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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1884-08-05

Deathday

1970-05-15 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also Known As

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke
Miss Billie Burke

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

7.6%

The Wizard of Oz

Aug 15, 1939

7.0%

Father of the Bride

May 18, 1950

6.7%

Topper

Jul 16, 1937

7.1%

Sergeant Rutledge

May 25, 1960

6.7%

Dinner at Eight

Dec 22, 1933

6.9%

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Dec 24, 1941

6.4%

Father's Little Dividend

Apr 5, 1951

6.4%

Topper Returns

Mar 21, 1941

6.8%

In This Our Life

May 8, 1942

6.8%

The Barkleys of Broadway

May 4, 1949

7.5%

The Young Philadelphians

May 21, 1959

6.1%

Pepe

Dec 21, 1960

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Acting

2004

Ziegfeld on Film as Herself (archive footage)

2000

The Dark Side of the Rainbow as Glinda (archive footage)

1995

The Dark Side of Oz as Glinda the Good Witch of the North (archive footage)

1994

That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)

1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic as Self (archive footage)

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)

1961

Hollywood: The Selznick Years as Millicent Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960		Pepe as Billie Burke
1960		Sergeant Rutledge as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

1959

The Young Philadelphians as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen

1958

77 Sunset Strip

1955

Matinee Theater

1953

Small Town Girl as Mrs. Livingston

1952

Doc Corkle as Melinda

1951

Father's Little Dividend as Doris Dunstan

1950		Three Husbands as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
1950		Father of the Bride as Doris Dunstan
1950		The Golden Twenties as Self (archive footage)
1950		The Boy From Indiana as Zelda Bagley

1949		And Baby Makes Three as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
1949		Lights Out
1949		The Barkleys of Broadway as Mme Livingston Belney

1948

Billie Gets Her Man as Billie Baxter

1946		The Bachelor's Daughters as Molly Burns
1946		Breakfast in Hollywood as Mrs. Frances Cartwright

1945		The Cheaters as Clara Pidgeon
1945		Swing Out, Sister as Jessica Mariman

1943		Gildersleeve on Broadway as Mrs. Laura Chandler
1943		You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith as Aunt Harriet Crandall
1943		So's Your Uncle as Aunt Minerva
1943		Hi Diddle Diddle as Mrs. Prescott

1942		Girl Trouble as Celeste Rowland
1942		They All Kissed the Bride as Mrs. Drew
1942		In This Our Life as Lavinia Timberlake
1942		What's Cookin'? as Agatha Courtney

1941		The Man Who Came to Dinner as Daisy Stanley
1941		One Night In Lisbon as Catherine Enfilden
1941		Topper Returns as Mrs. Clara Topper
1941		The Wild Man of Borneo as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper

1940		Hullabaloo as Penny Merriweather
1940		Dulcy as Eleanor Forbes
1940		The Captain Is a Lady as Blossy Stort
1940		Irene as Mrs. Herman Vincent
1940		And One Was Beautiful as Julia Lattimer
1940		The Ghost Comes Home as Cora Adams

1939		Remember? as Mrs. Bronson
1939		Eternally Yours as Aunt Abby
1939		The Wizard of Oz as Glinda
1939		Bridal Suite as Mrs. Lillian McGill
1939		Zenobia as Mrs. Tibbett

1938		Topper Takes a Trip as Mrs. Clara Topper
1938		The Young in Heart as Marmy Carleton
1938		Merrily We Live as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
1938		Everybody Sing as Diana Bellaire

1937		Navy Blue and Gold as Mrs. Alyce Gates
1937		The Bride Wore Red as Contessa di Meina
1937		Topper as Mrs. Topper
1937		Parnell as Clara Wood

1936		Craig's Wife as Mrs. Frazier
1936		Piccadilly Jim as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
1936		My American Wife as Mrs. Robert Cantillon

1935		Splendor as Clarissa
1935		A Feather in Her Hat as Julia Trent Anders
1935		She Couldn't Take It as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
1935		Doubting Thomas as Paula Brown
1935		Becky Sharp as Lady Bareacres
1935		After Office Hours as Mrs. Norwood
1935		Society Doctor as Mrs. Crane

1934		Forsaking All Others as Aunt Paula
1934		We're Rich Again as Mrs. Linda Page
1934		Where Sinners Meet as Eustasia
1934		Finishing School as Mrs. Radcliffe

1933		Dinner at Eight as Millicent Jordan
1933		Only Yesterday as Julia Warren
1933		Christopher Strong as Lady Elaine Strong

1932

A Bill of Divorcement as Meg Fairfield

1929

Glorifying the American Girl as Self (uncredited)

1921

The Education of Elizabeth as Elizabeth Banks

1920		The Frisky Mrs. Johnson as Belle Johnson
1920		Away Goes Prudence as Prudence Thorne

1919		Sadie Love as Sadie Love
1919		The Misleading Widow as Betty Taradine
1919		Good Gracious, Annabelle as Annabelle Leigh

1918		The Make-Believe Wife as Phyllis Ashbrook
1918		In Pursuit of Polly as Polly Marsden
1918		Let's Get a Divorce as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
1918		Eve's Daughter as Irene Simpson-Bates

1917		The Land of Promise as Nora Marsh
1917		Arms and the Girl as Ruth Sherwood
1917		The Mysterious Miss Terry as Mavis Terry

1916		Gloria's Romance as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
1916		Peggy as Peggy Cameron