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Billie Burke

Billie Burke

Actor · 1884–1970 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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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.

Acted in 81

2000s

  1. 2000

    The Dark Side of the Rainbow

    Glinda (archive footage)

1990s

  1. 1994

    That's Entertainment! III

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

  1. 1960

    Pepe

    Billie Burke

  2. Sergeant Rutledge

    Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. 1958
  3. 1957

    The Star Wagon

    Mrs. Rutledge

  4. 1955
  5. 1953

    Small Town Girl

    Mrs. Livingston

  6. 1951
  7. 1950

    Three Husbands

    Jenny Bard Whittaker

  8. The Boy From Indiana

    Zelda Bagley

1940s

  1. 1949

    And Baby Makes Three

    Mrs. Marvin Fletcher

  2. The Barkleys of Broadway

    Mrs. Livingston Belney

  3. 1948

    Billie Gets Her Man

    Billie Baxter

  4. 1946

    The Bachelor's Daughters

    Molly Burns

  5. 1945
  6. Swing Out, Sister

    Jessica Mariman

  7. 1943

    Gildersleeve on Broadway

    Mrs. Laura Chandler

  8. You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

    Aunt Harriet Crandall

  9. So's Your Uncle

    Aunt Minerva

  10. Hi Diddle Diddle

    Mrs. Prescott

  11. 1942
  12. They All Kissed the Bride

    Mrs. Drew

  13. In This Our Life

    Lavinia Timberlake

  14. What's Cookin'?

    Agatha Courtney

  15. 1941
  16. One Night In Lisbon

    Catherine Enfilden

  17. The Wild Man of Borneo

    Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper

  18. 1940

    Hullabaloo

    Penny Merriweather

  19. Dulcy

    Eleanor Forbes

  20. The Captain is a Lady

    Blossy Stort

  21. Irene

    Mrs. Herman Vincent

  22. And One Was Beautiful

    Julia Lattimer

  23. The Ghost Comes Home

    Cora Adams

1930s

  1. 1939

    Remember?

    Mrs. Bronson

  2. Eternally Yours

    Aunt Abby

  3. Bridal Suite

    Mrs. Lillian McGill

  4. 1938

    Topper Takes a Trip

    Mrs. Clara Topper

  5. Everybody Sing

    Diana Bellaire

  6. 1937

    Navy Blue and Gold

    Mrs. Alyce Gates

  7. The Bride Wore Red

    Contessa di Meina

  8. Parnell

    Clara Wood

  9. 1936

    Craig's Wife

    Mrs. Frazier

  10. Piccadilly Jim

    Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister

  11. My American Wife

    Mrs. Robert Cantillon

  12. 1935

    Splendor

    Clarissa

  13. A Feather in Her Hat

    Julia Trent Anders

  14. She Couldn't Take It

    Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke

  15. Doubting Thomas

    Paula Brown

  16. After Office Hours

    Mrs. Norwood

  17. 1934
  18. We're Rich Again

    Linda Page

  19. Where Sinners Meet

    Eustasia

  20. 1933
  21. Only Yesterday

    Julia Warren

  22. Christopher Strong

    Lady Elaine Strong

  23. 1932

    A Bill of Divorcement

    Meg Fairfield

1920s

  1. 1920

    The Frisky Mrs. Johnson

    Belle Johnson

1910s

  1. 1919

    Wanted: A Husband

    Amanda Darcy Cole

  2. The Misleading Widow

    Betty Taradine

  3. 1918

    The Make-Believe Wife

    Phyllis Ashbrook

  4. In Pursuit of Polly

    Polly Marsden

  5. Let's Get a Divorce

    Mme. Cyprienne Marcey

  6. Eve's Daughter

    Irene Simpson-Bates

  7. 1917

    The Land of Promise

    Nora Marsh

  8. Arms and the Girl

    Ruth Sherwood

  9. 1916

    Gloria's Romance

    Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)

  10. Peggy

    Peggy Cameron

Appearances5

2000s

  1. 2004

    Ziegfeld on Film

    Herself (archive footage)

1990s

  1. 1990

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

    Self (archive footage)

1970s

  1. 1972

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Self (archive footage)

1950s

  1. 1950

    The Golden Twenties

    Self (archive footage)