- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBillie Mae Dinsmore
- Height5′ 0½″ (1.54 m)
- Billie Mae Richards was born on November 21, 1921 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Care Bears Movie (1985), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) and Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986). She was married to Bill Richards. She died on September 10, 2010 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
- SpouseBill Richards(1940 - February 28, 1995) (his death, 1 child)
- ChildrenJudi Richards
- 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.
- Living in a Toronto retirement complex. Her neighbor is fellow Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer cast member Paul Soles.
- During WWII, she entertained troops in Europe and Canada.
- By the time she was five years old, she was singing and dancing in stage revues.
- 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.
- Kids won't believe it when my grandchildren tell them that their grandmother is really "Rudolph". [from a 2005 interview with Filmfax magazine]
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1968) - $350 .00
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