Barbara Billingsley | |
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 Billingsley in 1958 | |
| Born | Barbara Lillian Combes December 22, 1915 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 2010 (aged 94) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Los Angeles Junior College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1945–2007 |
| Spouses | Glenn Billingsley
(m. 1941; div. 1947)William Mortensen
(m. 1959; died 1981) |
| Children | 2 |
Barbara Billingsley (born Barbara Lillian Combes; December 22, 1915 – October 16, 2010)[1] was an American actress. She began her career with uncredited roles in Three Guys Named Mike (1951), The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), and Invaders from Mars (1953), and was featured in the 1957 film The Careless Years opposite Natalie Trundy. She then appeared in recurring TV roles, such as The Brothers.
Billingsley gained prominence for her best-known role of June Cleaver, the mother in the television series Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963) and its sequel The New Leave It to Beaver (1983–1989). She appeared as the "Jive Lady" in Airplane! (1980), and her final film role was as Aunt Martha in the 1997 film version of Leave It to Beaver.
- ^ McLellan, Dennis (October 16, 2010). "Barbara Billingsley, Mother on 'Leave It to Beaver', Dies at 94". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2021.