Billie Bird
Born
February 28, 1908
Died
November 27, 2002 (94 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Pocatello, Idaho
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)
Known For
George & Leo
(1 episode)
1997
Jury Duty
Rose
1995
Dennis the Menace
Edith Butterwell
1993
The End of Innocence
Mrs. Yabledablov
1990
Home Alone
Woman in Airport
1990
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Mrs. Stanwyck
1989
That's Adequate
Lillian Darling
1989
Murphy Brown
(1 episode)
1988
Ernest Saves Christmas
Mary Morrissey
1988
Dear John
Margie Philbert · (83 episodes)
1988
The Wonder Years
Woman · (2 episodes)
1988
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Mrs. Feldman
1987
Max Headroom
(1 episode)
1987
The Charmings
(1 episode)
1987
The Bronx Zoo
(1 episode)
1987
Ratboy
Psychic
1986
Starman
(1 episode)
1986
One Crazy Summer
Grandma
1986
Help Wanted: Kids
Bea
1986
Who's the Boss?
Tessie · (1 episode)
1984
Hunter
Marie Watson · (1 episode)
1984
Sixteen Candles
Dorothy Baker
1984
Goodnight, Beantown
(1 episode)
1983
Max Dugan Returns
Older Woman
1983
It Takes Two
(22 episodes)
1982
Newhart
(1 episode)
1982
Remington Steele
Anna Dix · (1 episode)
1982
Cheers
Lillian Miller · (1 episode)
1982
Young Doctors in Love
The Hospital Staff - Flower Lady
1982
Knots Landing
Sheila · (2 episodes)
1979
Benson
Rose Cassidy · (46 episodes)
1979
The Facts of Life
(1 episode)
1979
Apple's Way
(1 episode)
1974
Happy Days
(1 episode)
1974
The Waltons
Mrs. Cox · (1 episode)
1972
The Waltons
Shirley · (1 episode)
1972
Stand Up and Be Counted
uncredited
1972
Getting Straight
Landlady
1970
Adam-12
Winnie Goodrich · (1 episode)
1968
The Odd Couple
Chambermaid (uncredited)
1968
Barefoot in the Park
Drunken Neighbor (uncredited)
1967
Ironside
(1 episode)
1967
This Property Is Condemned
Party Guest (uncredited)
1966
Las Vegas Hillbillys
1966
The Young Marrieds
Mrs. Gubbins · (1 episode)
1964
The Cat Burglar
Mrs. Prattle
1961
Too Soon to Love
Mrs. Jefferson
1960
Blue Denim
Woman (uncredited)
1959
Born to Be Loved
Drunk's Wife
1959
Unwed Mother
Gertie
1958
The Joker is Wild
Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited)
1957
Gunsmoke
Old Woman · (1 episode)
1955
Letter to Loretta
Mrs. Shubb · (1 episode)
1953
My Wife's Best Friend
Katie
1952
Somebody Loves Me
Essie
1952
Just Across the Street
Pearl
1952
Journey Into Light
Gertie
1951
Rhubarb
Mona Lizzie (uncredited)
1951
Darling, How Could You!
Rosie
1951
The Lemon Drop Kid
Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)
1951
The Mating Season
Mugsy
1951