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Barbara Billingsley
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December 22, 1922 in Los Angeles, CA
Biography:Though she played many diverse roles in films of the '50s before Leave It to Beaver (1957-1963), slim, blonde, and wholesome-looking "Barbara Billingsley" will always be best remembered as June Cleaver, one of the greatest mothers in the vast pantheon of television sitcom domestic goddesses. In addition to her filmwork, "Billingsley" also appeared on a number of television plays on such shows as Four Star Playhouse and Matinee Theater. Following the end of Beaver, "Billingsley" traveled extensively until the late '70s. She made her acting comeback playing the crazy "Jive Lady" in "Airplane" (1980). In 1983, she reprised her role as June Cleaver in the television reunion movie "Still the Beaver", which spawned a television series by the same name two years later. In 1984, she gave voice to the character of Nanny in "Jim Hanson"'s animated kids' show Muppet Babies. Since then she has appeared in... Full Biography
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