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Billie Bird (1908–2002)

Actress

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... See full bio »

Born:

Billie Bird Sellen
in Pocatello, Idaho, USA

Died:

(age 94) in Granada Hills, California, USA
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1997 George & Leo (TV series)
– The Cameo Episode (1997)
 
1995 Jury Duty
Rose
 
1993 Dennis the Menace
Edith Butterwell
 
1993 The Wonder Years (TV series)
Woman
– Independence Day (1993) … Woman
– Summer (1993) … Woman
 
1992 Murphy Brown (TV series)
Ruthie
– A Year to Remember (1992) … Ruthie
 
1988-1992 Dear John (TV series)
Mrs. Margie Philbert
– Poor John: Part 2 (1992) … Mrs. Margie Philbert
– Poor John: Part 1 (1992) … Mrs. Margie Philbert
– Who's Who (1992) … Mrs. Margie Philbert
– Heartburn and Heartache (1992) … Mrs. Margie Philbert
– John's Divided Heart (1992) … Mrs. Margie Philbert
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1990 Home Alone
Woman in Airport
 
1990 The End of Innocence
Mrs. Yabledablov
 
1989 Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Mrs. Stanwyck
 
1989 That's Adequate
Old Lillian Darling
 
1988 Ernest Saves Christmas
Mary Morrissey
 
1988 Knots Landing (TV series)
Sheila
– Borderline (1988) … Sheila
– Suicidal (1988) … Sheila
 
1987-1988 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Gladstone / Mrs. Simms
– The Johnsons Are Home (1988) … Mrs. Simms
– King of the Building (1987) … Mrs. Gladstone
 
1988 My Sister Sam (TV series)
Debbie Phoenix
– Play It Again, Sam (1988) … Debbie Phoenix
 
1988 Save the Dog! (TV movie)
 
1988 Hunter (TV series)
Marie Watson
– The Black Dahlia (1988) … Marie Watson
 
1987 The Charmings (TV series)
Fairy Godmother
– Cindy's Back in Town (1987) … Fairy Godmother
 
1987 Who's the Boss? (TV series)
Tessie
– Mona (1987) … Tessie
 
1987 Cheers (TV series)
Lillian Miller
– A House Is Not a Home (1987) … Lillian Miller
 
1987 The Bronx Zoo (TV series)
Agatha
– The Moral Equation (1987) … Agatha
– Changes (1987) … Agatha
 
1987 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Mrs. Feldman
 
1987 Max Headroom (TV series)
Florence
– Blipverts (1987) … Florence
 
1986-1987 Silver Spoons (TV series)
Mildred
– Thoroughly Modern Mildred (1987) … Mildred
– Lost and Found (1986) … Mildred
 
1987 Starman (TV series)
Little Old Lady
– Dusty (1987) … Little Old Lady
 
1986 The Facts of Life (TV series)
Polly
– Write and Wrong (1986) … Polly
 
1986 Ratboy
Psychic
 
1986 Brothers (TV series)
Aunt Wilhemena
– Whose 'Golden Years' Is It, Anyway? Part 2 (1986) … Aunt Wilhemena
– Whose 'Golden Years' Is It, Anyway? Part 1 (1986) … Aunt Wilhemena
 
1986 One Crazy Summer
Grandma
 
1986 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Mimi LeGrand
– A Chip Off the Ol' Milt (1986) … Mimi LeGrand
 
1984-1986 Benson (TV series)
Mrs. Rose Cassidy / Mrs. Endicott
– Friends and Enemies (1986) … Mrs. Rose Cassidy
– Three on a Mismatch (1986) … Mrs. Rose Cassidy
– Hi, Society (1986) … Mrs. Rose Cassidy
– Pardon Me (1986) … Mrs. Rose Cassidy
– The Bucks Stop Here (1986) … Mrs. Rose Cassidy
See all 28 episodes »
 
1986 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Bea
– Help Wanted: Kids (1986) … Bea
 
1985 Remington Steele (TV series)
Anna Dix
– Gourmet Steele (1985) … Anna Dix
 
1984 Three's a Crowd (TV series)
Jack's Aunt Mae
– Family Affair (1984) … Jack's Aunt Mae
 
1984 Happy Days (TV series)
Mother Kelp
– So How Was Your Weekend? (1984) … Mother Kelp
 
1984 Sixteen Candles
Dorothy Baker
 
1984 Newhart (TV series)
Ella Hayes
– Send Her Ella (1984) … Ella Hayes
 
1983-1984 We Got It Made (TV series)
Mrs. Lapinsky / Muriel
– Mickey's Misconception (1984) … Muriel
– Mickey the Shoplifter (1983) … Mrs. Lapinsky
 
1983 Goodnight, Beantown (TV series)
– Popsicle (1983)
 
1982-1983 It Takes Two (TV series)
Mama
– Instinct (1983) … Mama
– The Suit (1983) … Mama
– Mother and Child Reunion (1983) … Mama
– Molly's Best Friend (1983) … Mama
– Only When You Laugh (1983) … Mama
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1983 Max Dugan Returns
Older Woman
 
1982 Young Doctors in Love
Mrs. Greschler the Flower Lady
 
1982 House Calls (TV series)
– Deafenwolf (1982)
 
1977 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
– Dark Horse (1977)
 
1976-1977 The Waltons (TV series)
Mrs. Cox / Shirley
– The Career Girl (1977) … Shirley
– The Fledgling (1976) … Mrs. Cox
 
1974 Apple's Way (TV series)
Lillian
– The Tree (1974) … Lillian
 
1973 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Old Woman
– The Hanging of Newly O'Brien (1973) … Old Woman
 
1972 Stand Up and Be Counted (uncredited)
 
1971 Ironside (TV series)
Woman
– The Riddle in Room Six (1971) … Woman
 
1971 Adam-12 (TV series)
Winnie Goodrich
– Log 175: The Con Artists (1971) … Winnie Goodrich
 
1970 Getting Straight
Landlady
 
1968 The Odd Couple
Chambermaid (uncredited)
 
1967 Barefoot in the Park
Drunken Neighbor (uncredited)
 
1966 The Las Vegas Hillbillys
Aunt Clem
 
1961 Secret of Deep Harbor
Mama Miller
 
1961 The Cat Burglar
Mrs. Prattle
 
1960 Too Soon to Love
Mrs. Jefferson
 
1959 Blue Denim
Woman (uncredited)
 
1959 Born to Be Loved
Drunk's Wife
 
1958 Unwed Mother
Gertie
 
1958 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Mrs. Shubb
– Dangerous Verdict (1958) … Mrs. Shubb
 
1957 Code 3 (TV series)
Evelyn
– The Benson Case (1957) … Evelyn
 
1957 Panama Sal
Woman Manager
 
1957 The Joker Is Wild
Ticket Seller/Cashier (uncredited)
 
1954 Woman's World
Woman in Bargain Basement (uncredited)
 
1953 Half a Hero
Ernestine
 
1952 My Wife's Best Friend
Katie (uncredited)
 
1952 Somebody Loves Me
Essie
 
1952 My Man and I
Waitress (uncredited)
 
1952 Just Across the Street
Pearl
 
1952 Anything Can Happen
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
 
1951 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
 
1950 Dallas
School Teacher (uncredited)
 
1921 Grass Widowers
 
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2004 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol - Remembering a Lofty Investigation (video documentary short)
Mrs. Feldman (uncredited)
 

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