Barbara Billingsley is a former actress. Barbara Billingsley rose to prominence after appearing in the television series Leave It to Bever. She was also well-known for her roles in the television series The New Leave It to Beaver and the film Airplane!
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Early life and Childhood
Barbara Billingsley was born in Los Angeles, California, United States of America, on December 22, 1915.
Lillian Agnes McLaughlin (mother), a factory worker, and Robert Collyer Combes (father), a former police officer, are her parents.
She grew up in Los Angeles with her younger sister Elizabeth Billingsley.
Her parents split when she was four years old.
Billingsley is of American descent, and her ethnicity is White.
Education Details
Barbara went to Los Angeles Junior College and dropped out when she was 19 years old.
She moved to New York City in search of a job on Broadway.
She was cast in a new play, Straw Hat, after a series of tryouts.
Professional Career
Billingsley made her acting debut in the 1995 film Adventure as Dame.
Before landing her first TV role in Rebound in 1952, the actress had a long career in cinema.
Billingsley shot to fame when she was cast in the classic television series Leave It to Beaver, which ran from 1975 to 1963.
From 1983 until 1989, she reprised her role in the sequel, The New Leave It to Beaver.
During the period of The New Leave It to Beaver from 1984 to 1991, she also voiced Nanny on Muppet Babies.
She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Performer for her role as Nanny.
Billingsley appeared in the 1997 film Leave It to Beaver opposite Janine Turner, Erik von Detten, and Adam Zolotin. The actress appeared in a number of films and television series over the course of five decades.
Her most recent on-screen appearance, alongside Rae Dawn Chong and Alisen Down, was in Mysterious Ways.
Net Worth and Salary
Barbara Billingsley’s net worth was $2 million at the time of her death. In Malibu, California, she owned a home.
Billingsley starred in the 1980 film Airplane!, which raked in nearly $130 million in box office receipts on a $3.5 million budget. The actress was surely well compensated for her role in the film.
Her two sons, both in their 60s, received her household furnishings, watches, jewelry, clothing, cars, and other belongings after her death.
Relationship Status
Barbara Billingsley had three children and was married three times. The actress’s first marriage was to Glenn Billingsley, a restaurateur, and Sherman Billingsley’s nephew.
She changed her name from Combes to Billingsley after her marriage to Sherman.
The actress gradually became more interested in her husband’s business endeavors.
They were the owners of several well-known restaurants, including Los Angeles’ Outrigger Polynesian eateries and Key West’s Stork Club.
They had two children together. Glenn Billingsley Jr. and Drew Billingsley were born in 1945 and 1942, respectively. Glenn Jr., her son, married Karen Zappas in 1976 and they have three children together.
Barbara and her late husband Glenn split on February 13, 1947, notwithstanding their cherished relationship.
After they split up, the actress married Roy Kellino on November 15, 1953. Kellino died in 1956, and they were married for a long time.
In 1959, the actress married for the third time, Dr. William S. Mortensen. Her husband Mortensen died on July 5, 1981, and they married.
Gardening, dining, watching movies, and listening to the radio were among her interests.
She was also a tennis player. She would rather go sewing and touring.
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Death
Barbara died of polymyalgia on October 16, 2010, at the age of 94, at her home in Santa Monica.
She was laid to rest in Santa Monica’s Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery.
From 1956 until her death in 2010, the actress lived in Santa Monica, California.
