Billie Burke

Billie Burke

Acting

Birthday

1884/08/05

Day of death

1970/05/15 (85 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also know as

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke, Miss 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billie Burke,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting
The Wizard of Oz
7.6

(1939) The Wizard of Oz

as Glinda

Father of the Bride
7.0

(1950) Father of the Bride

as Doris Dunstan

Father's Little Dividend
6.4

(1951) Father's Little Dividend

as Doris Dunstan

Topper
6.7

(1937) Topper

as Mrs. Topper

The Man Who Came to Dinner
6.9

(1941) The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Daisy Stanley

0.0

(1917) The Mysterious Miss Terry

as Mavis Terry

The Land of Promise
0.0

(1917) The Land of Promise

as Nora Marsh

The Make-Believe Wife
0.0

(1918) The Make-Believe Wife

as Phyllis Ashbrook

Eve's Daughter
0.0

(1918) Eve's Daughter

as Irene Simpson-Bates

In Pursuit of Polly
7.5

(1918) In Pursuit of Polly

as Polly Marsden

0.0

(1919) Sadie Love

as Sadie Love

0.0

(1919) Good Gracious, Annabelle

as Annabelle Leigh

0.0

(1921) The Education of Elizabeth

as Elizabeth Banks

0.0

(1920) Away Goes Prudence

as Prudence Thorne

The Barkleys of Broadway
6.9

(1949) The Barkleys of Broadway

as Mme Livingston Belney

Sergeant Rutledge
7.1

(1960) Sergeant Rutledge

as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

The Young Philadelphians
7.5

(1959) The Young Philadelphians

as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen

Everybody Sing
4.7

(1938) Everybody Sing

as Diana Bellaire

In This Our Life
6.7

(1942) In This Our Life

as Lavinia Timberlake

They All Kissed the Bride
5.8

(1942) They All Kissed the Bride

as Mrs. Drew

Christopher Strong
5.9

(1933) Christopher Strong

as Lady Elaine Strong

The Young in Heart
6.6

(1938) The Young in Heart

as Marmy Carleton

Becky Sharp
5.6

(1935) Becky Sharp

as Lady Bareacres

Topper Returns
6.4

(1941) Topper Returns

as Mrs. Clara Topper

Dinner at Eight
6.7

(1933) Dinner at Eight

as Millicent Jordan

After Office Hours
6.4

(1935) After Office Hours

as Mrs. Norwood

A Bill of Divorcement
6.2

(1932) A Bill of Divorcement

as Meg Fairfield

Pepe
6.1

(1960) Pepe

as Billie Burke

Gildersleeve on Broadway
5.8

(1943) Gildersleeve on Broadway

as Mrs. Laura Chandler

Topper Takes a Trip
6.4

(1938) Topper Takes a Trip

as Mrs. Clara Topper

Hi Diddle Diddle
6.8

(1943) Hi Diddle Diddle

as Mrs. Prescott

Eternally Yours
5.6

(1939) Eternally Yours

as Aunt Abby

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.0

(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

Craig's Wife
6.3

(1936) Craig's Wife

as Mrs. Frazier

Forsaking All Others
6.4

(1934) Forsaking All Others

as Aunt Paula

The Ghost Comes Home
5.0

(1940) The Ghost Comes Home

as Cora Adams

Irene
6.0

(1940) Irene

as Mrs. Herman Vincent

Zenobia
4.6

(1939) Zenobia

as Mrs. Tibbett

Merrily We Live
7.1

(1938) Merrily We Live

as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne

Small Town Girl
5.7

(1953) Small Town Girl

as Mrs. Livingston

The Bride Wore Red
6.7

(1937) The Bride Wore Red

as Contessa di Meina

Only Yesterday
6.8

(1933) Only Yesterday

as Julia Warren

Society Doctor
6.3

(1935) Society Doctor

as Mrs. Crane

Navy Blue and Gold
5.9

(1937) Navy Blue and Gold

as Mrs. Alyce Gates

Piccadilly Jim
6.5

(1936) Piccadilly Jim

as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister

The Wild Man of Borneo
6.5

(1941) The Wild Man of Borneo

as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper

Dulcy
5.8

(1940) Dulcy

as Eleanor Forbes

And One Was Beautiful
6.2

(1940) And One Was Beautiful

as Julia Lattimer

The Cheaters
6.0

(1945) The Cheaters

as Clara Pidgeon

And Baby Makes Three
4.9

(1949) And Baby Makes Three

as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher

My American Wife
0.0

(1936) My American Wife

as Mrs. Robert Cantillon

Finishing School
6.2

(1934) Finishing School

as Mrs. Radcliffe

Doubting Thomas
7.0

(1935) Doubting Thomas

as Paula Brown

Hullabaloo
4.0

(1940) Hullabaloo

as Penny Merriweather

Remember?
5.8

(1939) Remember?

as Mrs. Bronson

We're Rich Again
4.0

(1934) We're Rich Again

as Mrs. Linda Page

Swing Out, Sister
4.0

(1945) Swing Out, Sister

as Jessica Mariman

The Bachelor's Daughters
6.5

(1946) The Bachelor's Daughters

as Molly Burns

A Feather in Her Hat
6.8

(1935) A Feather in Her Hat

as Julia Trent Anders

Parnell
4.6

(1937) Parnell

as Clara Wood

She Couldn't Take It
4.5

(1935) She Couldn't Take It

as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
3.3

(1961) Hollywood: The Selznick Years

as Millicent Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bridal Suite
5.1

(1939) Bridal Suite

as Mrs. Lillian McGill

Splendor
6.3

(1935) Splendor

as Clarissa

The Golden Twenties
0.0

(1950) The Golden Twenties

as Self (archive footage)

Girl Trouble
6.5

(1942) Girl Trouble

as Celeste Rowland

Where Sinners Meet
2.5

(1934) Where Sinners Meet

as Eustasia

Ziegfeld on Film
5.7

(2004) Ziegfeld on Film

as Herself (archive footage)

Breakfast in Hollywood
5.0

(1946) Breakfast in Hollywood

as Mrs. Frances Cartwright

What's Cookin'?
5.5

(1942) What's Cookin'?

as Agatha Courtney

One Night In Lisbon
0.0

(1941) One Night In Lisbon

as Catherine Enfilden

The Captain Is a Lady
6.0

(1940) The Captain Is a Lady

as Blossy Stort

The Dark Side of the Rainbow
8.0

(2000) The Dark Side of the Rainbow

as Glinda (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III
6.9

(1994) That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

The Boy From Indiana
0.0

(1950) The Boy From Indiana

as Zelda Bagley

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
0.0

(1920) The Frisky Mrs. Johnson

as Belle Johnson

So's Your Uncle
5.0

(1943) So's Your Uncle

as Aunt Minerva

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
3.5

(1943) You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

as Aunt Harriet Crandall

Arms and the Girl
0.0

(1917) Arms and the Girl

as Ruth Sherwood

Let's Get a Divorce
0.0

(1918) Let's Get a Divorce

as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey

Three Husbands
5.0

(1950) Three Husbands

as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker

Peggy
0.0

(1916) Peggy

as Peggy Cameron

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
8.3

(1990) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

as Self (archive footage)

Gloria's Romance
6.0

(1916) Gloria's Romance

as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)

Glorifying the American Girl
5.5

(1929) Glorifying the American Girl

as Self (uncredited)

The Misleading Widow
0.0

(1919) The Misleading Widow

as Betty Taradine

0.0

(1948) Billie Gets Her Man

as Billie Baxter

The Dark Side of Oz
0.0

(1995) The Dark Side of Oz

as Glinda the Good Witch of the North (archive footage)

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as ---

Matinee Theater
4.6

(1955) Matinee Theater

as ---

Lights Out
5.3

(1949) Lights Out

as ---

0.0

(1952) Doc Corkle

as Melinda