Billie Perkins

Billie Perkins was born Shirley Elizabeth Kuhn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a barmaid and her father a salesman. They divorced when she was 7 years old. Since her parents were unable to care for her, she was placed in the foster care system. At the age of 10, she was removed from foster care and went to live in the United Presbyterian Home for Children in Mars, Pennsylvania.