Billie Burke
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1884-08-05
Day of Death
1970-05-15 (85 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 in Merrily We Live.
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Known For
Acting
(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 (archive footage)
(1994)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1990)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
as Self (archive footage)
(1972)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1961)
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Millicent Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1960)
Sergeant Rutledge
as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
(1960)
Pepe
as Billie Burke
(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)
Father of the Bride
as Doris Dunstan
(1950)
Three Husbands
as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
(1950)
The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)
(1950)
The Boy From Indiana
as Zelda Bagley
(1949)
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Mme Livingston Belney
(1949)
And Baby Makes Three
as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
(1948)
Billie Gets Her Man
as Billie Baxter
(1946)
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Mrs. Frances Cartwright
(1946)
The Bachelor's Daughters
as Molly Burns
(1945)
Swing Out, Sister
as Jessica Mariman
(1945)
The Cheaters
as Clara Pidgeon
(1943)
Hi Diddle Diddle
as Mrs. Prescott
(1943)
Gildersleeve on Broadway
as Mrs. Laura Chandler
(1943)
So's Your Uncle
as Aunt Minerva
(1943)
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
as Aunt Harriet Crandall
(1942)
In This Our Life
as Lavinia Timberlake
(1942)
They All Kissed the Bride
as Mrs. Drew
(1942)
What's Cookin'?
as Agatha Courtney
(1942)
Girl Trouble
as Celeste Rowland
(1941)
Topper Returns
as Mrs. Clara Topper
(1941)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Daisy Stanley
(1941)
The Wild Man of Borneo
as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
(1941)
One Night In Lisbon
as Catherine Enfilden
(1940)
Irene
as Mrs. Herman Vincent
(1940)
Hullabaloo
as Penny Merriweather
(1940)
Dulcy
as Eleanor Forbes
(1940)
The Ghost Comes Home
as Cora Adams
(1940)
And One Was Beautiful
as Julia Lattimer
(1940)
The Captain Is a Lady
as Blossy Stort
(1939)
The Wizard of Oz
as Glinda
(1939)
Eternally Yours
as Aunt Abby
(1939)
Zenobia
as Mrs. Tibbett
(1939)
Bridal Suite
as Mrs. Lillian McGill
(1939)
Remember?
as Mrs. Bronson
(1938)
Merrily We Live
as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
(1938)
Topper Takes a Trip
as Mrs. Clara Topper
(1938)
The Young in Heart
as Marmy Carleton
(1938)
Everybody Sing
as Diana Bellaire
(1937)
Topper
as Mrs. Topper
(1937)
The Bride Wore Red
as Contessa di Meina
(1937)
Parnell
as Clara Wood
(1937)
Navy Blue and Gold
as Mrs. Alyce Gates
(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)
Becky Sharp
as Lady Bareacres
(1935)
She Couldn't Take It
as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
(1935)
A Feather in Her Hat
as Julia Trent Anders
(1935)
After Office Hours
as Mrs. Norwood
(1935)
Society Doctor
as Mrs. Crane
(1935)
Doubting Thomas
as Paula Brown
(1935)
Splendor
as Clarissa
(1934)
Finishing School
as Mrs. Radcliffe
(1934)
Forsaking All Others
as Aunt Paula
(1934)
Where Sinners Meet
as Eustasia
(1934)
We're Rich Again
as Mrs. Linda Page
(1933)
Christopher Strong
as Lady Elaine Strong
(1933)
Dinner at Eight
as Millicent Jordan
(1933)
Only Yesterday
as Julia Warren
(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)
Away Goes Prudence
as Prudence Thorne
(1920)
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
as Belle Johnson
(1919)
The Misleading Widow
as Betty Taradine
(1919)
Good Gracious, Annabelle
as Annabelle Leigh
(1919)
Sadie Love
as Sadie Love
(1918)
The Make-Believe Wife
as Phyllis Ashbrook
(1918)
Let's Get a Divorce
as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
(1918)
In Pursuit of Polly
as Polly Marsden
(1918)
Eve's Daughter
as Irene Simpson-Bates
(1917)
The Land of Promise
as Nora Marsh
(1917)
The Mysterious Miss Terry
as Mavis Terry
(1917)
Arms and the Girl
as Ruth Sherwood
(1916)
Peggy
as Peggy Cameron
(1916)
Gloria's Romance
as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)