- Second wife/widow of Bobby Van.
- Fourth wife/widow of Neil Simon.
- Bubbly, shapely American actress and TV personality who pulled the "dumb blond" act in the '70s. Starred with Robert Morse and Tony Roberts in "Sugar," the Broadway musical version of the cinema classic Some Like It Hot (1959) in the Marilyn Monroe role. Active on game shows.
- 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.
- In May 1982, Joyce performed at the Alhambra Dinner Theatre in Jacksonville, Florida. Reclusive author J. D. Salinger attended the opening night of the production to see Joyce and accompany her after the show. She told a reporter that it was the first time the two had met, but they had a romantic relationship for several years.
- She was one of the dancers on The Danny Kaye Show.
- In 1972, she made her Broadway debut in the title role in Sugar, the musical adaptation of the film Some Like It Hot, in which she portrayed band singer Sugar Kane, the role originated by Marilyn Monroe in the movie. Joyce won the 1972 Theatre World Award for her performance.
- She has two children: a daughter, Taylor (born June 22, 1976), with Bobby Van, and a son, Michael (born 1986), with John Levoff.
- She made her television debut in an episode of Route 66 in 1962.
- Elaine Joyce is of Hungarian ancestry, the daughter of Iliclina (Nagy) and Frank Pinchot.
- In 1971, Joyce starred in the final episode of Green Acres as Oliver's former secretary, Carol Rush. The episode was a backdoor pilot titled "The Blonde" or "Carol" which featured Joyce as a young, dizzy blonde who lives with her sister and brother-in-law in Los Angeles, and manages to save her no-nonsense boss, played by Richard Deacon, from a real estate scam. The pilot was not picked up.
- Mother, with Bobby Van, of Taylor Joyce Van.
- Stepmother of Ellen Simon, Nancy Simon, and Bryn Lander Simon.
- Joyce was married to television producer John Levoff from 1985 until their divorce in 1992.
- Sister-in-law of Danny Simon.
- Aunt of Michael Simon and Valerie Simon.
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