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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 5, 1884
Place of Birth:
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ziegfeld on Film | Herself (archive footage) |
| 2000 | The Dark Side of the Rainbow | Glinda (archive footage) |
| 1995 | The Dark Side of Oz | Glinda the Good Witch of the North (archive footage) |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) |
| 1990 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic | Self (archive footage) |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) |
| 1961 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years | Millicent Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Sergeant Rutledge | Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate |
| 1960 | Pepe | Billie Burke |
| 1959 | The Young Philadelphians | Mrs. J. Arthur Allen |
| 1953 | Small Town Girl | Mrs. Livingston |
| 1951 | Father's Little Dividend | Doris Dunstan |
| 1950 | Father of the Bride | Doris Dunstan |
| 1950 | The Golden Twenties | Self (archive footage) |
| 1950 | The Boy From Indiana | Zelda Bagley |
| 1950 | Three Husbands | Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker |
| 1949 | The Barkleys of Broadway | Mme Livingston Belney |
| 1949 | And Baby Makes Three | Mrs. Marvin Fletcher |
| 1948 | Billie Gets Her Man | Billie Baxter |
| 1946 | The Bachelor's Daughters | Molly Burns |
| 1946 | Breakfast in Hollywood | Mrs. Frances Cartwright |
| 1945 | The Cheaters | Clara Pidgeon |
| 1945 | Swing Out, Sister | Jessica Mariman |
| 1943 | Gildersleeve on Broadway | Mrs. Laura Chandler |
| 1943 | Hi Diddle Diddle | Mrs. Prescott |
| 1943 | So's Your Uncle | Aunt Minerva |
| 1943 | You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith | Aunt Harriet Crandall |
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Lavinia Timberlake |
| 1942 | They All Kissed the Bride | Mrs. Drew |
| 1942 | Girl Trouble | Celeste Rowland |
| 1942 | What's Cookin'? | Agatha Courtney |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Daisy Stanley |
| 1941 | Topper Returns | Mrs. Clara Topper |
| 1941 | The Wild Man of Borneo | Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper |
| 1941 | One Night In Lisbon | Catherine Enfilden |
| 1940 | The Ghost Comes Home | Cora Adams |
| 1940 | Irene | Mrs. Herman Vincent |
| 1940 | Dulcy | Eleanor Forbes |
| 1940 | And One Was Beautiful | Julia Lattimer |
| 1940 | Hullabaloo | Penny Merriweather |
| 1940 | The Captain Is a Lady | Blossy Stort |
| 1939 | The Wizard of Oz | Glinda |
| 1939 | Eternally Yours | Aunt Abby |
| 1939 | Zenobia | Mrs. Tibbett |
| 1939 | Remember? | Mrs. Bronson |
| 1939 | Bridal Suite | Mrs. Lillian McGill |
| 1938 | Everybody Sing | Diana Bellaire |
| 1938 | The Young in Heart | Marmy Carleton |
| 1938 | Topper Takes a Trip | Mrs. Clara Topper |
| 1938 | Merrily We Live | Mrs. Emily Kilbourne |
| 1937 | Topper | Mrs. Topper |
| 1937 | The Bride Wore Red | Contessa di Meina |
| 1937 | Navy Blue and Gold | Mrs. Alyce Gates |
| 1937 | Parnell | Clara Wood |
| 1936 | Craig's Wife | Mrs. Frazier |
| 1936 | Piccadilly Jim | Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister |
| 1936 | My American Wife | Mrs. Robert Cantillon |
| 1935 | Becky Sharp | Lady Bareacres |
| 1935 | After Office Hours | Mrs. Norwood |
| 1935 | Society Doctor | Mrs. Crane |
| 1935 | Doubting Thomas | Paula Brown |
| 1935 | A Feather in Her Hat | Julia Trent Anders |
| 1935 | She Couldn't Take It | Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke |
| 1935 | Splendor | Clarissa |
| 1934 | Forsaking All Others | Aunt Paula |
| 1934 | Finishing School | Mrs. Radcliffe |
| 1934 | We're Rich Again | Mrs. Linda Page |
| 1934 | Where Sinners Meet | Eustasia |
| 1933 | Christopher Strong | Lady Elaine Strong |
| 1933 | Dinner at Eight | Millicent Jordan |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday | Julia Warren |
| 1932 | A Bill of Divorcement | Meg Fairfield |
| 1929 | Glorifying the American Girl | Self (uncredited) |
| 1921 | The Education of Elizabeth | Elizabeth Banks |
| 1920 | Away Goes Prudence | Prudence Thorne |
| 1920 | The Frisky Mrs. Johnson | Belle Johnson |
| 1919 | Sadie Love | Sadie Love |
| 1919 | Good Gracious, Annabelle | Annabelle Leigh |
| 1919 | The Misleading Widow | Betty Taradine |
| 1918 | In Pursuit of Polly | Polly Marsden |
| 1918 | The Make-Believe Wife | Phyllis Ashbrook |
| 1918 | Eve's Daughter | Irene Simpson-Bates |
| 1918 | Let's Get a Divorce | Mme. Cyprienne Marcey |
| 1917 | The Land of Promise | Nora Marsh |
| 1917 | The Mysterious Miss Terry | Mavis Terry |
| 1917 | Arms and the Girl | Ruth Sherwood |
| 1916 | Peggy | Peggy Cameron |
| 1916 | Gloria's Romance | Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | |
| 1952 | Doc Corkle | Melinda |
| 1949 | Lights Out |