Joyce Van Patten
Biography
Joyce Van Patten is an American actress of film and stage who began performing as a child, making her stage debut at nine in Tomorrow, the World! She went on to appear on Broadway and off-Broadway, and she recorded excerpts from Spoon River Anthology with Charles Aidman and Naomi Caryl Hirschhorn. Her television debut came as a regular on The Danny Kaye Show; she later co-starred as Claudia Gramus in the sitcom The Good Guys from 1968 to 1970 and played Janice Turner on As the World Turns. In film she played Mrs. Beamish in St. Elmo's Fire (1985) and Gloria Noonan in Grown Ups (2010), and she appeared in The Bad News Bears (1976). Other film work includes Mame (1974) and Monkey Shines (1988).
92years old
Turns 93 on March 9in 146 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Joyce Benignia Van Patten
Movie Career
- Films
- 21
- Career span
- 51 years1968 to 2019
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First role
Joyce Van Patten made her stage debut at age 9 in Tomorrow, the World!, launching a career that later took her to Broadway in shows such as A Hole in the Head and Brighton Beach Memoirs.
Beyond film
Van Patten appeared and recorded excerpts from Spoon River Anthology with Charles Aidman and Naomi Caryl Hirschhorn, a piece of performing work beyond her film and television credits.
Joyce Van Patten movies on Netflix
Dianeas Madge
Peace, Love, & Misunderstandingas Mariam
This Must Be the Placeas Dorothy Shore
Grown Upsas Gloria
Marley & Meas Mrs. Butterly
The Hauntedas Cora Miller
Monkey Shinesas Dorothy Mann
Blind Dateas Nadia's Mother
St. Elmo's Fireas Mrs. Beamish
The Falcon and the Snowmanas Mrs. Boyce
Mikey and Nickyas Jan
The Bad News Bearsas Cleveland
Let's Switch!as Linette Robbins
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mysteryas Ida Mae
Mameas Sally Cato
Boneas Bernadette
Making Itas Betty Fuller
Something Bigas Polly Standall
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love Youas Anna
The Trouble with Girlsas Maude
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!as Joyce
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Sean Penn2 films together, 1985 to 2011
Sean Penn's page This Must Be the Place2011IMDb rating 6.7Patten as Dorothy ShorePenn as Cheyenne
The Falcon and the Snowman1985IMDb rating 6.8Patten as Mrs. BoycePenn as Daulton Lee
Louise Latham2 films together, 1971 to 1991
Louise Latham's page The Haunted1991IMDb rating 6.2Patten as Cora MillerLatham as Mary
Making It1971IMDb rating 5.8Patten as Betty FullerLatham as Mrs. Wilson
Marlyn Mason2 films together, 1969 to 1971
Marlyn Mason's page Making It1971IMDb rating 5.8Patten as Betty FullerMason as Yvonne
The Trouble with Girls1969IMDb rating 5.2Patten as MaudeMason as Charlene
Box office
What Joyce Van Patten's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$687 million
9 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 21 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$271M39.5% of the total
- 2$256M37.2% of the total
- 3$42M6.2% of the total
- 4$39M5.7% of the total
- 5$38M5.5% of the total
- 6$17M2.5% of the total
- 7$12M1.7% of the total
- 8$6.5M0.9% of the total
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