Biographie Dinsmore Billie-Mae

Billie Mae Richards
Biography

Date of Birth 21 November 1921, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of Death 10 September 2010, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Birth Name Billie Mae Dinsmore
Height 5' 0½" (1,54 m)

Billie Mae Richards was born on November 21, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Billie Mae Dinsmore. She was an actress, known for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), Les Câlinours (1985) and Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976). She was married to Bill Richards. She died on September 10, 2010 in Burlington, Ontario.

Spouse

Bill Richards (1940 - 28 February 1995) (his death) (1 child)

She earned residuals for her work in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) for only three years, although it has aired every year since its premiere.
By the time she was five years old, she was singing and dancing in stage revues.
During WWII, she entertained troops in Europe and Canada.
Living in a Toronto retirement complex. Her neighbor is fellow Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer cast member Paul Soles. [November 2004]
St-Michael's hospital in Toronto, Ontario. This vibrant, healthy 84 year old had the misfortune of a stroke a few days before her birthday. She is retraining the right side of her brain to move her left side. She was improving by leaps and bounds and was sent to a rehab facility before an infection and inconsistent care put her back in St-Michaels. [November 2005]

Kids won't believe it when my grandchildren tell them that their grandmother is really "Rudolph". [from a 2005 interview with Filmfax magazine]

Salary;

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) $350 .00

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