Joyce DeWitt
Joyce DeWitt | |
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Born | Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S. | April 23, 1949
Education | Speedway Senior High School |
Alma mater | Ball State University (BA) University of California, Los Angeles (MFA) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1962–1984; 1991–present |
Known for | Three's Company |
Joyce A. DeWitt (born April 23, 1949) is an American actress and comedian known for playing Janet Wood on the ABC sitcom Three's Company from 1977 to 1984.
Early life
Joyce A. DeWitt was born April 23, 1949, to Paul W. DeWitt and Norma E. (Branch) in Wheeling, West Virginia, and grew up in Speedway, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis.[1] She is of Italian descent from her mother.[2][3] DeWitt began appearing on stage at the age of 13. She competed in speech and debate through the Indiana High School Forensic Association. She graduated from Speedway Senior High School, and once worked at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ticket office.[4]
She earned her
Career
While attending UCLA, she worked as a secretary until her television debut on an episode of Baretta.[1] Contrary to rumors that she was mentored by actor Abe Vigoda, Dewitt has said that the two never met.[8]
DeWitt is best known for her role as
After Three's Company ended in 1984, DeWitt appeared in an episode of
DeWitt co-produced and hosted the 2003 NBC-TV television film Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company. In the film, DeWitt is portrayed by Melanie Paxson.
In 2008, she appeared in the
In June 2011, DeWitt succeeded Eve Plumb in the title role of the play Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre in New York City's Times Square.[5][6] That same year, she appeared in a Canadian stage production of Dinner with Friends at Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton, Ontario.[10]
In 2012, DeWitt appeared in two separate stage productions of Love Letters starring opposite Tab Hunter and Tony Dow, respectively.[11][12] In August 2012, she starred with her niece, Katharine DeWitt, in a production of Remember Me at the Alhambra Dinner Theatre in Jacksonville, Florida.[13]
Also in 2012, DeWitt appeared on Suzanne Somers' talk show, Suzanne Somers: Breaking Through, during which she and Somers reminisced about their time on Three's Company together. Somers apologized for the conflict that arose between them, and they exchanged anecdotes about the last time they each spoke to their late co-star John Ritter.[14] DeWitt's appearance on Somers' program marked the first time the two actresses had seen or spoken to each other since having a major falling out 31 years earlier, involving a salary dispute.[15]
In 2018, DeWitt played Mother Superior in a stage production of Nunsense at the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse in New Jersey.[16]
Charity work
DeWitt participated with members of the House and Senate at the Capitol Hill Forum on Hunger and Homelessness, and has hosted presentations for the Family Assistance Program of Hollywood. She hosted the International Awards Ceremony at the White House for the Presidential End Hunger Awards, and co-hosted, with Jeff Bridges, the World Food Day Gala at the
Personal life
DeWitt was in a romantic relationship with actor and director Ray Buktenica from 1973 to 1980.[17]
Arrest
On July 4, 2009, DeWitt was
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Baretta | Mother Earth | Episode: "Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth" |
1976 | Most Wanted | Cindy | TV movie |
1977–1984 | Three's Company | Janet Wood | Main cast (170 episodes) |
1978 | With This Ring |
Jilly Weston | TV movie |
1979 | Supertrain | Natalie Smithburne | Episode: "Pirouette" |
1979 | The Ropers | Janet Wood | Episode: "The Party" |
1979 | The Love Boat | Jackie Landers | Episode: "The Audit Couple/The Scoop/My Boyfriend's Back" |
1980 | The B.B. Beegle Show | Herself (guest star) | TV pilot episode |
1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Lynn Powell | Episode: "Portraits" |
1995 | Spring Fling! | Linda Hayden | TV movie |
1995 | Cybill | Psychic Pals Host | Episode: "The Odd Couples" |
1998 | Living Single | Herself (guest star) | Episode: "To Catch A Thief" |
1998 | Twitch City | Herself (guest star) | Episode: "I Look Like Joyce DeWitt" |
2000 | Hope Island | Laetitia Barton | Episode: "A Rising Tide Takes All Boats" |
2003 | The Nick at Nite Holiday Special | Miss DeWitt, The Housekeeper | TV special |
2009 | Call of the Wild | Jolene | Feature film |
2010 | Failing Better Now | Irene | Feature film |
2011 | The Great Fight | Randi Toney | Feature film |
2014 | Snapshot | First Lady | Feature film |
2014 | My Boyfriends' Dogs | Nikki | TV movie |
2015 | Rock Story | Judge Carol Anne Connelly | Feature film |
2018 | The Savant | Detective Randi Toney | Feature film |
2022 | Ask Me to Dance | Nana | Feature film |
References
- ^ a b c d Peterson, Bettelou (July 21, 1991). "Joyce DeWitt has quit acting". The Beaver County Times. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2009 – via Google News.
- ^ Heyman, Marshall (June 2, 2011). "Sitcom Star Takes the Stage". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Fadal, Tamsen (March 9, 2017). "Three's Company 40th Anniversary Cast Reunion for Antenna TV". Antenna TV. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via YouTube.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) DeWeitt states that she is Italian at the 48:08 mark. - Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Seven Questions with Joyce DeWitt of Three's Company; The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations". Sitcoms Online. July 14, 2011. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Broadway World. Archivedfrom the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Notable Alumni Actors". UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ Anderson, Chris (July 12, 2009). "Opportunity knocks for Dewitt". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on July 30, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ Clevett, Jason. "Married Alive". Gay Calgary Magazine. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ Pope, Amanda (August 26, 2013). "Joyce DeWitt stars in "Dinner with Friends" at Theatre Aquarius". CHCH News. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (January 13, 2012). "Joyce DeWitt and Tab Hunter Will Share Love Letters Jan. 19-22". Playbill. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Rizzo, Frank (January 14, 2018). "Tony Dow on 'Love Letters,' Facing Depression and Growing Up With the Cleaver Clan". Connecticut Magazine. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (August 31, 2012). "Joyce DeWitt and Niece Katharine DeWitt Will Co-Star in Florida Production of 'Remember Me'". Playbill. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ "Three's Company Reunion with Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt". Suzanne Somers Breaking Through, CafeMom Studios. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via YouTube.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Marikar, Sheila (February 3, 2012). "Suzanne Somers, Joyce Dewitt Lay 'Three's Company' Feud to Rest". ABC News. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ Antonucci, Alexandra (July 6, 2018). "Television sitcom star Joyce DeWitt to star in "Nunsense" at Hunterdon Hills Playhouse". Courier News. Somerville, New Jersey.
- ^ Armstrong, Lois (August 4, 1980). "Success and Self-Doubt Had Joyce Dewitt Licked—Until She Shed Her Man and Found Herself". People. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Joyce DeWitt cited for drunken driving". Today. Associated Press. July 7, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Actress Joyce DeWitt Sentenced to Probation in DUI Case". KNBC News. May 27, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
External links
- Joyce DeWitt at IMDb
- Joyce DeWitt at Rotten Tomatoes
- Joyce DeWitt at AllMovie