Elaine Joyce
Elaine Joyce (born Elaine Joyce Pinchot; December 19, 1945) is an American actress.
Life and career
Elaine Joyce Pinchot was born in Kansas City, Missouri of Hungarian ancestry. She made her film debut in 1961 as an extra in West Side Story and made uncredited appearances in several musical films, including The Music Man, Bye Bye Birdie, and Funny Girl before being cast in Such Good Friends and How to Frame a Figg in 1971. She had recurring roles in The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives; made guest appearances in such series as The Andy Griffith Show; The Red Skelton Show; Love, American Style; Kojak; Green Acres; Hawaii Five-O, and The Feather and Father Gang; and was a regular panelist on several game shows, including Match Game, "Tattletales", What's My Line?, and I've Got a Secret.
In the 1976 television series City of Angels, she played Marsha Finch, the ditzy secretary to Los Angeles private eye Jake Axminster (Wayne Rogers), who ran a call-girl service on the side. Joyce also hosted the first season (1986–87) of The All New Dating Game. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s she was featured in many series, including Mr. Merlin, (in which she portrayed the character of Alexandra, a fellow sorcerer to Merlin); Beverly Hills, 90210; Melrose Place; Magnum, P.I.; Simon & Simon; Too Close For Comfort; and Murder, She Wrote.
