Billie Eilish is celebrating the cinema release of her tour film, 'Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour Live in 3D', but did you know her mum was once a star of the screen too?
Maggie Baird's Role on Friends
In 1999, Billie and Finneas' mum Maggie Baird appeared in Friends as 'Casting Director #2' in episode four of season six, titled 'The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance'. Maggie's scene sees her interact with Joey during his unsuccessful audition for a Purina dog food television advert.
"As a fan of Friends and Billie Eilish this makes me so happy," declared TikTok user, Didi Green who posted a clip of the episode. Writing in response, one stunned viewer confessed: "Watched Friends like 9,765,438 times and had no idea at all."
A second person added: "My jaw dropped when I saw her! 2 of the things I love most in the world! How did I not notice? (PS, she's so beautiful, just like Billie)."
A third asked: "How am I just finding this out?" While a fourth TikTok user declared: "Omg my favourite TV show and I've never noticed that!"
Maggie Baird's Extensive Career
In fact, Maggie boasts an extensive television and film CV, albeit largely performing in minor roles. Her first role was as Rhonda Sadowski in the 1981 US soap, Another World. Following Friends, she would go on to feature in several more hit shows, including The X-Files, The West Wing, Charmed and Bones.
Over on the big screen, she made her cinematic debut in the 1989 crime drama thriller, An Innocent Man, in the role of Stacy. Appearances in White Dwarf (1995), Michael Jordan: An American Hero (1999) and Running Mates (2000) followed.
And Maggie also wrote, co-produced, acted and even provided the soundtrack for the film, Life Inside Out, which was released in 2013.
