Joyce Bulifant (Fanny Finch)
Joyce Bulifant played the over protective mother of Dennis Finch. Before appearing on Just Shoot Me, Bulifant rose to fame for roles on Sport Billy, Flo and of course, The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Can you believe she’s been acting since the 1950s! Anyway, she decided to retired in 2005. One of her last roles was Fanny Finch and also in the spoof movie called Tooken (2015).
Kathie Lee Gifford (Allison Spencer)
Kathie Lee Gifford played the romance author Allison Spencer. Gifford is best known for The Today Show. Of course, she’s had a number of other roles in Hollywood. She’s appeared as herself in the fifth Sharknado film and in Donny! and Younger.
One thing she’s also known for is her charity work. In fact, she’s an ambassador for the charity organization called Childhelp, which helps with child abuse prevention and treatment. She also raised money with her husband to support two shelters in NYC for babies born with congenital crack addition and HIV. Talk about charity work, this woman goes above and beyond!