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Billie Bird

Acting
Known For

94 Years Old

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)

Born

Pocatello, Idaho on 28th February 1908

Died

27th November 2002

All Credits

The Wonder Years Image
The Wonder Years
Woman
The Young Marrieds Image
The Young Marrieds
Mrs. Gubbins
Newhart Image
Newhart
The Facts of Life Image
The Facts of Life
Cheers Image
Cheers
Lillian Miller
The Waltons Image
The Waltons
Shirley
The Waltons Image
The Waltons
Mrs. Cox
Happy Days Image
Happy Days
Knots Landing Image
Knots Landing
Sheila
Dear John Image
Dear John
Margie Philbert
Hunter Image
Hunter
Marie Watson
Murphy Brown Image
Murphy Brown
The Charmings Image
The Charmings
Remington Steele Image
Remington Steele
Anna Dix
It Takes Two Image
It Takes Two
Ironside Image
Ironside
Adam-12 Image
Adam-12
Winnie Goodrich
Starman Image
Starman
No Image
Apple's Way
Gunsmoke Image
Gunsmoke
Old Woman
George & Leo Image
George & Leo
Max Headroom Image
Max Headroom
Letter to Loretta Image
Letter to Loretta
Mrs. Shubb
Goodnight, Beantown Image
Goodnight, Beantown
Who's the Boss? Image
Who's the Boss?
Tessie
Benson Image
Benson
Rose Cassidy
Dennis the Menace Image
Dennis the Menace
Edith Butterwell
Sixteen Candles Image
Sixteen Candles
Dorothy Baker
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol Image
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Mrs. Feldman
The Bronx Zoo Image
The Bronx Zoo
The Odd Couple Image
The Odd Couple
Chambermaid (uncredited)
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege Image
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Mrs. Stanwyck
This Property is Condemned Image
This Property is Condemned
Party Guest (uncredited)
Barefoot in the Park Image
Barefoot in the Park
Drunken Neighbor (uncredited)
One Crazy Summer Image
One Crazy Summer
Grandma
Somebody Loves Me Image
Somebody Loves Me
Essie
Max Dugan Returns Image
Max Dugan Returns
Older Woman
Ernest Saves Christmas Image
Ernest Saves Christmas
Mary Morrissey
Young Doctors in Love Image
Young Doctors in Love
The Hospital Staff - Flower Lady
Jury Duty Image
Jury Duty
Rose
Home Alone Image
Home Alone
Woman in Airport
Getting Straight Image
Getting Straight
Landlady
Ratboy Image
Ratboy
Psychic
The End of Innocence Image
The End of Innocence
Mrs. Yabledablov
Rhubarb Image
Rhubarb
Mona Lizzie (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild Image
The Joker is Wild
Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited)
The Lemon Drop Kid Image
The Lemon Drop Kid
Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)
The Mating Season Image
The Mating Season
Mugsy
That's Adequate Image
That's Adequate
Lillian Darling
My Wife's Best Friend Image
My Wife's Best Friend
Katie
Too Soon to Love Image
Too Soon to Love
Mrs. Jefferson
Unwed Mother Image
Unwed Mother
Gertie
Blue Denim Image
Blue Denim
Woman (uncredited)
Journey Into Light Image
Journey Into Light
Gertie
Stand Up and Be Counted Image
Stand Up and Be Counted
uncredited
Las Vegas Hillbillys Image
Las Vegas Hillbillys
The Cat Burglar Image
The Cat Burglar
Mrs. Prattle
Help Wanted: Kids Image
Help Wanted: Kids
Bea
Just Across the Street Image
Just Across the Street
Pearl
Darling, How Could You! Image
Darling, How Could You!
Rosie
Born to Be Loved Image
Born to Be Loved
Drunk's Wife