Elaine Joyce’s Net Worth, Husband, Daughter. Dead or still alive?

Who is Elaine Joyce?

Elaine Joyce is a retired American actress, who achieved fame both on the big screen and on the stage, as popular as in the TV series ‘The Red Skelton Hour’ (1967-1969), then in ‘Mr. Merlin” (1981-1982), and on stage in the play “Sugar”, among other projects she has worked on during her career.

Elaine Joyce Wiki – Age, Childhood and Education

Born Elaine Joyce Pinchot on December 19, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, she is the daughter of Frank Pinchot and his wife Iliclina (Nagy), of Hungarian descent.

She spent her childhood in Cleveland, Ohio alongside her brother, Frank Pinchot.

Career start

from Elaine career started in the early ’60s, with a few appearances as an extra in films such as “West Side Story” (1961) and “Twist Around the Clock” the same year, then in “The Music Man” in 1962. In 1967 she made her first appearance on the show “The Red Skelton Hour” which marked the beginning of a rise in her career.

She appeared in several episodes until 1969, and in 1970 she was featured in the biopic film about transgender man George Jorgensen turned Christine Jorgensen, actress, author and nightclub singer, titled “The Christine Jorgensen Story”, starring John Hansen , Joan Tompkins, and Quinn K. Redeker. Throughout the 1970s, Elaine had a number of guest starring roles in numerous TV series, including as Marsha in the TV crime drama series “City of Angels” (1976), while in 1977 she landed the role in the television movie “The November Plan”.

In 1978, Elaine began appearing in the TV series ‘The Love Boat’ and kicked off the ’80s with the role of Alexandra in the TV comedy-fantasy series ‘Mr. Merlin” (1981-1982).

Rise to stardom

In the 1980s, Elaine’s career reached a whole new level, as she appeared in several high-profile projects, including the TV series “Magnum, PI” (1983), then played Valerie Parker in the television movie “Allison Sydney Harrison” , while co-starring in the 1986 comedy horror film “Trick or Treat” alongside Marc Price, Tony Fields and Lisa Orgolini.

Retirement

In the early 1990s, Elaine made notable appearances on the soap operas “Days of Our Lives” (1993) and “The Young and the Restless” (1993-1994), while playing Candace in Golden Age from 1995 to 1996 . Globe Award-nominated series “Beverly Hills, 90210”, which was her last appearance. She then became focused on other interests and decided to retire.

On stage work, television presenter

Elaine is known for her theater work, as she won the Theater World Award for her performance in the stage musical “Sugar” based on the movie “Some Like It Hot” – she was the main character, played by Marilyn Monroe in the aforementioned movie.

Talking about her achievements as a television host, she starred in shows like ‘Match Game’ (1973-1979), then ‘Password Plus’ (1979-1982) and ‘The $10,000 Pyramid’ (1978-1986), among other shows all of which increased both her popularity and wealth.

Where is Elaine Joyce now? Is she alive or dead?

Elaine focused on her family in the late 90s and now lives in New York where she lives a single life after the death of her third husband in 2018. Apparently she is not involved in any kind of show business and enjoys a leisurely life .

Elaine Joyce net worth, height, weight, looks and body measurements

Elaine Joyce has shown that hard work and talent go hand in hand in her case, bringing her personal wealth to the envious number of about $6 million. However, her net worth also benefited after her husband’s death as he reportedly left her more than $12 million.

Elaine Joyce is 1.66 m (5 ft 6 in) tall, while she weighs about 123 lbs ~ 63 kg, and her vital statistics are 33-24-35. She has blue eyes and blonde hair.

Elaine Joyce Personal Life, Marriages, Children

Elaine has been married three times; her first husband was musical actor, Bobby Van, to whom she was married from 1968 to 1980, when Bobby died of brain cancer. The two had a daughter together, Taylor, born on June 22, 1976. Joyce was known to date popular author JD Salinger in the 1980s, before marrying second husband, television producer John Levoff, in 1985, with whom she was married until 1992. – the two welcomed son Michael, born in 1986.

Seven years later, Elaine married playwright Neil Simon after dating him for two years, and the two remained married until his death in August 2018, from complications of pneumonia – he was hospitalized and put on life support for some time due to kidney failure. Neil Simon was an Oscar-nominated writer, best known as the creator of such popular films as “The Odd Couple” (1968), then “Murder by Death” (1976) and the all-time classic “The Goodbye Girl”. Neil also won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1991, then three Tony Awards and a Golden Globe Award. He was born on July 4, 1927, making him 91 years old when he died.