Billie Bird
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1908-02-28
- Died
- 2002-11-27
- Place of birth
- Pocatello, Idaho
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)
Known For
TV Shows (26)
Cheers
1982
as Lillian Miller
Ironside
1967
Knots Landing
1979
as Sheila
Adam-12
1968
as Winnie Goodrich
The Waltons
1972
as Mrs. Cox / Shirley
The Facts of Life
1979
The Wonder Years
1988
as Woman
Happy Days
1974
Hunter
1984
as Marie Watson
Murphy Brown
1988
Newhart
1982
Remington Steele
1982
as Anna Dix
Who's the Boss?
1984
as Tessie
Gunsmoke
1955
as Old Woman
Dear John
1988
as Margie Philbert
Benson
1979
as Rose Cassidy
The Young Marrieds
1964
as Mrs. Gubbins
George & Leo
1997
The Bronx Zoo
1987
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Mrs. Shubb
Starman
1986
Max Headroom
1987
The Charmings
1987
Goodnight, Beantown
1983
Apple's Way
1974
It Takes Two
1982
Movies (34)
Dennis the Menace
1993
as Edith Butterwell
Sixteen Candles
1984
as Dorothy Baker
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987
as Mrs. Feldman
Jury Duty
1995
as Rose
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
1989
as Mrs. Stanwyck
The Odd Couple
1968
as Chambermaid (uncredited)
One Crazy Summer
1986
as Grandma
Young Doctors in Love
1982
as The Hospital Staff - Flower Lady
This Property Is Condemned
1966
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Barefoot in the Park
1967
as Drunken Neighbor (uncredited)
That's Adequate
1989
as Lillian Darling
Max Dugan Returns
1983
as Older Woman
Ratboy
1986
as Psychic
Rhubarb
1951
as Mona Lizzie (uncredited)
Ernest Saves Christmas
1988
as Mary Morrissey
Home Alone
1990
as Woman in Airport
Getting Straight
1970
as Landlady
The Lemon Drop Kid
1951
as Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)
The Mating Season
1951
as Mugsy
Unwed Mother
1958
as Gertie
The Joker is Wild
1957
as Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited)
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
as uncredited
The End of Innocence
1990
as Mrs. Yabledablov
The Cat Burglar
1961
as Mrs. Prattle
Just Across the Street
1952
as Pearl
Blue Denim
1959
as Woman (uncredited)
My Wife's Best Friend
1952
as Katie
Too Soon to Love
1960
as Mrs. Jefferson
Darling, How Could You!
1951
as Rosie
Help Wanted: Kids
1986
as Bea
Las Vegas Hillbillys
1966
Journey Into Light
1951
as Gertie
Somebody Loves Me
1952
as Essie
Born to Be Loved
1959
as Drunk's Wife
About Billie Bird
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 ap… With 60 credits spanning from 1951 to 1997, Billie Bird has appeared in 34 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Billie Bird Movies
- Dennis the Menace (1993) — as Edith Butterwell
- Sixteen Candles (1984) — as Dorothy Baker
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987) — as Mrs. Feldman
- Jury Duty (1995) — as Rose
- Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989) — as Mrs. Stanwyck
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