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Billie Burke

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

05/08/1884

Day of Death

15/05/1970
(86) years old

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Billie Burke

Biography

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress. She is primarily known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the musical film The Wizard of Oz. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Emily Kilbourne... Read More

Known For

Ziegfeld on Film

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

The Dark Side of Oz

That's Entertainment! III

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Pepe

Sergeant Rutledge

The Young Philadelphians

Filmography

Cast

2004

Ziegfeld on Film

as Herself (archive footage)

2000

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

as Glinda (archive footage)

1995

The Dark Side of Oz

as Glinda the Good Witch of the North (arch...

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of ...

as Self (archive footage)

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

1961

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as Millicent Jordan (archive footage) (uncr...

1960

Pepe

as Billie Burke

1960

Sergeant Rutledge

as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

1959

The Young Philadelphians

as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen

1953

Small Town Girl

as Mrs. Livingston

1951

Father's Little Dividend

as Doris Dunstan

1950

Three Husbands

as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker

1950

Father of the Bride

as Doris Dunstan

1950

The Golden Twenties

as Self (archive footage)

1950

The Boy From Indiana

as Zelda Bagley

1949

And Baby Makes Three

as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher

1949

The Barkleys of Broadway

as Mme Livingston Belney

1948

Billie Gets Her Man

as Billie Baxter

1946

The Bachelor's Daughters

as Molly Burns

1946

Breakfast in Hollywood

as Mrs. Frances Cartwright

1945

The Cheaters

as Clara Pidgeon

1945

Swing Out, Sister

as Jessica Mariman

1943

Gildersleeve on Broadway

as Mrs. Laura Chandler

1943

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

as Aunt Harriet Crandall

1943

So's Your Uncle

as Aunt Minerva

1943

Hi Diddle Diddle

as Mrs. Prescott

1942

Girl Trouble

as Celeste Rowland

1942

They All Kissed the Bride

as Mrs. Drew

1942

In This Our Life

as Lavinia Timberlake

1942

What's Cookin'?

as Agatha Courtney

1941

The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Daisy Stanley

1941

One Night In Lisbon

as Catherine Enfilden

1941

Topper Returns

as Mrs. Clara Topper

1941

The Wild Man of Borneo

as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper

1940

Hullabaloo

as Penny Merriweather

1940

Dulcy

as Eleanor Forbes

1940

The Captain Is a Lady

as Blossy Stort

1940

Irene

as Mrs. Herman Vincent

1940

And One Was Beautiful

as Julia Lattimer

1940

The Ghost Comes Home

as Cora Adams

1939

Remember?

as Mrs. Bronson

1939

Eternally Yours

as Aunt Abby

1939

The Wizard of Oz

as Glinda

1939

Bridal Suite

as Mrs. Lillian McGill

1939

Zenobia

as Mrs. Tibbett

1938

Topper Takes a Trip

as Mrs. Clara Topper

1938

The Young in Heart

as Marmy Carleton

1938

Merrily We Live

as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne

1938

Everybody Sing

as Diana Bellaire

1937

Navy Blue and Gold

as Mrs. Alyce Gates

1937

The Bride Wore Red

as Contessa di Meina

1937

Topper

as Mrs. Topper

1937

Parnell

as Clara Wood

1936

Craig's Wife

as Mrs. Frazier

1936

Piccadilly Jim

as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister

1936

My American Wife

as Mrs. Robert Cantillon

1935

Splendor

as Clarissa

1935

A Feather in Her Hat

as Julia Trent Anders

1935

She Couldn't Take It

as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke

1935

Doubting Thomas

as Paula Brown

1935

Becky Sharp

as Lady Bareacres

1935

After Office Hours

as Mrs. Norwood

1935

Society Doctor

as Mrs. Crane

1934

Forsaking All Others

as Aunt Paula

1934

We're Rich Again

as Mrs. Linda Page

1934

Where Sinners Meet

as Eustasia

1934

Finishing School

as Mrs. Radcliffe

1933

Dinner at Eight

as Millicent Jordan

1933

Only Yesterday

as Julia Warren

1933

Christopher Strong

as Lady Elaine Strong

1932

A Bill of Divorcement

as Meg Fairfield

1929

Glorifying the American Girl

as Self (uncredited)

1921

The Education of Elizabeth

as Elizabeth Banks

1920

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson

as Belle Johnson

1920

Away Goes Prudence

as Prudence Thorne

1919

Sadie Love

as Sadie Love

1919

The Misleading Widow

as Betty Taradine

1919

Good Gracious, Annabelle

as Annabelle Leigh

1918

The Make-Believe Wife

as Phyllis Ashbrook

1918

In Pursuit of Polly

as Polly Marsden

1918

Let's Get a Divorce

as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey

1918

Eve's Daughter

as Irene Simpson-Bates

1917

The Land of Promise

as Nora Marsh

1917

Arms and the Girl

as Ruth Sherwood

1917

The Mysterious Miss Terry

as Mavis Terry

1916

Gloria's Romance

as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)

1916

Peggy

as Peggy Cameron