Joyce Randolph kick-started her career in theatre and television, as she initially joined a touring production of Stage Door before she moved to New York to pursue acting. She also starred in a Broadway stint in the 1950 comedy Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath and later starred in shows like Rocky King Detective and Buck Rogers before she bagged her iconic role as Trixie.
Joyce Randolph rose to huge fame and success as she bagged the role of Trixie Norton on the television show, The Honeymooners. She played the role of a patient, yet supportive wife to sewer worker Ed Norton(played by actor Art Carney).
Randolph later gave up acting after the series ended and declined to participate in a revival of the sketch on The Jackie Gleason Show back in 1966. Joyce Randolph went on to appear in Hi Honey, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Plainclothesman, The Doctors and the Nurses, I’m Home, and several others. Let us find out all about Joyce Randolph’s net worth.
Joyce Randolph’s Net Worth
Joyce Randolph‘s Net Worth Is estimated to be something around $4- $10 million. There was growing speculation that the iconic sitcom would be rebooted as the show would have a focus on a female lead.
Randolph’s son had earlier revealed that the actress used to often joke that she would like to play the part of the young woman who ended up as the corpse in the murder mystery. This is why she earned the title of most murdered girl on television.
The Honeymooners went on to air on CBS where filmed productions kick-started in 1955. While there were only 39 episodes were shot, the characters eventually were brought back for Gleason’s ’60s variety show, while making it a run on American television screens till 1970.
In an early interview, Randolph revealed how Gleason spotted the actress when she was doing a commercial for Clorets back in 1951, and that is how she got the part.
While recalling the incident, Randolph recalled how she did a breathmint commercial, and later she got a call that Jackie wanted a serious actor to audition for a skit called The Honeymooners and that they were looking for someone who would play the sewer worker’s wife.
Randolph admitted that while the role didn’t pay much and her character was less developed than the other three, she was happy to have a job.
What Happened To Joyce Randolph?
Sadly, the popular ‘The Honeymooners’ actress Joyce Randolph has passed away. She was 99 years old. The devastating news was further confirmed by her son, Randy. He further revealed that Joyce died peacefully in her sleep as the actress was in a home hospice for several months. She was the last living member of the popular 50’s sitcom.
Her son, Charles, remembered his mother while saying that in addition to being a wonderful actress, she was also a wonderful mom and a loving wife.
Randolph earlier admitted that she was rather amazed by the show’s longevity while recalling despite the single-season sitcom being originally aired during the mid-’50s, fans were still able to recognize her from it still regularly approached her.
The late actress earlier recalled how strangers used to still come up and want to hug and kiss her and tell her how much they loved the show.
Who Was Joyce Randolph’s Husband?
Joyce Randolph was married to Richard Lincoln Charles. The two got married just one day after “The Honeymooners” premiered back in 1955.
The pair stayed married until Richard passed away in 1997. Randolph married Dick Charles, and Charles was introduced to the actress by The Honeymooners’ costume designer at the cast members’ favorite bar, where they used to hang out often.
Randolph has opened up about her relationship in the book, The Official Honeymooners Treasury.
She recalled how she used to go to Sam’s on Saturday night and revealed that it was that one fine night when Peggy and her husband, Dave, brought someone over whom Randolph described as handsome, to meet some of the girls. It was just five months later when they got married!
