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