Barbara Billingsley was an American actress who played June Cleaver in the television comedy Leave It to Beaver. The show ran from 1957 to 1963. Billingsley played the mother of two rambunctious boys, Wally and Theodore (Beaver), and the wife of Ward Cleaver, played by the late Hugh Beaumont.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050032/ Billingsley remained friends with Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers, who played Wally and Beaver respectively, during and after the show's run.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082511/bioMs. Billingsley died on October 16, 2010 at the age of 94.

Even though Leave It to Beaver was nominated for nighttime Emmy Awards, Billingsley's work as June Cleaver was never recognized for an Emmy nomination.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050032/awards http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082511/awards Billingsley was nominated twice for Daytime Emmys for her work in Muppet Babies in 1989 and 1990.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082511/awards

Billingsley got her start in acting when she left college in Los Angeles for New York City to appear in the Broadway play Straw Hat. The show closed after only five performances. After Straw Hat closed, Billingsley went on to become a $60 per week model.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082511/bio#trivia http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/barbara-billingsley/bio/141097

Billingsley went back into acting in the 1940s, often playing uncredited roles in minor movies. Her movie career went into the 1950s. She was featured in two failed TV series before landing her big break in Leave It To Beaver. Beaver was on the air for six seasons.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082511/bio#triviahttp://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2010/10/16/Barbara-Billingsley-Beavers-mom-dies/UPI-39881287270623/

Despite the wholesome image that she portrayed on Leave It To Beaver, Billingsley admitted that she got her start acting in movies playing "bad girl" roles. After her role as June Cleaver, Billingsley had trouble finding work until she played an elderly passenger in the disaster-movie spoof Airplane! in 1980. After that, Billingsley began landing acting roles again, including a couple of spin-off shows of Leave It to Beaver and a 1997 movie version of the show.http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2010/10/16/Barbara-Billingsley-Beavers-mom-dies/UPI-39881287270623/

• 1945: So You Think You're Allergic (Short)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082511/

• 1945: Adventure (Movie)

• 1946: The Secret Heart (Movie)

• 1946: Undercurrent (Movie)

• 1948: The Argyle Secrets (Movie)

• 1948: Valiant Hombre (Movie)

• 1948: The Saxon Charm (Movie)

• 1949: Air Hostess Movie

• 1949: I Cheated The Law (Movie)

• 1949: Prejudice (Movie)

• 1949: The Sun Comes Up (Movie)

• 1950: Pretty Baby (Movie)

• 1950: Trial Without Jury (Movie)

• 1950: Shadow On The Wall (Movie)

• 1951: Two Dollar Bettor (Movie)

• 1951: The Tall Target (Movie)

• 1951: Inside Straight (Movie)

• 1951: Three Guys Named Mike (Movie)

• 1952: Woman In The Dark (Movie)

• 1953: The Lady Wants Mink (Movie)

• 1955: Professional Father (TV Series)

• 1956: The Brothers (TV Series)

• 1957: The Careless Years (Movie)

• 1957: Leave it to Beaver (TV Series)

• 1980: Airplane! (Movie)

• 1982: Mork & Mindy: Cheerleaders in Chains (Season 4, Episode 18)

• 1984: Muppet Babies (TV Series)

• 1986: New Leave It to Beaver (TV Series)

• 1991: Empty Nest: My Nurse Is Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble (Season 4, Episode 12)

• 1994: Murphy Brown: Crime Story (Season 6, Episode 19)

• 1997: Leave It To Beaver (Movie - played Aunt Martha, not June Cleaver)

• 2002: Good Morning America (Guest)

• 2003: Inside TV Land: Style & Fashion

• 2005: Good Morning America (Guest)http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/barbara-billingsley/credits/141097

"People stopped me on the street and said 'I can’t live up to you.' Of course, they’re referring to June Cleaver. Barbara Billingsley is more apt to wear jeans and things like that." — Interview with Karen Herman, July 14, 2000.http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/barbara-billingsley

"I just wish that we could have more families like those. Family is so important, and I just don't think we have enough people staying home with their babies and their children." — The O'Reilly Factor, May 16, 2008.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,356617,00.html