Billie Bird
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Person

Billie Bird

Known for
Acting
Born
February 28, 1908
Died
November 27, 2002
Place of birth
Pocatello, Idaho, USA

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Biography

Vaudeville comedienne Billie Bird Sellen was discovered at an orphanage at the age of eight years and hired to tour theater circuits with a vaudeville troupe. During the Vietnam War she accompanied 12 USO tours entertaining the troops in the war zone in the 1960s and 1970s. She had worked as recently as 1995 when she appeared in Jury Duty (1995), starring Pauly Shore. Other notable performances were in Dennis the Menace (1993) and Home Alone (1990).

One of her best-known film appearances was in the 1968 movie The Odd Couple (1968). Her last appearance was a cameo in 1997 in the short-lived television comedy George & Leo (1997) with Judd Hirsch and Bob Newhart. She had also been a regular from 1988-1992 in the sitcom Dear John (1988), and in a series of performances as a cheerful and sassy senior citizen in such productions as Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) and Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987).

Date of Death: 27 November 2002, Granada Hills (Alzheimer's disease)

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Acting (1)

Filmography

  • George & LeoTV · 1997 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Jury DutyFilm · 1995 · as Rose
  • Dennis the MenaceFilm · 1993 · as Edith Butterwell
  • Home AloneFilm · 1990 · as Woman in Airport
  • The End of InnocenceFilm · 1990 · as Mrs. Yabledablov
  • Police Academy 6: City Under SiegeFilm · 1989 · as Mrs. Stanwyck
  • That's AdequateFilm · 1989 · as Lillian Darling
  • Dear JohnTV · 1988 · as Margie Philbert · 83 episodes
  • Ernest Saves ChristmasFilm · 1988 · as Mary Morrissey
  • Murphy BrownTV · 1988 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The Wonder YearsTV · 1988 · as Woman · 2 episodes
  • Max HeadroomTV · 1987 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Police Academy 4: Citizens on PatrolFilm · 1987 · as Mrs. Feldman
  • The Bronx ZooTV · 1987 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The CharmingsTV · 1987 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Help Wanted: KidsFilm · 1986 · as Bea
  • One Crazy SummerFilm · 1986 · as Grandma
  • RatboyFilm · 1986 · as Psychic
  • StarmanTV · 1986 · Acting · 1 episode
  • HunterTV · 1984 · as Marie Watson · 1 episode
  • Sixteen CandlesFilm · 1984 · as Dorothy Baker
  • Who's the Boss?TV · 1984 · as Tessie · 1 episode
  • Goodnight, BeantownTV · 1983 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Max Dugan ReturnsFilm · 1983 · as Older Woman
  • CheersTV · 1982 · as Lillian Miller · 1 episode
  • It Takes TwoTV · 1982 · as Mama · 22 episodes
  • NewhartTV · 1982 · as Ella Hayes · 1 episode
  • Remington SteeleTV · 1982 · as Anna Dix · 1 episode
  • Young Doctors in LoveFilm · 1982 · as The Hospital Staff - Flower Lady
  • BensonTV · 1979 · as Rose Cassidy · 46 episodes
  • Knots LandingTV · 1979 · as Sheila · 2 episodes
  • The Facts of LifeTV · 1979 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Apple's WayTV · 1974 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Happy DaysTV · 1974 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Stand Up and Be CountedFilm · 1972 · as uncredited
  • The WaltonsTV · 1972 · as Mrs. Cox · 1 episode
  • Getting StraightFilm · 1970 · as Landlady
  • Adam-12TV · 1968 · as Winnie Goodrich · 1 episode
  • The Odd CoupleFilm · 1968 · as Chambermaid (uncredited)
  • Barefoot in the ParkFilm · 1967 · as Drunken Neighbor (uncredited)
  • IronsideTV · 1967 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Las Vegas HillbillysFilm · 1966 · Acting
  • This Property Is CondemnedFilm · 1966 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • The Young MarriedsTV · 1964 · as Mrs. Gubbins · 2 episodes
  • The Cat BurglarFilm · 1961 · as Mrs. Prattle
  • Too Soon to LoveFilm · 1960 · as Mrs. Jefferson
  • Blue DenimFilm · 1959 · as Woman (uncredited)
  • Born to Be LovedFilm · 1959 · as Drunk's Wife
  • Unwed MotherFilm · 1958 · as Gertie
  • The Joker is WildFilm · 1957 · as Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited)
  • GunsmokeTV · 1955 · as Old Woman · 1 episode
  • Letter to LorettaTV · 1953 · as Mrs. Shubb · 1 episode
  • Just Across the StreetFilm · 1952 · as Pearl
  • My Wife's Best FriendFilm · 1952 · as Katie
  • Somebody Loves MeFilm · 1952 · as Essie
  • Darling, How Could You!Film · 1951 · as Rosie
  • Journey Into LightFilm · 1951 · as Gertie
  • RhubarbFilm · 1951 · as Mona Lizzie (uncredited)
  • The Lemon Drop KidFilm · 1951 · as Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)
  • The Mating SeasonFilm · 1951 · as Mugsy

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