Billie Bird

Infobox actor
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birthname = Berniece Bird
birthdate = birth date|1908|02|28
birthplace = city-state|Pocatello|Idaho, USA
deathdate = death date and age|2002|11|27|1908|02|28
deathplace = city-state|Granada Hills|California, USA
occupation = Film, television actress, comedienne
spouse = Edwin Sellen ?–1966, his death

Billie Bird (February 28, 1908 – November 27, 2002) was an American actress and comedian.

Biography

Early life

She was born Berniece Bird in Pocatello, Idaho. Bird was orphaned young and made a career as an entertainer, first in vaudeville, and later in theater/cabaret, television, and movies.

Career

She broke into movies in 1950 and made a brief uncredited appearance in The Odd Couple as a chambermaid. Her only line was "Goodnight." which was said to Felix Ungar, in which he returned with "Goodbye."

Bird was often cast by director John Hughes and appeared in many of his 1980s and 1990s films, including "Sixteen Candles", "Home Alone", and "Dennis the Menace", the latter two of which paired her with veteran Hughes actor, Bill Erwin, as her husband.

She also starred as Mrs. Lois Feldman in "Police Academy 4". She acts like the female version of David Graf's character, Eugene Tackleberry. Her last film appearance was in 1995's "Jury Duty", with Pauly Shore. She was a regular (as "Mrs. Philbert") on the TV series "Dear John" with Judd Hirsch, and on "Hail to the Chief".

Personal life

Bird was married to Edwin Sellen, who died in 1966, by whom she had 3 children.

Death

She died on November 27, 2002 in Granada Hills, California at the age of 94 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

External links

*imdb name|id=0083345|name=Billie Bird
*amg name|2:6277
*tvtome person|id=8888|name=Billie Bird
*Find A Grave|id=6981978

Persondata
NAME= Bird, Billie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Bird, Berniece
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress
DATE OF BIRTH= February 28, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH= Pocatello, Idaho, USA
DATE OF DEATH= November 27, 2002
PLACE OF DEATH= Granada Hills, California, USA