Joyce DeWitt (MaryAnne)

is most widely known to audiences for her starring role as "Janet Wood" in the ABC Television hit series THREE¹S COMPANY. She also has an extensive background in the theatre, working both as actress and director in a stage career which spans over 40 years.

Miss DeWitt has starred in numerous theatrical productions including most recently as "Mama Rose" in the musical GYPSY at the Buck County Playhouse, the Canadian premieres of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize winning play DINNER WITH FRIENDS and Alfred Uhry¹s Tony Award-winning play THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO. Other recent stage performances include the North American premieres of DAYLIGHT SAVINGS and REMEMBER ME, the British farce NOISES OFF, the revival of Cole Porter¹s ANYTHING GOES and the Broadway musical OLYMPUS ON MY MIND, for which she completed the cast recording ­ her first record album

Miss DeWitt¹s other theatrical credits include starring roles in CHAPTER TWO, SWEET CHARITY, DAMN YANKEES, MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, STAR SPANGLED GIRL, THE CRUCIBLE, MEDEA, TARTUFFE, A HATFUL OF RAIN, DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS, MACBETH, THE MIKADO, LI¹L ABNER, SOUTH PACIFIC, THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, PETER PAN, BRIGADOON, ALL THE WAY HOME, A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY, THE TEMPEST, THE IMPOSSIBLE YEARS, DRACULA: AN ORIGINAL ROCK MUSICAL, STOP THE WORLD, I WANT TO GET OFF and SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR.

Her other television credits include singing and dancing in numerous specials having had the pleasure of appearing with such wonderful talents as Greer Garson, Ann Miller, Perry Como, Bill Cosby, Don Knotts, Anne Murray, Tony Randall, Rich Little, Cheryl Ladd, John Ritter and Steve Martin. She has also made numerous guest-starring appearances on popular television programs including THE LOVEBOAT, THE OSMONDS, HOPE ISLAND, CYBILL, TWITCH CITY and LIVING SINGLE, as well as starring in the television movies WITH THIS RING and SPRING FLING.

Miss DeWitt holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Ball State University and a Master of Fine Arts Degree from UCLA where she was awarded the Master of Fine Arts Fellowship as well as the Clifton Webb Scholarship. Born in Wheeling, W. VA, on April 23, Miss DeWitt is one of four children. Her childhood years were divided between West Virginia and Indiana.

Having had the good fortune to work with such wonderful human beings as Valerie Harper and Dennis Weaver, whose dedication to ending hunger and homelessness in our world and support of environmental issues is boundless, Miss DeWitt participated with members of the House and Senate at the Capital Hill Forum on Hunger and Homelessness and has hosted presentations for the Family Assistance Program of Hollywood. She is most grateful for having been allowed the privilege of hosting the International Awards Ceremony at the White House for the Presidential End Hunger Awards, as well as co-hosting, with Jeff Bridges, the World Food Day Gala at the Kennedy Center.