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Billie Burke

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Aug 7, 1884 (142 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
2004Ziegfeld on FilmHerself (archive footage)
2000The Dark Side of the RainbowGlinda (archive footage)
1994That's Entertainment! III(archive footage)
1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie ClassicSelf (archive footage)
1976Bob Hope's World of ComedySelf - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
1960Sergeant RutledgeMrs. Cordelia Fosgate
1960PepeBillie Burke
1959The Young PhiladelphiansMrs. J. Arthur Allen
195877 Sunset Strip
1957The Star WagonMrs. Rutledge
1955Matinee Theater
1953Small Town GirlMrs. Livingston
1952Doc CorkleMelinda
1951Father's Little DividendDoris Dunstan
1950Father of the BrideDoris Dunstan
1950The Golden TwentiesSelf (archive footage)
1950The Boy From IndianaZelda Bagley
1950Three HusbandsMrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
1949The Barkleys of BroadwayMrs. Livingston Belney
1949And Baby Makes ThreeMrs. Marvin Fletcher
1949Lights Out
1948Billie Gets Her ManBillie Baxter
1946The Bachelor's DaughtersMolly Burns
1946Breakfast in HollywoodMrs. Frances Cartwright
1945The CheatersClara Pidgeon
1945Swing Out, SisterJessica Mariman
1943Gildersleeve on BroadwayMrs. Laura Chandler
1943Hi Diddle DiddleMrs. Prescott
1943So's Your UncleAunt Minerva
1943You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. SmithAunt Harriet Crandall
1942In This Our LifeLavinia Timberlake
1942They All Kissed the BrideMrs. Drew
1942Girl TroubleCeleste Rowland
1942What's Cookin'?Agatha Courtney
1941The Man Who Came to DinnerDaisy Stanley
1941Topper ReturnsMrs. Clara Topper
1941The Wild Man of BorneoBernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
1941One Night In LisbonCatherine Enfilden
1940The Ghost Comes HomeCora Adams
1940IreneMrs. Herman Vincent
1940DulcyEleanor Forbes
1940And One Was BeautifulJulia Lattimer
1940HullabalooPenny Merriweather
1940The Captain is a LadyBlossy Stort
1939The Wizard of OzGlinda
1939Eternally YoursAunt Abby
1939ZenobiaMrs. Tibbett
1939Remember?Mrs. Bronson
1939Bridal SuiteMrs. Lillian McGill
1938Everybody SingDiana Bellaire
1938The Young in HeartMarmy Carleton
1938Topper Takes a TripMrs. Clara Topper
1938Merrily We LiveMrs. Emily Kilbourne
1937TopperMrs. Topper
1937The Bride Wore RedContessa di Meina
1937Navy Blue and GoldMrs. Alyce Gates
1937ParnellClara Wood
1936Craig's WifeMrs. Frazier
1936Piccadilly JimEugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
1936My American WifeMrs. Robert Cantillon
1935Becky SharpLady Bareacres
1935After Office HoursMrs. Norwood
1935Society DoctorMrs. Crane
1935Doubting ThomasPaula Brown
1935A Feather in Her HatJulia Trent Anders
1935She Couldn't Take ItMrs. Daniel Van Dyke
1935SplendorClarissa
1934Forsaking All OthersAunt Paula
1934Finishing SchoolMrs. Radcliffe
1934We're Rich AgainLinda Page
1934Where Sinners MeetEustasia
1933Christopher StrongLady Elaine Strong
1933Dinner at EightMillicent Jordan
1933Only YesterdayJulia Warren
1932A Bill of DivorcementMeg Fairfield
1929Glorifying the American GirlSelf (uncredited)
1921The Education of ElizabethElizabeth Banks
1920Away Goes PrudencePrudence Thorne
1920The Frisky Mrs. JohnsonBelle Johnson
1919Sadie LoveSadie Love
1919Good Gracious, AnnabelleAnnabelle Leigh
1919The Misleading WidowBetty Taradine
1919Wanted: A HusbandAmanda Darcy Cole
1918The Make-Believe WifePhyllis Ashbrook
1918Eve's DaughterIrene Simpson-Bates
1918In Pursuit of PollyPolly Marsden
1918Let's Get a DivorceMme. Cyprienne Marcey
1917The Mysterious Miss TerryMavis Terry
1917The Land of PromiseNora Marsh
1917Arms and the GirlRuth Sherwood
1916PeggyPeggy Cameron
1916Gloria's RomanceGloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
-OzSelf / Glinda the Good Witch (archive footage)