Joyce Monroe

Joyce Monroe is the secondary antagonist in Edward Scissorhands. Joyce is friends with Peg Boggs, Helen and Marge. However, when Peg isn’t around, they gossip behind her back on the phones.

She is portrayed by Kathy Baker.

Background

Personality

Joyce is an active and seductive woman in her early 40s, who craves excitement, sex and attention from men. She’s the leader of a group of nosy housewives who trade in gossip and spread rumors.

Physical Appearance

She wears a mint green coat with tight high-waisted mint green pants through out a lot of the film. She also has long red nails, wears a lot of makeup and has red hair.

Role in the film

In the film, it’s shown that she invites men over like a plumber, despite being married. She is one of the people that Peg visited trying to sell her makeup products. She then berates Peg for “interrupting“ her. When Peg brought Edward, she immediately developed a crush on him. When she got him alone in her beauty salon, she tried to seduce him but accidentally scared him away. She then lied to the neighborhood women that Edward attempted to seduce her. She’s then shown leading the hate-mob against Edward to Edward’s mansion. When the police try to deceive them into thinking that he’s dead and tell them to return home, she refuses and declares that she wants to see for herself, so she and the mob continue to the mansion. After Kim tells everyone that he died, Joyce, shocked and guilty at what she had done, reluctantly returns home. It‘s unknown what happened to Joyce, it can be assumed that she passed away.

Gallery

Screenshots

Joyce's first appearance.

Joyce watching the plumber fix her dishwasher.

"Now, who could that be?"

Joyce looking out her window.

Joyce excusing herself.

"Why, Peg! Have you gone blind? Can't you see there's a vehicle in my driveway?"

Joyce rudely shutting the door in Peg's face.

Joyce receiving a call from Tinka about Peg having a house guest.

Joyce and her friends showing up at Peg's house.

Joyce asking Peg about her guest.

Joyce arriving at the Boggs family's barbecue.

Joyce seeing Edward for the first time.

Joyce watching Edward helping Kevin Boggs, thinking he's attacking the boy.

Merchandise

Joyce Edward Scissorhands Titans Vinyl Figure.

Trivia

• She has some similarities to Blanche Deveraux from Golden Girls. Both are women who wear a lot of makeup, tight outfits, speak with Southern accents and love attention from men.