Regular cast One of Bulifant's earliest roles on television was as a dancer on ''Arthur Murray's Dance Party
(1950–1960). She played Timmie Barnes in Too Young to Go Steady (1959), Mary Gentry in Tom, Dick and Mary (1964–1965), Marie Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977), Peggy Wilson on Love Thy Neighbor
(1973), Lois on It's a Man's World (1962–1963), Marsha Patterson on The Bill Cosby Show (1969–1971), and Marjorie Martin on Big John, Little John (1976–1977). She was heard as the voice of Queen Vanda on the syndicated cartoon series Sport Billy (1982). She was also a regular on CBS’s Flo'', as Flo’s best friend Miriam Willoughby from 1980 to 1981.
Guest appearances Bulifant guest-starred as Jessica in
Tales of Wells Fargo, episode "Fraud," in 1961, in addition to episodes of
Channing;
Empire;
The Virginian;
Bonanza;
Gunsmoke;
Wagon Train;
Destry Rides Again;
The Real McCoys; ''
McHale's Navy; Dr. Kildare
; Naked City; Police Woman; My Three Sons; Love, American Style; The Facts of Life; Harper Valley PTA; The Bad News Bears; Alice; Three's Company; The Joey Bishop Show; and The Donald O'Connor Show''. She played an intended murder victim in a 1961 episode of
Boris Karloff's
Thriller (episode: "An Attractive Family"). and with
Eva Le Galliene in
The Play of the Week Thérèse Raquin. She played Jenny Logan, the incorruptible wife of Tom Logan, played by
Frank Aletter, both of whom were being tempted by Mr. Lucifer, played by
Fred Astaire, and Mr. Lucifer's assistant, Iris Hecate, played by
Elizabeth Montgomery, in "Mr. Lucifer", a 1962 episode of
Alcoa Presents. She played innocent defendant Nancy Banks in the
Perry Mason 1964 episode "The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands", the second of two appearances on that show. She played Miriam Willoughby on
Flo and
David Spade's mother on
Just Shoot Me! From 1994 to 1997, she played Emily Wallace, the mother of her real-life son
John Asher's character in
Weird Science.
Television movies Bulifant appeared in
Hanging by a Thread,
Better Late Than Never,
Little Women, ''Charley's Aunt
, and The Shining''.
Game shows Bulifant appeared as a frequent guest on game shows including
Name That Tune,
Password,
Match Game,
Crosswits,
Tattletales,
To Tell the Truth,
$25,000 Pyramid, and
Decisions Decisions, along with
David Letterman.
The Brady Bunch Bulifant was the original choice for the role of Carol Brady on ABC's
The Brady Bunch, but the part ultimately went to
Florence Henderson. == Film ==