Joyce Van Patten

Joyce Benignia Van Patten (born March 9, 1934) is an American stage, film and television actress. Van Patten was born in New York City, the daughter of Josephine Rose (née Acerno), a magazine advertising executive, and Richard Byron Van Patten, an interior decorator. She is the younger sister of actor Dick Van Patten, and aunt to actors Vincent Van Patten, James Van Patten and Nels Van Patten. She was formerly married to the late actor Martin Bal... more

Joyce Benignia Van Patten (born March 9, 1934) is an American stage, film and television actress. Van Patten was born in New York City, the daughter of Josephine Rose (née Acerno), a magazine advertising executive, and Richard Byron Van Patten, an interior decorator. She is the younger sister of actor Dick Van Patten, and aunt to actors Vincent Van Patten, James Van Patten and Nels Van Patten. She was formerly married to the late actor Martin Balsam, and is the mother of actress Talia Balsam, who was briefly married to actors George Clooney and Hal Lynch. She is divorced from actor-director Dennis Dugan. Van Patten has appeared in dozens of television series. She was a member of the original cast of the daytime drama As the World Turns. She also played Joyce, the jilted fiancee of Peter Sellers in the cult classic movie I Love You, Alice B. Toklas in 1968. She made her prime-time TV debut as a featured regular on The Danny Kaye Show, after which she co-starred with Bob Denver and Herb... less