Billie Burke

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.

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Known For

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958

Lights Out

Lights Out

1949

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

1939 • as Glinda

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950 • as Doris Dunstan

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

1960 • as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

Filmography

2004

Ziegfeld on Film
Ziegfeld on Film
as Herself (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/7/2004

2000

The Dark Side of the Rainbow
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
as Glinda (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/1/2000

1995

The Dark Side of Oz
The Dark Side of Oz
as Glinda the Good Witch of the North (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/15/1995

1994

That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/1/1994

1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/20/1990

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/10/1972

1961

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Millicent Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/31/1961

1960

Sergeant Rutledge
Sergeant Rutledge
as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Movie - Released: 5/25/1960
Pepe
Pepe
as Billie Burke
Movie - Released: 12/21/1960

1959

The Young Philadelphians
The Young Philadelphians
as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
Movie - Released: 5/21/1959

1958

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
TV - Released: 10/10/1958

1955

Matinee Theater
Matinee Theater
TV - Released: 10/31/1955

1953

Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl
as Mrs. Livingston
Movie - Released: 4/10/1953

1952

TV
Doc Corkle
as Melinda
TV - Released: 10/5/1952

1951

Father's Little Dividend
Father's Little Dividend
as Doris Dunstan
Movie - Released: 4/5/1951

1950

Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride
as Doris Dunstan
Movie - Released: 5/18/1950
The Golden Twenties
The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/8/1950
The Boy From Indiana
The Boy From Indiana
as Zelda Bagley
Movie - Released: 3/1/1950
Three Husbands
Three Husbands
as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
Movie - Released: 11/10/1950

1949

The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Mme Livingston Belney
Movie - Released: 5/4/1949
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three
as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
Movie - Released: 12/2/1949
Lights Out
Lights Out
TV - Released: 7/19/1949

1948

Movie
Billie Gets Her Man
as Billie Baxter
Movie - Released: 9/9/1948

1946

The Bachelor's Daughters
The Bachelor's Daughters
as Molly Burns
Movie - Released: 8/6/1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Mrs. Frances Cartwright
Movie - Released: 2/26/1946

1945

The Cheaters
The Cheaters
as Clara Pidgeon
Movie - Released: 7/15/1945
Swing Out, Sister
Swing Out, Sister
as Jessica Mariman
Movie - Released: 5/18/1945

1943

Gildersleeve on Broadway
Gildersleeve on Broadway
as Mrs. Laura Chandler
Movie - Released: 10/28/1943
Hi Diddle Diddle
Hi Diddle Diddle
as Mrs. Prescott
Movie - Released: 8/2/1943
So's Your Uncle
So's Your Uncle
as Aunt Minerva
Movie - Released: 9/1/1943
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
as Aunt Harriet Crandall
Movie - Released: 10/22/1943

1942

In This Our Life
In This Our Life
as Lavinia Timberlake
Movie - Released: 5/8/1942
They All Kissed the Bride
They All Kissed the Bride
as Mrs. Drew
Movie - Released: 6/11/1942
Girl Trouble
Girl Trouble
as Celeste Rowland
Movie - Released: 10/9/1942
What's Cookin'?
What's Cookin'?
as Agatha Courtney
Movie - Released: 2/20/1942

1941

The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Daisy Stanley
Movie - Released: 12/24/1941
Topper Returns
Topper Returns
as Mrs. Clara Topper
Movie - Released: 3/21/1941
The Wild Man of Borneo
The Wild Man of Borneo
as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
Movie - Released: 1/24/1941
One Night In Lisbon
One Night In Lisbon
as Catherine Enfilden
Movie - Released: 6/13/1941

1940

The Ghost Comes Home
The Ghost Comes Home
as Cora Adams
Movie - Released: 3/8/1940
Irene
Irene
as Mrs. Herman Vincent
Movie - Released: 4/23/1940
Dulcy
Dulcy
as Eleanor Forbes
Movie - Released: 10/4/1940
And One Was Beautiful
And One Was Beautiful
as Julia Lattimer
Movie - Released: 4/5/1940
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo
as Penny Merriweather
Movie - Released: 10/25/1940
The Captain Is a Lady
The Captain Is a Lady
as Blossy Stort
Movie - Released: 6/21/1940

1939

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
as Glinda
Movie - Released: 8/15/1939
Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours
as Aunt Abby
Movie - Released: 10/7/1939
Zenobia
Zenobia
as Mrs. Tibbett
Movie - Released: 4/21/1939
Remember?
Remember?
as Mrs. Bronson
Movie - Released: 12/19/1939
Bridal Suite
Bridal Suite
as Mrs. Lillian McGill
Movie - Released: 5/26/1939

1938

Everybody Sing
Everybody Sing
as Diana Bellaire
Movie - Released: 1/1/1938
The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart
as Marmy Carleton
Movie - Released: 7/6/1938
Topper Takes a Trip
Topper Takes a Trip
as Mrs. Clara Topper
Movie - Released: 12/29/1938
Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live
as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
Movie - Released: 3/4/1938

1937

Topper
Topper
as Mrs. Topper
Movie - Released: 7/16/1937
The Bride Wore Red
The Bride Wore Red
as Contessa di Meina
Movie - Released: 10/8/1937
Navy Blue and Gold
Navy Blue and Gold
as Mrs. Alyce Gates
Movie - Released: 11/19/1937
Parnell
Parnell
as Clara Wood
Movie - Released: 6/4/1937

1936

Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife
as Mrs. Frazier
Movie - Released: 9/25/1936
Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim
as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
Movie - Released: 8/14/1936
My American Wife
My American Wife
as Mrs. Robert Cantillon
Movie - Released: 8/6/1936

1935

Becky Sharp
Becky Sharp
as Lady Bareacres
Movie - Released: 6/28/1935
After Office Hours
After Office Hours
as Mrs. Norwood
Movie - Released: 2/22/1935
Society Doctor
Society Doctor
as Mrs. Crane
Movie - Released: 1/25/1935
Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas
as Paula Brown
Movie - Released: 7/10/1935
A Feather in Her Hat
A Feather in Her Hat
as Julia Trent Anders
Movie - Released: 10/25/1935
She Couldn't Take It
She Couldn't Take It
as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
Movie - Released: 10/8/1935
Splendor
Splendor
as Clarissa
Movie - Released: 11/22/1935

1934

Forsaking All Others
Forsaking All Others
as Aunt Paula
Movie - Released: 12/23/1934
Finishing School
Finishing School
as Mrs. Radcliffe
Movie - Released: 5/4/1934
We're Rich Again
We're Rich Again
as Mrs. Linda Page
Movie - Released: 7/13/1934
Where Sinners Meet
Where Sinners Meet
as Eustasia
Movie - Released: 5/17/1934

1933

Christopher Strong
Christopher Strong
as Lady Elaine Strong
Movie - Released: 3/9/1933
Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight
as Millicent Jordan
Movie - Released: 12/22/1933
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
as Julia Warren
Movie - Released: 11/1/1933

1932

A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement
as Meg Fairfield
Movie - Released: 9/28/1932

1929

Glorifying the American Girl
Glorifying the American Girl
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/7/1929

1921

Movie
The Education of Elizabeth
as Elizabeth Banks
Movie - Released: 1/16/1921

1920

Movie
Away Goes Prudence
as Prudence Thorne
Movie - Released: 7/1/1920
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
as Belle Johnson
Movie - Released: 11/12/1920

1919

Movie
Sadie Love
as Sadie Love
Movie - Released: 10/19/1919
Movie
Good Gracious, Annabelle
as Annabelle Leigh
Movie - Released: 3/30/1919
The Misleading Widow
The Misleading Widow
as Betty Taradine
Movie - Released: 9/7/1919

1918

The Make-Believe Wife
The Make-Believe Wife
as Phyllis Ashbrook
Movie - Released: 11/17/1918
Eve's Daughter
Eve's Daughter
as Irene Simpson-Bates
Movie - Released: 3/4/1918
In Pursuit of Polly
In Pursuit of Polly
as Polly Marsden
Movie - Released: 8/19/1918
Let's Get a Divorce
Let's Get a Divorce
as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
Movie - Released: 4/28/1918

1917

Movie
The Mysterious Miss Terry
as Mavis Terry
Movie - Released: 8/19/1917
The Land of Promise
The Land of Promise
as Nora Marsh
Movie - Released: 12/9/1917
Arms and the Girl
Arms and the Girl
as Ruth Sherwood
Movie - Released: 10/14/1917

1916

Peggy
Peggy
as Peggy Cameron
Movie - Released: 1/2/1916
Gloria's Romance
Gloria's Romance
as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
Movie - Released: 5/22/1916