Billie Burke

Billie Burke

Actor Aug 7 (died age 85) Washington, District of Columbia, USA 1916–2004 (88 year career)
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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

Filmography

Acting (94)

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Movies (90)

Ziegfeld on Film

Ziegfeld on Film

2004

as Herself (archive footage)

5.7
The Dark Side of the Rainbow

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000

as Glinda (archive footage)

8.7
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

7.0
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

1990

as Self (archive footage)

8.3
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Pepe

Pepe

1960

as Billie Burke

6.3
Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

1960

as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

7.0
The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians

1959

as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen

7.4
The Star Wagon

The Star Wagon

1957

as Mrs. Rutledge

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

1953

as Mrs. Livingston

5.4
Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

1951

as Doris Dunstan

6.5
Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950

as Doris Dunstan

7.0
Three Husbands

Three Husbands

1950

as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker

5.1
The Golden Twenties

The Golden Twenties

1950

as Self (archive footage)

The Boy From Indiana

The Boy From Indiana

1950

as Zelda Bagley

And Baby Makes Three

And Baby Makes Three

1949

as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher

4.1
The Barkleys of Broadway

The Barkleys of Broadway

1949

as Mrs. Livingston Belney

6.9
Billie Gets Her Man

Billie Gets Her Man

1948

as Billie Baxter

The Bachelor's Daughters

The Bachelor's Daughters

1946

as Molly Burns

6.2
Breakfast in Hollywood

Breakfast in Hollywood

1946

as Mrs. Frances Cartwright

5.0
The Cheaters

The Cheaters

1945

as Clara Pidgeon

5.9
Swing Out, Sister

Swing Out, Sister

1945

as Jessica Mariman

3.7
Gildersleeve on Broadway

Gildersleeve on Broadway

1943

as Mrs. Laura Chandler

5.8
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

1943

as Aunt Harriet Crandall

3.5
So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle

1943

as Aunt Minerva

5.0
Hi Diddle Diddle

Hi Diddle Diddle

1943

as Mrs. Prescott

6.4
In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942

as Lavinia Timberlake

6.8
They All Kissed the Bride

They All Kissed the Bride

1942

as Mrs. Drew

5.8
Girl Trouble

Girl Trouble

1942

as Celeste Rowland

6.5
What's Cookin'?

What's Cookin'?

1942

as Agatha Courtney

5.5
Topper Returns

Topper Returns

1941

as Mrs. Clara Topper

6.4
The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941

as Daisy Stanley

6.9
The Wild Man of Borneo

The Wild Man of Borneo

1941

as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper

6.5
One Night In Lisbon

One Night In Lisbon

1941

as Catherine Enfilden

Irene

Irene

1940

as Mrs. Herman Vincent

6.0
Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo

1940

as Penny Merriweather

4.0
And One Was Beautiful

And One Was Beautiful

1940

as Julia Lattimer

6.2
Dulcy

Dulcy

1940

as Eleanor Forbes

5.8
The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home

1940

as Cora Adams

5.0
The Captain is a Lady

The Captain is a Lady

1940

as Blossy Stort

6.0
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

1939

as Glinda

7.6
Zenobia

Zenobia

1939

as Mrs. Tibbett

4.6
Remember?

Remember?

1939

as Mrs. Bronson

5.8
Eternally Yours

Eternally Yours

1939

as Aunt Abby

5.7
Bridal Suite

Bridal Suite

1939

as Mrs. Lillian McGill

5.1
The Young in Heart

The Young in Heart

1938

as Marmy Carleton

6.5
Merrily We Live

Merrily We Live

1938

as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne

6.9
Everybody Sing

Everybody Sing

1938

as Diana Bellaire

4.7
Topper Takes a Trip

Topper Takes a Trip

1938

as Mrs. Clara Topper

6.5
Topper

Topper

1937

as Mrs. Topper

6.7
Parnell

Parnell

1937

as Clara Wood

4.1
The Bride Wore Red

The Bride Wore Red

1937

as Contessa di Meina

6.7
Navy Blue and Gold

Navy Blue and Gold

1937

as Mrs. Alyce Gates

5.2
Piccadilly Jim

Piccadilly Jim

1936

as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister

6.5
My American Wife

My American Wife

1936

as Mrs. Robert Cantillon

Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife

1936

as Mrs. Frazier

6.3
Splendor

Splendor

1935

as Clarissa

6.3
Society Doctor

Society Doctor

1935

as Mrs. Crane

6.3
Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp

1935

as Lady Bareacres

5.6
Doubting Thomas

Doubting Thomas

1935

as Paula Brown

7.0
A Feather in Her Hat

A Feather in Her Hat

1935

as Julia Trent Anders

6.8
She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It

1935

as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke

4.5
After Office Hours

After Office Hours

1935

as Mrs. Norwood

6.4
Finishing School

Finishing School

1934

as Mrs. Radcliffe

6.0
We're Rich Again

We're Rich Again

1934

as Linda Page

5.2
Forsaking All Others

Forsaking All Others

1934

as Aunt Paula

5.9
Where Sinners Meet

Where Sinners Meet

1934

as Eustasia

3.3
Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as Julia Warren

6.8
Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

1933

as Millicent Jordan

6.7
Christopher Strong

Christopher Strong

1933

as Lady Elaine Strong

5.8
A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1932

as Meg Fairfield

6.2
Glorifying the American Girl

Glorifying the American Girl

1929

as Self (uncredited)

5.3
The Education of Elizabeth

The Education of Elizabeth

1921

as Elizabeth Banks

Away Goes Prudence

Away Goes Prudence

1920

as Prudence Thorne

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson

1920

as Belle Johnson

The Misleading Widow

The Misleading Widow

1919

as Betty Taradine

Sadie Love

Sadie Love

1919

as Sadie Love

Good Gracious, Annabelle

Good Gracious, Annabelle

1919

as Annabelle Leigh

Wanted: A Husband

Wanted: A Husband

1919

as Amanda Darcy Cole

The Make-Believe Wife

The Make-Believe Wife

1918

as Phyllis Ashbrook

In Pursuit of Polly

In Pursuit of Polly

1918

as Polly Marsden

7.5
Let's Get a Divorce

Let's Get a Divorce

1918

as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey

Eve's Daughter

Eve's Daughter

1918

as Irene Simpson-Bates

Arms and the Girl

Arms and the Girl

1917

as Ruth Sherwood

The Land of Promise

The Land of Promise

1917

as Nora Marsh

The Mysterious Miss Terry

The Mysterious Miss Terry

1917

as Mavis Terry

Peggy

Peggy

1916

as Peggy Cameron

Gloria's Romance

Gloria's Romance

1916

as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)

6.0
Oz

Oz

as Self / Glinda the Good Witch (archive footage)