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Born on August 5, 1924, Billie Hayes was from Du Quoin, Illinois, United States. Public records list Billie Hayes as a stage actor, television actor and voice actor. Death is recorded on April 29, 2021, at the age of 96.
My Take
Billie Hayes is the sort of performer I find quietly heroic. Born in tiny Du Quoin, Illinois, she built a long career across stage, television, and voice work, most beloved for her gleefully grotesque Witchiepoo and Mammy Yokum. I'm always drawn to character actors who pour themselves fully into oddball, comic roles rather than chasing leading-lady glamour, and Hayes was a master of making the strange lovable. She kept delighting children for decades and lived to 96. To me, a career spent so generously in service of laughter is a life genuinely well lived.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Billie Hayes
- Name (Japanese)
- ビリー・ヘイズ
- Reading
- びりー・へいず
- Born
- August 5, 1924 – April 29, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rat
- Origin
- Du Quoin, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / voice actor
2. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.billiehayes.com/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie%20Hayes
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2903551
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Billie Hayes born?
Born August 5, 1924.
When did Billie Hayes die?
Died April 29, 2021, aged 96.
Where was Billie Hayes from?
Billie Hayes was from Du Quoin, Illinois, United States.
What did Billie Hayes do?
Billie Hayes worked as actor, stage actor, television actor, voice actor.
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