
Billie Burke
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1884-08-07
- Died
- 1970-05-14
- Place of birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Also known 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (90)

The Wizard of Oz
1939
as Glinda

Finishing School
1934
as Mrs. Radcliffe

That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)

Topper
1937
as Mrs. Topper

Father of the Bride
1950
as Doris Dunstan

Parnell
1937
as Clara Wood

Becky Sharp
1935
as Lady Bareacres

Dulcy
1940
as Eleanor Forbes

Piccadilly Jim
1936
as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister

Society Doctor
1935
as Mrs. Crane

Zenobia
1939
as Mrs. Tibbett

Dinner at Eight
1933
as Millicent Jordan

Father's Little Dividend
1951
as Doris Dunstan

Bridal Suite
1939
as Mrs. Lillian McGill

Peggy
1916
as Peggy Cameron

Pepe
1960
as Billie Burke

Irene
1940
as Mrs. Herman Vincent

Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

Merrily We Live
1938
as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne

The Young Philadelphians
1959
as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen

The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
as Mrs. Livingston Belney

Only Yesterday
1933
as Julia Warren

Everybody Sing
1938
as Diana Bellaire

Hullabaloo
1940
as Penny Merriweather

In This Our Life
1942
as Lavinia Timberlake

The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Daisy Stanley

Topper Returns
1941
as Mrs. Clara Topper

They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Mrs. Drew

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)

Three Husbands
1950
as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker

A Bill of Divorcement
1932
as Meg Fairfield

Splendor
1935
as Clarissa
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

And Baby Makes Three
1949
as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher

Doubting Thomas
1935
as Paula Brown

Eternally Yours
1939
as Aunt Abby

Small Town Girl
1953
as Mrs. Livingston

Remember?
1939
as Mrs. Bronson

Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Mrs. Alyce Gates

The Golden Twenties
1950
as Self (archive footage)

Forsaking All Others
1934
as Aunt Paula

The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper

She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke

Topper Takes a Trip
1938
as Mrs. Clara Topper

The Cheaters
1945
as Clara Pidgeon

We're Rich Again
1934
as Linda Page

Craig's Wife
1936
as Mrs. Frazier

Glorifying the American Girl
1929
as Self (uncredited)

Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
as Mrs. Prescott

So's Your Uncle
1943
as Aunt Minerva

The Young in Heart
1938
as Marmy Carleton

A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Julia Trent Anders

The Bachelor's Daughters
1946
as Molly Burns

Christopher Strong
1933
as Lady Elaine Strong

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
1990
as Self (archive footage)

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

Where Sinners Meet
1934
as Eustasia

The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000
as Glinda (archive footage)

And One Was Beautiful
1940
as Julia Lattimer

Girl Trouble
1942
as Celeste Rowland

Gildersleeve on Broadway
1943
as Mrs. Laura Chandler

What's Cookin'?
1942
as Agatha Courtney
Oz
as Self / Glinda the Good Witch (archive footage)

The Bride Wore Red
1937
as Contessa di Meina

Arms and the Girl
1917
as Ruth Sherwood

After Office Hours
1935
as Mrs. Norwood

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943
as Aunt Harriet Crandall

One Night In Lisbon
1941
as Catherine Enfilden

The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Cora Adams

Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Mrs. Frances Cartwright

Wanted: A Husband
1919
as Amanda Darcy Cole

The Misleading Widow
1919
as Betty Taradine
Sadie Love
1919
as Sadie Love
The Education of Elizabeth
1921
as Elizabeth Banks

The Captain is a Lady
1940
as Blossy Stort
The Mysterious Miss Terry
1917
as Mavis Terry

Swing Out, Sister
1945
as Jessica Mariman

The Boy From Indiana
1950
as Zelda Bagley

My American Wife
1936
as Mrs. Robert Cantillon

The Make-Believe Wife
1918
as Phyllis Ashbrook
Away Goes Prudence
1920
as Prudence Thorne
Good Gracious, Annabelle
1919
as Annabelle Leigh

Eve's Daughter
1918
as Irene Simpson-Bates

The Land of Promise
1917
as Nora Marsh

In Pursuit of Polly
1918
as Polly Marsden
Billie Gets Her Man
1948
as Billie Baxter

The Star Wagon
1957
as Mrs. Rutledge

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
1920
as Belle Johnson

Ziegfeld on Film
2004
as Herself (archive footage)

Let's Get a Divorce
1918
as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
About Billie Burke
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. With 94 credits spanning from 1916 to 2004, Billie Burke has appeared in 90 films and 4 TV shows.
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- The Wizard of Oz (1939) — as Glinda
- Finishing School (1934) — as Mrs. Radcliffe
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) — as (archive footage)
- Topper (1937) — as Mrs. Topper
- Father of the Bride (1950) — as Doris Dunstan
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