Acting · Pocatello, Idaho · Born February 28, 1908
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)
TVGeorge & Leo
1997
MovieJury Duty
1995
as Rose
MovieDennis the Menace
1993
as Edith Butterwell
MovieThe End of Innocence
1990
as Mrs. Yabledablov
MovieHome Alone
1990
as Woman in Airport
MoviePolice Academy 6: City Under Siege
1989
as Mrs. Stanwyck
MovieThat's Adequate
1989
as Lillian Darling
TVMurphy Brown
1988
MovieErnest Saves Christmas
1988
as Mary Morrissey
TVDear John
1988
as Margie Philbert
TVThe Wonder Years
1988
as Woman
MoviePolice Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987
as Mrs. Feldman
TVMax Headroom
1987
TVThe Charmings
1987
TVThe Bronx Zoo
1987
MovieRatboy
1986
as Psychic
TVStarman
1986
MovieOne Crazy Summer
1986
as Grandma
MovieHelp Wanted: Kids
1986
as Bea
TVWho's the Boss?
1984
as Tessie
TVHunter
1984
as Marie Watson
MovieSixteen Candles
1984
as Dorothy Baker
TVGoodnight, Beantown
1983
MovieMax Dugan Returns
1983
as Older Woman
TVIt Takes Two
1982
as Mama
TVNewhart
1982
TVRemington Steele
1982
as Anna Dix
TVCheers
1982
as Lillian Miller
MovieYoung Doctors in Love
1982
as The Hospital Staff - Flower Lady
TVKnots Landing
1979
as Sheila
TVBenson
1979
as Rose Cassidy
TVThe Facts of Life
1979
Apple's Way
1974
TVHappy Days
1974
TVThe Waltons
1972
as Mrs. Cox
MovieStand Up and Be Counted
1972
as uncredited
MovieGetting Straight
1970
as Landlady
TVAdam-12
1968
as Winnie Goodrich
MovieThe Odd Couple
1968
as Chambermaid (uncredited)
MovieBarefoot in the Park
1967
as Drunken Neighbor (uncredited)
TVIronside
1967
MovieThis Property Is Condemned
1966
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieLas Vegas Hillbillys
1966
TVThe Young Marrieds
1964
as Mrs. Gubbins
MovieThe Cat Burglar
1961
as Mrs. Prattle
MovieToo Soon to Love
1960
as Mrs. Jefferson
MovieBlue Denim
1959
as Woman (uncredited)
MovieBorn to Be Loved
1959
as Drunk's Wife
MovieUnwed Mother
1958
as Gertie
MovieThe Joker is Wild
1957
as Ticket Seller / Cashier (uncredited)
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Old Woman
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Mrs. Shubb
MovieMy Wife's Best Friend
1952
as Katie
MovieSomebody Loves Me
1952
as Essie
MovieJust Across the Street
1952
as Pearl
MovieJourney Into Light
1951
as Gertie
MovieRhubarb
1951
as Mona Lizzie (uncredited)
MovieDarling, How Could You!
1951
as Rosie
MovieThe Lemon Drop Kid
1951
as Racetrack Bettor on Iron Bar (uncredited)
MovieThe Mating Season
1951
as Mugsy
