With a career ranging from her start on Broadway at age five, to a 2014 appearance in the television show Boardwalk Empire, Joyce Van Patten has had a long (and busy) career. Possibly best known for her dozens of television roles, she’s also been in major movies and theatre productions.
In 1944, Van Patten appeared on Broadway in The Perfect Marriage, but just months earlier, at just 10-years old, Van Patten was part of the Elitch’s Theatre summer stock company. Her shows that summer included Tomorrow The World with Raymond Burr.
Five years later, in 1949, Van Patten returned for another summer at the theatre.
Seasons at the Theatre
- 1944
- 1949
Elitch Theatre Productions/Roles:
- 1944 – Tomorrow The World with Raymond Burr.
Notable Roles, Awards, and Other Work:
- The Bad News Bears (1976)
- St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)
Elitch Theatre Connections:
- Joyce’s primary connection to another Elitch Theatre Alum is her brother, Dick Van Patten, who appeared at the theatre in 1964.
- Joyce also appeared with her brother, Dick Van Patten, in the 1949 TV series, Mama.
- Joyce appeared in The Trouble with Girls with theatre alum, Vincent Price.
- Van Patten appeared in The Law and Mr. Jones with alum,
James Whitmore. - Van Patten appeared in two episodes of Perry Mason, with alum, Raymond Burr. This was a great reunion between Joyce and Raymond, who had appeared together in the 1944 summer stock cast at Elitch’s Theatre.
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