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