Billie Burke

Aug 05, 1884 - May 15, 1970 (85 years old) in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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

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Matinee Theater

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77 Sunset Strip

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The Wizard of Oz

Glinda

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Doc Corkle

Melinda

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Father's Little Dividend

Doris Dunstan

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Father of the Bride

Doris Dunstan

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Three Husbands

Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker

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Eternally Yours

Aunt Abby

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Topper Returns

Mrs. Clara Topper

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In This Our Life

Lavinia Timberlake

Credits

Ziegfeld on Film 2004

Herself (archive footage)

★ 5.7
The Dark Side of the Rainbow 2000

Glinda (archive footage)

★ 8
The Dark Side of Oz 1995

Glinda the Good Witch of the North (archive footage)

★ NR
That's Entertainment! III 1994

(archive footage)

★ 7
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic 1990

Self (archive footage)

★ 8.3
Hollywood: The Dream Factory 1972

Self (archive footage)

★ 6
Hollywood: The Selznick Years 1961

Millicent Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 3.3
Pepe 1960

Billie Burke

★ 6.2
Sergeant Rutledge 1960

Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

★ 7.1
The Young Philadelphians 1959

Mrs. J. Arthur Allen

★ 7.5
77 Sunset Strip 1958

★ 6.7
Matinee Theater 1955

★ 5
Small Town Girl 1953

Mrs. Livingston

★ 5.7
Doc Corkle 1952

Melinda

★ NR
Father's Little Dividend 1951

Doris Dunstan

★ 6.4
Three Husbands 1950

Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker

★ 5
Father of the Bride 1950

Doris Dunstan

★ 7
The Golden Twenties 1950

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
The Boy From Indiana 1950

Zelda Bagley

★ NR
And Baby Makes Three 1949

Mrs. Marvin Fletcher

★ 4.9
Lights Out 1949

★ 5.3
The Barkleys of Broadway 1949

Mme Livingston Belney

★ 6.8
Billie Gets Her Man 1948

Billie Baxter

★ NR
The Bachelor's Daughters 1946

Molly Burns

★ 6.2
Breakfast in Hollywood 1946

Mrs. Frances Cartwright

★ 5
The Cheaters 1945

Clara Pidgeon

★ 5.9
Swing Out, Sister 1945

Jessica Mariman

★ 4
Gildersleeve on Broadway 1943

Mrs. Laura Chandler

★ 5.8
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith 1943

Aunt Harriet Crandall

★ 3.5
So's Your Uncle 1943

Aunt Minerva

★ 5
Hi Diddle Diddle 1943

Mrs. Prescott

★ 6.4
Girl Trouble 1942

Celeste Rowland

★ 6.5
They All Kissed the Bride 1942

Mrs. Drew

★ 5.8
In This Our Life 1942

Lavinia Timberlake

★ 6.8
What's Cookin'? 1942

Agatha Courtney

★ 5.5
The Man Who Came to Dinner 1941

Daisy Stanley

★ 6.9
One Night In Lisbon 1941

Catherine Enfilden

★ NR
Topper Returns 1941

Mrs. Clara Topper

★ 6.4
The Wild Man of Borneo 1941

Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper

★ 6.5
Hullabaloo 1940

Penny Merriweather

★ 4
Dulcy 1940

Eleanor Forbes

★ 5.8
The Captain Is a Lady 1940

Blossy Stort

★ 6
Irene 1940

Mrs. Herman Vincent

★ 6
And One Was Beautiful 1940

Julia Lattimer

★ 6.2
The Ghost Comes Home 1940

Cora Adams

★ 5
Remember? 1939

Mrs. Bronson

★ 5.8
Eternally Yours 1939

Aunt Abby

★ 5.7
The Wizard of Oz 1939

Glinda

★ 7.6
Bridal Suite 1939

Mrs. Lillian McGill

★ 5.1
Zenobia 1939

Mrs. Tibbett

★ 4.6
Topper Takes a Trip 1938

Mrs. Clara Topper

★ 6.4
The Young in Heart 1938

Marmy Carleton

★ 6.4
Merrily We Live 1938

Mrs. Emily Kilbourne

★ 7.1
Everybody Sing 1938

Diana Bellaire

★ 4.7
Navy Blue and Gold 1937

Mrs. Alyce Gates

★ 5.9
The Bride Wore Red 1937

Contessa di Meina

★ 6.7
Topper 1937

Mrs. Topper

★ 6.7
Parnell 1937

Clara Wood

★ 4.6
Craig's Wife 1936

Mrs. Frazier

★ 6.3
Piccadilly Jim 1936

Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister

★ 6.5
My American Wife 1936

Mrs. Robert Cantillon

★ NR
Splendor 1935

Clarissa

★ 6.3
A Feather in Her Hat 1935

Julia Trent Anders

★ 6.8
She Couldn't Take It 1935

Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke

★ 4.5
Doubting Thomas 1935

Paula Brown

★ 7
Becky Sharp 1935

Lady Bareacres

★ 5.6
After Office Hours 1935

Mrs. Norwood

★ 6.4
Society Doctor 1935

Mrs. Crane

★ 6.3
Forsaking All Others 1934

Aunt Paula

★ 6.1
We're Rich Again 1934

Mrs. Linda Page

★ 4
Where Sinners Meet 1934

Eustasia

★ 4
Finishing School 1934

Mrs. Radcliffe

★ 6.2
Dinner at Eight 1933

Millicent Jordan

★ 6.7
Only Yesterday 1933

Julia Warren

★ 6.8
Christopher Strong 1933

Lady Elaine Strong

★ 5.9
A Bill of Divorcement 1932

Meg Fairfield

★ 6.2
Glorifying the American Girl 1929

Self (uncredited)

★ 5.6
The Education of Elizabeth 1921

Elizabeth Banks

★ NR
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson 1920

Belle Johnson

★ NR
Away Goes Prudence 1920

Prudence Thorne

★ NR
Sadie Love 1919

Sadie Love

★ NR
The Misleading Widow 1919

Betty Taradine

★ NR
Good Gracious, Annabelle 1919

Annabelle Leigh

★ NR
The Make-Believe Wife 1918

Phyllis Ashbrook

★ NR
In Pursuit of Polly 1918

Polly Marsden

★ 7.5
Let's Get a Divorce 1918

Mme. Cyprienne Marcey

★ NR
Eve's Daughter 1918

Irene Simpson-Bates

★ NR
The Land of Promise 1917

Nora Marsh

★ NR
Arms and the Girl 1917

Ruth Sherwood

★ NR
The Mysterious Miss Terry 1917

Mavis Terry

★ NR
Gloria's Romance 1916

Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)

★ 6
Peggy 1916

Peggy Cameron

★ NR

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