyfriend's Back," The Love Boat, 1979.

Janet Wood, "The Party," The Ropers (also known as Three's Company's Friends, the Ropers), 1979.

Lynn Powell, "Portraits," Finder of Lost Loves, ABC, 1984.

Herself, "To Catch a Thief," Living Single, Fox, 1998.

Herself, "I Look Like Joyce DeWitt," Twitch City, CBC, 1998.

Nub's mother, "A Rising Tide Takes All Boats," Hope Island, 2000.

The Early Show, CBS, 2001.

"John Ritter: In Good Company," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2002.

"Three's Company: Three's a Crowd," ET in TV Land, TV Land, 2003.

Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), syndicated, 2004.

"Wacky Neighbors," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005.

"Perfect 10's the Women," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005.

Larry King Live, CNN, 2006.

"Finale," America's Next Producer, 2007.

Also appeared in "Three's Company Get Together," The Maury Povich Show; "Three's Company vs. Love Boat," Family Feud; "Soap vs. Three's Company," Family Feud; in Cybill; The Manhunter; The Tony Randall Show.

Television Work; Movies:

Coproducer, Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of "Three's Company," 2003.

Stage Appearances:

The Last Night in Ballyhoo, Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1999.

Also appeared in Olympus on My Mind, Burt Reynolds Jupiter Dinner Theatre, Jupiter, FL; All the Way Home; Anything Goes; The Boyfriend; Brigadoon; ChapterTwo; The Crucible; Damned Yankees; Daylight Savings; Desire under the Elms; Dracula: An Original Rock Musical; A Hatful of Rain; The Impossible Years; Leader of the Pack; Li'l Abner; Macbeth; The Man Who Came to Dinner; Medea; Middle of the Night; The Mikado; A Month in the Country; Noises Off; Peter Pan; Same Time; Next Year; South Pacific; Star Spangled Girl; Stop the World, I Want to Get Off; Sweet Charity; Tartuffe; The Tempest.