Joyce Ann DeWitt (born April 23, 1949, better known as Joyce DeWitt) is an American actress. She was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, and raised in Speedway, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis. She has for a long time gone on to have a successful career in acting, coming up in many television shows and films. Joyce DeWitt is a member of the Actress.
She is of Dutch descent on her father’s side and Italian descent on her mother’s side. Joyce is American, and her ethnicity mixes Italian, Swedish, Dutch, and Swedish.
Professional Life and Career
Before starting her acting career, she initially worked as a secretary. After that, she auditioned for various roles and won her first role in 1975. Her first film appearance was in the series “Baretta.”
Then she starred in the series “Most Wanted,” she received two offers but had to choose one. Joyce DeWitt landed the role of roommate Janet Wood on the hit comedy series Three’s Company, which turned out to be one of her most significant breaks.
She then appeared in films such as With This Ring, The Love Boat, Call of the Wild 3D, Finder of Lost Loves, and Airplane II: The Sequel. She most recently appeared as Ethel Thayer in the play “On Golden Pond” in 2017 and as Detective Randy Toney in “The Savant” in 2018. She was arrested for DUI in El Segundo, California, and fined $510.
Has Joyce DeWitt’s Ever Been Married?
Although she was not married, the Actress had several relationships in the past. In the 1970s and 1980s, when Joyce DeWitt was in her 20s and 30s, she dated actor Raymond Buktenica for eight years before they broke up.
Regarding the relationship, she stated that she constantly argued and lost her self-esteem and confidence. She promised that she would never do that to a man again. This was her first and last known serious relationship, as she was careful to keep all other relationships away from the public eye.
Joyce DeWitt’s Children
It is speculated that Joyce never had any children, just as she never married. Although the Actress has never talked about having children before, she did so after her relationship with Booktonica broke down in the 1980s, even though she was in her 30s at the time. However, she revealed that she is not yet ready to become a mother.
She still trains with her dog Coconut, she said. She added that once she has children, her job as a mother is to provide all that she can for them and allow them to grow with roots and wings.
Decades later, Joyce DeWitt has not mentioned any of her children, both those she gave birth to and those she adopted. However, due to her personal life, it is difficult to say whether she chose to have children or adopt.
What is Joyce DeWitt’s Net Worth?
Joyce’s estimated net worth is around 4 million dollars as of 2023. She earned this amount in her professional career. She makes an average of about 35,000 dollars per episode.
Rumors and Controversies/Scandals
There were rumors that she became the surrogate daughter of the late Godfather actor Abe Vigoda after she painted his garage. She later revealed that she had never met Abe or painted his garage.
There was also speculation that she married Life Goes On actor Ray Buktenica, which also turned out to be false. Despite appearing in many movies and TV series, she still seems to have never won or been nominated for any of her work.
This generation knows Joyce Dewitt from films like Failing Better Now (2009) and My Boyfriend’s Dog (2014), but the veteran Actress also starred in the ABC sitcom. She is best known for her role as Janet Wood on Three’s Company. It is known as a work that was broadcast from 1977 to 1984.
What is Joyce DeWitt Doing Now?
After staying away from her roles in films for over a decade, she appeared in episodes of Sybil and Hope Island and several films.
However, she primarily performs on stages across the country. Last year, she appeared in a Waffle House musical called Scattered, Smothered & Covered Christmas.
