Billie Burke

Billie Burke

Known for
Acting
Born
August 7, 1884
Died
May 14, 1970 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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 in Merrily We Live. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billie Burke,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

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Oz

Oz

Movie · as Self / Glinda the Good Witch (archive footage)

2004
Ziegfeld on Film poster

Ziegfeld on Film

Movie · as Herself (archive footage)

2000
The Dark Side of the Rainbow poster

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

Movie · as Glinda (archive footage)

1994
That's Entertainment! III poster

That's Entertainment! III

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic poster

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory poster

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1960
Sergeant Rutledge poster

Sergeant Rutledge

Movie · as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

1960
Pepe poster

Pepe

Movie · as Billie Burke

1959
The Young Philadelphians poster

The Young Philadelphians

Movie · as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

TV · 1 ep

1957
The Star Wagon poster

The Star Wagon

Movie · as Mrs. Rutledge

1955
Matinee Theater poster

Matinee Theater

TV · 1 ep

1953
Small Town Girl poster

Small Town Girl

Movie · as Mrs. Livingston

1952
Doc Corkle

Doc Corkle

TV · as Melinda · 3 eps

1951
Father's Little Dividend poster

Father's Little Dividend

Movie · as Doris Dunstan

1950
Father of the Bride poster

Father of the Bride

Movie · as Doris Dunstan

1950
The Golden Twenties poster

The Golden Twenties

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1950
The Boy From Indiana poster

The Boy From Indiana

Movie · as Zelda Bagley

1950
Three Husbands poster

Three Husbands

Movie · as Jenny Bard Whittaker

1949
The Barkleys of Broadway poster

The Barkleys of Broadway

Movie · as Mrs. Livingston Belney

1949
And Baby Makes Three poster

And Baby Makes Three

Movie · as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher

1949
Lights Out poster

Lights Out

TV · 1 ep

1948
Billie Gets Her Man poster

Billie Gets Her Man

Movie · as Billie Baxter

1946
The Bachelor's Daughters poster

The Bachelor's Daughters

Movie · as Molly Burns

1946
Breakfast in Hollywood poster

Breakfast in Hollywood

Movie · as Mrs. Frances Cartwright

1945
The Cheaters poster

The Cheaters

Movie · as Clara Pidgeon

1945
Swing Out, Sister poster

Swing Out, Sister

Movie · as Jessica Mariman

1943
Gildersleeve on Broadway poster

Gildersleeve on Broadway

Movie · as Mrs. Laura Chandler

1943
Hi Diddle Diddle poster

Hi Diddle Diddle

Movie · as Mrs. Prescott

1943
So's Your Uncle poster

So's Your Uncle

Movie · as Aunt Minerva

1943
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith poster

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

Movie · as Aunt Harriet Crandall

1942
In This Our Life poster

In This Our Life

Movie · as Lavinia Timberlake

1942
They All Kissed the Bride poster

They All Kissed the Bride

Movie · as Mrs. Drew

1942
Girl Trouble poster

Girl Trouble

Movie · as Celeste Rowland

1942
What's Cookin'? poster

What's Cookin'?

Movie · as Agatha Courtney

1941
The Man Who Came to Dinner poster

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Movie · as Daisy Stanley

1941
Topper Returns poster

Topper Returns

Movie · as Mrs. Clara Topper

1941
The Wild Man of Borneo poster

The Wild Man of Borneo

Movie · as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper

1941
One Night In Lisbon poster

One Night In Lisbon

Movie · as Catherine Enfilden

1940
The Ghost Comes Home poster

The Ghost Comes Home

Movie · as Cora Adams

1940
Irene poster

Irene

Movie · as Mrs. Herman Vincent

1940
Dulcy poster

Dulcy

Movie · as Eleanor Forbes

1940
And One Was Beautiful poster

And One Was Beautiful

Movie · as Julia Lattimer

1940
Hullabaloo poster

Hullabaloo

Movie · as Penny Merriweather

1940
The Captain is a Lady poster

The Captain is a Lady

Movie · as Blossy Stort

1939
The Wizard of Oz poster

The Wizard of Oz

Movie · as Glinda

1939
Eternally Yours poster

Eternally Yours

Movie · as Aunt Abby

1939
Zenobia poster

Zenobia

Movie · as Mrs. Tibbett

1939
Remember? poster

Remember?

Movie · as Mrs. Bronson

1939
Bridal Suite poster

Bridal Suite

Movie · as Mrs. Lillian McGill

1938
Everybody Sing poster

Everybody Sing

Movie · as Diana Bellaire

1938
The Young in Heart poster

The Young in Heart

Movie · as Marmy Carleton

1938
Topper Takes a Trip poster

Topper Takes a Trip

Movie · as Mrs. Clara Topper

1938
Merrily We Live poster

Merrily We Live

Movie · as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne

1937
Topper poster

Topper

Movie · as Mrs. Topper

1937
The Bride Wore Red poster

The Bride Wore Red

Movie · as Contessa di Meina

1937
Navy Blue and Gold poster

Navy Blue and Gold

Movie · as Mrs. Alyce Gates

1937
Parnell poster

Parnell

Movie · as Clara Wood

1936
Craig's Wife poster

Craig's Wife

Movie · as Mrs. Frazier

1936
Piccadilly Jim poster

Piccadilly Jim

Movie · as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister

1936
My American Wife poster

My American Wife

Movie · as Mrs. Robert Cantillon

1935
Becky Sharp poster

Becky Sharp

Movie · as Lady Bareacres

1935
After Office Hours poster

After Office Hours

Movie · as Mrs. Norwood

1935
Society Doctor poster

Society Doctor

Movie · as Mrs. Crane

1935
Doubting Thomas poster

Doubting Thomas

Movie · as Paula Brown

1935
A Feather in Her Hat poster

A Feather in Her Hat

Movie · as Julia Trent Anders

1935
She Couldn't Take It poster

She Couldn't Take It

Movie · as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke

1935
Splendor poster

Splendor

Movie · as Clarissa

1934
Forsaking All Others poster

Forsaking All Others

Movie · as Aunt Paula

1934
Finishing School poster

Finishing School

Movie · as Mrs. Radcliffe

1934
We're Rich Again poster

We're Rich Again

Movie · as Linda Page

1934
Where Sinners Meet poster

Where Sinners Meet

Movie · as Eustasia

1933
Christopher Strong poster

Christopher Strong

Movie · as Lady Elaine Strong

1933
Dinner at Eight poster

Dinner at Eight

Movie · as Millicent Jordan

1933
Only Yesterday poster

Only Yesterday

Movie · as Julia Warren

1932
A Bill of Divorcement poster

A Bill of Divorcement

Movie · as Meg Fairfield

1929
Glorifying the American Girl poster

Glorifying the American Girl

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1921
The Education of Elizabeth

The Education of Elizabeth

Movie · as Elizabeth Banks

1920
Away Goes Prudence

Away Goes Prudence

Movie · as Prudence Thorne

1920
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson poster

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson

Movie · as Belle Johnson

1919
Good Gracious, Annabelle

Good Gracious, Annabelle

Movie · as Annabelle Leigh

1919
Sadie Love

Sadie Love

Movie · as Sadie Love

1919
The Misleading Widow poster

The Misleading Widow

Movie · as Betty Taradine

1919
Wanted: A Husband poster

Wanted: A Husband

Movie · as Amanda Darcy Cole

1918
Eve's Daughter poster

Eve's Daughter

Movie · as Irene Simpson-Bates

1918
In Pursuit of Polly poster

In Pursuit of Polly

Movie · as Polly Marsden

1918
The Make-Believe Wife poster

The Make-Believe Wife

Movie · as Phyllis Ashbrook

1918
Let's Get a Divorce poster

Let's Get a Divorce

Movie · as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey

1917
The Mysterious Miss Terry

The Mysterious Miss Terry

Movie · as Mavis Terry

1917
The Land of Promise poster

The Land of Promise

Movie · as Nora Marsh

1917
Arms and the Girl poster

Arms and the Girl

Movie · as Ruth Sherwood

1916
Peggy poster

Peggy

Movie · as Peggy Cameron

1916
Gloria's Romance poster

Gloria's Romance

Movie · as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)