Joyce Brothers
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
ActingBirthday
October 20, 1927Deathday
May 13, 2013Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
36Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
Dr. Joyce BrothersCast credits
The Lonely Guy
HerselfOh, God! Book II
Herself on NBCThe King of Comedy
HerselfThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Baseball AnnouncerSpy Hard
Steele's Tag Team MemberStand Up and Be Counted
Dr. Joyce BrothersThe Misery Brothers
Dr. Joyce BrothersExit to Eden
Dr. Joyce BrothersNational Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
CoronerBeggarman, Thief
Dr. Moira O'Dell (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)Animal Behavior
HerselfDear God
Dr. Joyce BrothersTroop Beverly Hills
Dr. Joyce BrothersThe War Between Men and Women
HerselfNational Lampoon's Van Wilder
Dr. Joyce BrothersElvis Is Alive! I Swear I Saw Him Eating Ding Dongs Outside the Piggly Wiggly's
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
Desperate Lives
Mrs. WatsonGlory Years
Hero at Large
Self