| Net Worth: | $4 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | April 23, 1949 (74 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | Actor |
| Nationality: | American |
Joyce was born born April 23, 1949 in Wheeling, West Virginia. She has Dutch and Italian ancestry. Dewitt holds a Bachelor’s degree in theater from Ball State University and master’s degree from the University of California. She became involved in several charities and occasionally appears in various movies until today. Joyce dated fellow actor Ray Buktenica for several years but they broke up in 1986.
Career
A theater performer since childhood, DeWitt started to consider acting as a profession after earning her master’s at UCLA. She made her debut with a small appearance on the series Baretta, and soon she was offered to be auditioned for one of two different comedy pilots.
Personal Life
She has never been married and has always been very private about her personal life, particularly during her time in the spotlight. She once dated Randolph Mantooth and she was in a relationship with actor/director Ray Buktenica from 1973 to 1980.
Quotes
“Shirley Maclaine once said that she didn’t want to be a big star, just a long star. That’s what I want too.”
— Joyce Dewitt
“One of my teachers says the sound you hear in the center of the universe is laughter. I don’t know if it’s true, but if you do something and 30 years later it still produces laughter, that’s a fantasy you can’t make up.”
— Joyce Dewitt
“Every once in a while in an actor’s life, a cast comes together.”
— Joyce Dewitt
“Hollywood can be brutal, inhuman, the opposite of what the theatre is, and I had little desire to be part of it.”
— Joyce Dewitt
“Hollywood is a very interesting place to deal with. And having been a theatre person, I was quite surprised by the slipperiness of some people in Holly-weird. There was a part of me that just said, ‘If this is the way the game is played, I’m not sure I want to play it.’”
— Joyce Dewitt