This page will contain discussion groups about Barbara Billingsley, as they become available.Barbara BillingsleyBarbara Billingsley, in a still from Leave It to Beaver.Barbara Billingsley (born Barbara Lillian Combes on December 22, 1922 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. Her professional name comes from the last name of her first husband, Glenn Billingsley. She was sometimes credited as Barbara Billinsley. She started her career in New York City, appearing in the Broadway play, Straw Hat, and then worked as a fashion model. As an actress on the silver screen, she had usually uncredited roles in major motion picture productions in the 1940s. These roles continued into the first half of the 1950s and led to lead roles on the sitcoms Professional Father and The Brothers. She is best known for her role as matriarch June Cleaver on the sitcom Leave It to Beaver. The show ran from 1957 to 1963 and proved to be very lucrative for Billingsley. However, when the show ended, she was typecast as saccharine sweet, and did not receive any acting jobs for years. After a long absence from the public eye, she appeared in the movie Airplane! in 1980. Her most famous line from the film, in which she said "Stewardess? I speak jive!" was quoted in popular culture for many years after the fact. She appeared in a Leave It to Beaver reunion movie and in a subsequent revival television series, Still the Beaver. At the same time, she did the voice of Nanny on Muppet Babies from 1984 to 1991, and gained a new audience completely. She and her first husband, Glenn Billingsley, had two sons, Drew and Brud. After their divorce, she married Roy Kellino, and, after his death, she married Dr. William Mortenson. Some credited film roles
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William Mortenson. She won both the 1983 Best Original Song Academy Award and the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Flashdance (What A Feeling)". After their divorce, she married Roy Kellino, and, after his death, she married Dr. She played Coco Hernandez in Fame and Angela in romance thriller classic Aaron Loves Angela. She and her first husband, Glenn Billingsley, had two sons, Drew and Brud. She sang the theme from Fame and "Flashdance (What A Feeling)". At the same time, she did the voice of Nanny on Muppet Babies from 1984 to 1991, and gained a new audience completely. Both her parents were from Puerto Rico and in the early 1950's they migrated to the U.S.. She appeared in a Leave It to Beaver reunion movie and in a subsequent revival television series, Still the Beaver. Irene Cara (born Irene T Escalera March 18, 1959 in New York City) is a singer and actress. Her most famous line from the film, in which she said "Stewardess? I speak jive!" was quoted in popular culture for many years after the fact. After a long absence from the public eye, she appeared in the movie Airplane! in 1980. The show ran from 1957 to 1963 and proved to be very lucrative for Billingsley. However, when the show ended, she was typecast as saccharine sweet, and did not receive any acting jobs for years. She is best known for her role as matriarch June Cleaver on the sitcom Leave It to Beaver. These roles continued into the first half of the 1950s and led to lead roles on the sitcoms Professional Father and The Brothers. As an actress on the silver screen, she had usually uncredited roles in major motion picture productions in the 1940s. She started her career in New York City, appearing in the Broadway play, Straw Hat, and then worked as a fashion model. She was sometimes credited as Barbara Billinsley. Her professional name comes from the last name of her first husband, Glenn Billingsley. Barbara Billingsley (born Barbara Lillian Combes on December 22, 1922 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. I Cheated the Law (1949). Pretty Baby (1950). Invitation (1952). Woman in the Dark (1952). The Lady Wants Mink (1953). |