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Joyce Brothers

Acting

Born: October 20, 1927Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Joyce Diane Brothers (née Bauer; October 20, 1927 – May 13, 2013) was an American psychologist, television personality, advice columnist, and writer. She first became famous in 1955 for winning the top prize on the American game show The $64,000 Question. Her fame from the game show allowed her to go on to host various advice columns and television shows, which established her as a pioneer in the field of "pop (popular) psychology". Brothers is often credited as the first to normalize psychological concepts to the American mainstream. Her syndicated columns were featured in newspapers and magazines, including a monthly column for Good Housekeeping, in which she contributed for nearly 40 years. As Brothers quickly became the "face of psychology" for American audiences, she often appeared in various television roles, usually as herself. From the 1970s onward, she also began to accept fictional roles that parodied her "woman psychologist" persona. She is noted for working continuously for five decades across various genres. Numerous groups recognized Brothers for her strong leadership as a woman in the psychological field and for helping to destigmatize the profession overall. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joyce Brothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography

Inside Rupert Pupkin

Self (archive footage)

2014
Dorm Daze 2

Dorm Daze 2

Celebrity Judge #1

2006
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'

A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'

Self (archive footage)

2002
Analyze That

Analyze That

Dr. Joyce Brothers

2002
National Lampoon's Van Wilder

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

Dr. Joyce Brothers

2002
Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's

Elvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's

2001

Television: The First Fifty Years

Self

1999
Dear God

Dear God

Dr. Joyce Brothers

1996
Lover's Knot

Lover's Knot

Herself (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)

1996
Spy Hard

Spy Hard

Steele's Tag Team Member

1996
A Night to Die For

A Night to Die For

Self

1995
The Misery Brothers

The Misery Brothers

Dr. Joyce Brothers

1995
Exit to Eden

Exit to Eden

Dr. Joyce Brothers

1994
The Day My Parents Ran Away

The Day My Parents Ran Away

Dr. Antonia Missermaster

1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Coroner

1993
Age Isn't Everything

Age Isn't Everything

Self

1991
Animal Behavior

Animal Behavior

Visiting Psychologist

1989
Animal Behavior

Animal Behavior

Herself

1989
Troop Beverly Hills

Troop Beverly Hills

Dr. Joyce Brothers

1989
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Baseball Announcer

1988
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

Dr. Joyce Brothers

1988
Love at Stake

Love at Stake

1987
Glory Years

Glory Years

1987
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment

Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment

Great Books Authority

1986
Let's Go Mets

Let's Go Mets

Self

1986
The Lonely Guy

The Lonely Guy

Herself

1984
Last of the Great Survivors

Last of the Great Survivors

Dr. Joyce Brothers

1984
The King of Comedy

The King of Comedy

Dr. Joyce Brothers

1982
Desperate Lives

Desperate Lives

Mrs. Watson

1982
For Love of Angela

For Love of Angela

Dr. Joyce Brothers

1982
More Wild Wild West

More Wild Wild West

The Bystander

1980
Oh, God! Book II

Oh, God! Book II

Herself on NBC

1980
Hero at Large

Hero at Large

Self

1980
Beggarman, Thief

Beggarman, Thief

Dr. Moira O'Dell (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)

1979

The Chevy Chase National Humor Test

1979
Dick Clark's Good Old Days

Dick Clark's Good Old Days

1977
The Chevy Chase Show

The Chevy Chase Show

Self

1977
The War Between Men and Women

The War Between Men and Women

Herself

1972
Stand Up and Be Counted

Stand Up and Be Counted

Dr. Joyce Brothers

1972