Portrait of Joyce Van Patten

Acting

Joyce Van Patten

Career

Active from 1968 to 2019, with a break from 1997 to 2012, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bad News Bears
The Bad News Bears
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 83 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joyce Van Patten Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.6, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Psychological Horror 3
  • Social Satire 2
  • Dark Comedy 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • 1970s Television 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Satirical 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

121
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Grown Ups 3
Grown Ups 3

as Gloria

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 56
Diane
Diane (2019)
GoodWatch score 78

as Madge

God's Pocket
God's Pocket (2014)
GoodWatch score 47

as Aunt Sophie

Angel's Perch
Angel's Perch (2013)

as Polly

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mrs. McGowan

This Must Be the Place
This Must Be the Place (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dorothy Shore

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
GoodWatch score 47

as Mariam

Grown Ups
Grown Ups (2010)
GoodWatch score 40

as Gloria

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 74
The Good Wife
The Good Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Agnes Silvestre

Marley & Me
Marley & Me (2008)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Butterly

Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives (2004)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Carol Prudy

Without a Trace
Without a Trace (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Paula

1990s

20 titles ยท average score 70
The Sopranos
The Sopranos (1999)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show ยท as Dr. Sandy Shaw

Judging Amy
Judging Amy (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Jane

Oz
Oz (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Sarah Rebadow

Unhappily Ever After
Unhappily Ever After (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Maureen Slattery

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Sylvia Mangione

Breathing Lessons
Breathing Lessons (1994)
GoodWatch score 60

as Serena

NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Ruth Dwyer

Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Sarah Emerson

Maid for Each Other
Maid for Each Other (1992)

as Leila

The Haunted
The Haunted (1991)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cora Miller

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Dr. Ramona Stark

Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure (1990)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Pat Hillman

1980s

18 titles ยท average score 59
Monkey Shines
Monkey Shines (1988)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dorothy Mann

Blind Date
Blind Date (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

as Nadia's Mother

Under the Influence
Under the Influence (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

as Helen Talbot

The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mrs. Boyce

Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories (1985)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Eva

Malice in Wonderland
Malice in Wonderland (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

as Dema Harshbarger

The Demon Murder Case
The Demon Murder Case (1983)
GoodWatch score 42

as Connie Frazier

Another Woman's Child
Another Woman's Child (1983)

as Janet Stein

In Defense of Kids
In Defense of Kids (1983)

as Caroline Ruben

Bus Stop
Bus Stop (1982)

as Grace

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Mae Galvin

The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles (1980)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Elma Parkhill

1970s

34 titles ยท average score 64
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (1979)

TV show

Lou Grant
Lou Grant (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

The Bad News Bears
The Bad News Bears (1976)
GoodWatch score 81

as Cleveland

The Stranger Within
The Stranger Within (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

as Phyllis

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Lianne Sweeny

Bone
Bone (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bernadette

The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Connie Miller

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Ruth Lytton / Sister of Mercy

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Kate Werner Macklin

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)
GoodWatch score 43

as Anna

The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (1970)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Phyllis

1960s

25 titles ยท average score 62
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Lila Daniels / Rhoda Lovejoy

Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Nikki

Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Paula Eckhart

The Good Guys
The Good Guys (1968)

TV show ยท as Claudia Gramus

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
GoodWatch score 34

as Joyce

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Lola Collins

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Alice Kranz

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Rhea Cashman

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Grace

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mary Stewart

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Julie Belmanno / Ruth Scully

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Laura Hollander

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 72
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Eileen Ransome

The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Claire Vale

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mrs. Maude Pomfritt

The Detectives
The Detectives (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Young Doctor Malone
Young Doctor Malone (1958)

TV show

The Goddess
The Goddess (1958)
GoodWatch score 56

as Hillary

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Sally Sheldon / Fay Gilmer

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Molly

Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

as Barbara (uncredited)

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Serena

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 78
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show