Billie Burke

Acting

Billie Burke

Born August 7, 1884Washington, District of Columbia, USA94 credits

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

Ziegfeld on Film
5.7

Ziegfeld on Film

Movie

2004

The Dark Side of the Rainbow
8.7

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

Movie

2000

That's Entertainment! III
7.0

That's Entertainment! III

Movie

1994

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
8.3

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

Movie

1990

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Movie

1976

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.0

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Movie

1972

Filmography

Ziegfeld on Film
2004Ziegfeld on Filmas Herself (archive footage)Movie
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000The Dark Side of the Rainbowas Glinda (archive footage)Movie
That's Entertainment! III
1994That's Entertainment! IIIas (archive footage)Movie
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classicas Self (archive footage)Movie
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1976Bob Hope's World of Comedyas Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)Movie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Self (archive footage)Movie
Pepe
1960Pepeas Billie BurkeMovie
Sergeant Rutledge
1960Sergeant Rutledgeas Mrs. Cordelia FosgateMovie
The Young Philadelphians
1959The Young Philadelphiansas Mrs. J. Arthur AllenMovie
77 Sunset Strip
195877 Sunset StripTV
The Star Wagon
1957The Star Wagonas Mrs. RutledgeMovie
Matinee Theater
1955Matinee TheaterTV
Small Town Girl
1953Small Town Girlas Mrs. LivingstonMovie
D
1952Doc Corkleas MelindaTV
Father's Little Dividend
1951Father's Little Dividendas Doris DunstanMovie
Three Husbands
1950Three Husbandsas Mrs. Jenny Bard WhittakerMovie
Father of the Bride
1950Father of the Brideas Doris DunstanMovie
The Golden Twenties
1950The Golden Twentiesas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Boy From Indiana
1950The Boy From Indianaas Zelda BagleyMovie
And Baby Makes Three
1949And Baby Makes Threeas Mrs. Marvin FletcherMovie
Lights Out
1949Lights OutTV
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949The Barkleys of Broadwayas Mrs. Livingston BelneyMovie
B
1948Billie Gets Her Manas Billie BaxterMovie
The Bachelor's Daughters
1946The Bachelor's Daughtersas Molly BurnsMovie
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946Breakfast in Hollywoodas Mrs. Frances CartwrightMovie
The Cheaters
1945The Cheatersas Clara PidgeonMovie
Swing Out, Sister
1945Swing Out, Sisteras Jessica MarimanMovie
Gildersleeve on Broadway
1943Gildersleeve on Broadwayas Mrs. Laura ChandlerMovie
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smithas Aunt Harriet CrandallMovie
So's Your Uncle
1943So's Your Uncleas Aunt MinervaMovie
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943Hi Diddle Diddleas Mrs. PrescottMovie
Girl Trouble
1942Girl Troubleas Celeste RowlandMovie
They All Kissed the Bride
1942They All Kissed the Brideas Mrs. DrewMovie
In This Our Life
1942In This Our Lifeas Lavinia TimberlakeMovie
What's Cookin'?
1942What's Cookin'?as Agatha CourtneyMovie
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941The Man Who Came to Dinneras Daisy StanleyMovie
One Night In Lisbon
1941One Night In Lisbonas Catherine EnfildenMovie
Topper Returns
1941Topper Returnsas Mrs. Clara TopperMovie
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941The Wild Man of Borneoas Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse KeeperMovie
Hullabaloo
1940Hullabalooas Penny MerriweatherMovie
Dulcy
1940Dulcyas Eleanor ForbesMovie
The Captain is a Lady
1940The Captain is a Ladyas Blossy StortMovie
Irene
1940Ireneas Mrs. Herman VincentMovie
And One Was Beautiful
1940And One Was Beautifulas Julia LattimerMovie
The Ghost Comes Home
1940The Ghost Comes Homeas Cora AdamsMovie
Remember?
1939Remember?as Mrs. BronsonMovie
Eternally Yours
1939Eternally Yoursas Aunt AbbyMovie
The Wizard of Oz
1939The Wizard of Ozas GlindaMovie
Bridal Suite
1939Bridal Suiteas Mrs. Lillian McGillMovie
Zenobia
1939Zenobiaas Mrs. TibbettMovie
Topper Takes a Trip
1938Topper Takes a Tripas Mrs. Clara TopperMovie
The Young in Heart
1938The Young in Heartas Marmy CarletonMovie
Merrily We Live
1938Merrily We Liveas Mrs. Emily KilbourneMovie
Everybody Sing
1938Everybody Singas Diana BellaireMovie
Navy Blue and Gold
1937Navy Blue and Goldas Mrs. Alyce GatesMovie
The Bride Wore Red
1937The Bride Wore Redas Contessa di MeinaMovie
Topper
1937Topperas Mrs. TopperMovie
Parnell
1937Parnellas Clara WoodMovie
Craig's Wife
1936Craig's Wifeas Mrs. FrazierMovie
Piccadilly Jim
1936Piccadilly Jimas Eugenia Willis, Nesta's SisterMovie
My American Wife
1936My American Wifeas Mrs. Robert CantillonMovie
Splendor
1935Splendoras ClarissaMovie
A Feather in Her Hat
1935A Feather in Her Hatas Julia Trent AndersMovie
She Couldn't Take It
1935She Couldn't Take Itas Mrs. Daniel Van DykeMovie
Doubting Thomas
1935Doubting Thomasas Paula BrownMovie
Becky Sharp
1935Becky Sharpas Lady BareacresMovie
After Office Hours
1935After Office Hoursas Mrs. NorwoodMovie
Society Doctor
1935Society Doctoras Mrs. CraneMovie
Forsaking All Others
1934Forsaking All Othersas Aunt PaulaMovie
We're Rich Again
1934We're Rich Againas Linda PageMovie
Where Sinners Meet
1934Where Sinners Meetas EustasiaMovie
Finishing School
1934Finishing Schoolas Mrs. RadcliffeMovie
Dinner at Eight
1933Dinner at Eightas Millicent JordanMovie
Only Yesterday
1933Only Yesterdayas Julia WarrenMovie
Christopher Strong
1933Christopher Strongas Lady Elaine StrongMovie
A Bill of Divorcement
1932A Bill of Divorcementas Meg FairfieldMovie
Glorifying the American Girl
1929Glorifying the American Girlas Self (uncredited)Movie
T
1921The Education of Elizabethas Elizabeth BanksMovie
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
1920The Frisky Mrs. Johnsonas Belle JohnsonMovie
A
1920Away Goes Prudenceas Prudence ThorneMovie
Wanted: A Husband
1919Wanted: A Husbandas Amanda Darcy ColeMovie
S
1919Sadie Loveas Sadie LoveMovie
The Misleading Widow
1919The Misleading Widowas Betty TaradineMovie
G
1919Good Gracious, Annabelleas Annabelle LeighMovie
The Make-Believe Wife
1918The Make-Believe Wifeas Phyllis AshbrookMovie
In Pursuit of Polly
1918In Pursuit of Pollyas Polly MarsdenMovie
Let's Get a Divorce
1918Let's Get a Divorceas Mme. Cyprienne MarceyMovie
Eve's Daughter
1918Eve's Daughteras Irene Simpson-BatesMovie
The Land of Promise
1917The Land of Promiseas Nora MarshMovie
Arms and the Girl
1917Arms and the Girlas Ruth SherwoodMovie
T
1917The Mysterious Miss Terryas Mavis TerryMovie
Gloria's Romance
1916Gloria's Romanceas Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)Movie
Peggy
1916Peggyas Peggy CameronMovie
O
—Ozas Self / Glinda the Good Witch (archive footage)Movie