By Samuel Amadotor 
The Honeymooners, an American sitcom, made Joyce Randolph famous for her portrayal of Trixie Norton. Randolph, who was raised in Detroit, Michigan, started her acting career at the Wayne University Workshop before going on to work in Saks Fifth Avenue retail sales. She performed for the duration of the trip after trying out for Stage Door’s traveling company.
In 1943, she moved to New York City and pursued acting, taking roles on Broadway and landing various television roles. In 1951, she was seen in a Clorets commercial by Jackie Gleason and asked to appear in a skit on Cavalcade of Stars. Soon after, she was cast as Trixie in The Honeymooners.
Randolph initially portrayed Trixie in skits on The Jackie Gleason Show and The Honeymooners, which included Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden, Art Carney as Ed Norton, Audrey Meadows as Alice Kramden, and Randolph as Thelma “Trixie” Norton. However, she did not portray Trixie Norton in Honeymooner’s revivals due to personal and geographic reasons.
On Broadway, Randolph appeared in Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath (1950). After becoming identified with the Norton character, she seldom found other parts and directors would say they couldn’t use her. She performed in summer stock musicals, made commercials, and had a few guest appearances on television shows, including her reprisal of Trixie Norton in the 1991 episode “Fur Flies” in Hi Honey, I’m Home!
Is Joyce Randolph still Alive?
No, Joyce Randolph, star of The Honeymooners, died at the age of 99. Joyce Randolph passed away on January 13, 2024, while she slept. She was The Honeymooners’ final surviving cast member, under hospice care from the consequences of aging.
Source: DKlassgh.net