<P> After Billingsley signed a contract with Universal Studios in 1957 , she made her mark on TV as everyday mother June Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver , alongside other 1950s family sitcoms such as Father Knows Best , The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet , Make Room For Daddy , and The Donna Reed Show . It debuted on CBS in 1957 , to mediocre ratings . The show was picked up by ABC the following year and became a hit , airing for the next five seasons . The show was broadcast in over 100 countries . Also starring on Beaver were Hugh Beaumont , in the role of Ward Cleaver , June 's husband and the kids ' father , as well as child actors Tony Dow in the role of Wally Cleaver and Jerry Mathers as Theodore `` Beaver '' Cleaver . </P>
<P> After Billingsley signed a contract with Universal Studios in 1957 , she made her mark on TV as everyday mother June Cleaver on Leave It to Beaver , alongside other 1950s family sitcoms such as Father Knows Best , The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet , Make Room For Daddy , and The Donna Reed Show . It debuted on CBS in 1957 , to mediocre ratings . The show was picked up by ABC the following year and became a hit , airing for the next five seasons . The show was broadcast in over 100 countries . Also starring on Beaver were Hugh Beaumont , in the role of Ward Cleaver , June 's husband and the kids ' father , as well as child actors Tony Dow in the role of Wally Cleaver and Jerry Mathers as Theodore `` Beaver '' Cleaver . </P>
who played the mother in leave it to beaver
who played the mother in leave it to beaver
Billingsley
Billingsley