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Billie Bird
Actor
Born February 28, 1908Died November 27, 2002 (94 years)
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)
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)
Filmography
| 1997 | George & Leo (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Jury Duty · as Rose |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace · as Edith Butterwell |
| 1990 | The End of Innocence · as Mrs. Yabledablov |
| 1990 | Home Alone · as Woman In Airport |
| 1989 | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege · as Mrs. Stanwyck |
| 1989 | That's Adequate · as Lillian Darling |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Ernest Saves Christmas · as Mary Morrissey |
| 1988 | Dear John (1988) (TV Series) · as Margie Philbert |
| 1988 | Save the Dog! · as Woman On Bench |
| 1988 | The Wonder Years (TV Series) · as Woman |
| 1987 | Werewolf (TV Series) · as Grace Sullivan |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mrs. Gladstone |
| 1987 | Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol · as Mrs. Feldman |
| 1987 | Max Headroom (TV Series) |
| 1987 | The Charmings (TV Series) |
| 1987 | The Bronx Zoo (TV Series) |
| 1986 | Ratboy · as Psychic |
| 1986 | My Sister Sam (TV Series) · as Debbie Phoenix |
| 1986 | Starman (TV Series) |
| 1986 | One Crazy Summer · as Grandma |
| 1984 | Three's a Crowd (TV Series) · as Aunt Mae |
| 1984 | Who's the Boss? (TV Series) · as Tessie |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Brothers (TV Series) · as Aunt Wilhemena |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles · as Dorothy Baker |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) · as Mimi Legrand |
| 1983 | We Got It Made (TV Series) · as Mrs. Lapinsky |
| 1983 | Goodnight, Beantown (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Max Dugan Returns · as Older Woman |
| 1982 | Newhart (TV Series) |
| 1982 | It Takes Two (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Anna Dix |
| 1982 | Cheers (TV Series) · as Lillian Miller |
| 1982 | Silver Spoons (TV Series) · as Mildred |
| 1982 | Young Doctors in Love · as The Hospital Staff - Flower Lady |
| 1979 | Knots Landing (TV Series) · as Sheila |
| 1979 | House Calls (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1979 | Benson (TV Series) · as Rose Cassidy |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Eight is Enough (TV Series) · as Mrs. Paul |
| 1974 | Apple's Way (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Happy Days (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as Shirley |
| 1972 | Stand Up and Be Counted · as Uncredited |
| 1970 | Getting Straight · as Landlady |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Winnie Goodrich |
| 1968 | The Odd Couple · as Chambermaid (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Barefoot in the Park · as Drunken Neighbor (uncredited) |
| 1966 | This Property Is Condemned · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1966 | |
| 1961 | Secret of Deep Harbor · as Mama Miller |
| 1961 | The Cat Burglar · as Mrs. Prattle |
| 1960 | Too Soon to Love · as Mrs. Jefferson |
| 1959 | Blue Denim · as Woman (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Born to Be Loved · as Drunk's Wife |
| 1958 | Unwed Mother · as Gertie |
| 1957 | The Joker Is Wild · as Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1957 | |
| 1956 | Frontier Doctor (TV Series) · as Dora |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Old Woman |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Bea |
| 1954 | Woman's World · as Woman In Bargain Basement |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Mrs. Shubb |
| 1953 | Half a Hero · as Ernestine |
| 1952 | My Wife's Best Friend · as Katie |
| 1952 | Somebody Loves Me · as Essie |
| 1952 | My Man and I · as Waitress |
| 1952 | Anything Can Happen · as Bus Passenger |
| 1951 | Journey Into Light · as Gertie |
| 1951 | Rhubarb · as Mona Lizzie (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Darling, How Could You! · as Rosie |
| 1951 | The Lemon Drop Kid · as Racetrack Bettor On Iron Bar (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Mating Season · as Mugsy |
| 1950 | Dallas · as School Teacher |