Billie Burke
Known for
Acting
Life
1884 – 1970 (aged 85)
Born in
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Credits
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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
The Wizard of Oz
21 Aug 1939
Father of the Bride
18 May 1950
Topper
16 Jul 1937
Sergeant Rutledge
18 May 1960
Dinner at Eight
22 Dec 1933
The Man Who Came to Dinner
24 Dec 1941
Father's Little Dividend
05 Apr 1951
Topper Returns
21 Mar 1941
Photos
Filmography
2025
- The Wizard of Oz at Sphereas Glinda (archive footage)
2000
- The Dark Side of the Rainbowas Glinda (archive footage)
1994
- That's Entertainment! IIIas (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960
- Pepeas Billie Burke
- Sergeant Rutledgeas Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
1959
- The Young Philadelphiansas Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
1958
- 77 Sunset Strip1 episode
1957
- The Star Wagonas Mrs. Rutledge
1955
- Matinee Theater1 episode
1953
- Small Town Girlas Mrs. Livingston
1952
- Doc Corkleas Melinda3 episodes
1951
- Father's Little Dividendas Doris Dunstan
1950
- Three Husbandsas Jenny Bard Whittaker
- Father of the Brideas Doris Dunstan
- The Boy From Indianaas Zelda Bagley
1949
- And Baby Makes Threeas Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
- Lights Out1 episode
- The Barkleys of Broadwayas Mrs. Livingston Belney
1948
- Billie Gets Her Manas Billie Baxter
1946
- The Bachelor's Daughtersas Molly Burns
- Breakfast in Hollywoodas Mrs. Frances Cartwright
1945
- The Cheatersas Clara Pidgeon
- Swing Out, Sisteras Jessica Mariman
1943
- Gildersleeve on Broadwayas Mrs. Laura Chandler
- You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smithas Aunt Harriet Crandall
- So's Your Uncleas Aunt Minerva
- Hi Diddle Diddleas Mrs. Prescott
1942
- Girl Troubleas Celeste Rowland
- They All Kissed the Brideas Mrs. Drew
- In This Our Lifeas Lavinia Timberlake
- What's Cookin'?as Agatha Courtney
1941
- The Man Who Came to Dinneras Daisy Stanley
- One Night In Lisbonas Catherine Enfilden
- Topper Returnsas Mrs. Clara Topper
- The Wild Man of Borneoas Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
1940
- Hullabalooas Penny Merriweather
- Dulcyas Eleanor Forbes
- The Captain is a Ladyas Blossy Stort
- Ireneas Mrs. Herman Vincent
- And One Was Beautifulas Julia Lattimer
- The Ghost Comes Homeas Cora Adams
1939
- Remember?as Mrs. Bronson
- Eternally Yoursas Aunt Abby
- The Wizard of Ozas Glinda
- Bridal Suiteas Mrs. Lillian McGill
- Zenobiaas Mrs. Tibbett
1938
- Topper Takes a Tripas Mrs. Clara Topper
- The Young in Heartas Marmy Carleton
- Merrily We Liveas Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
- Everybody Singas Diana Bellaire
1937
- Navy Blue and Goldas Mrs. Alyce Gates
- The Bride Wore Redas Contessa di Meina
- Topperas Mrs. Topper
- Parnellas Clara Wood
1936
- Craig's Wifeas Mrs. Frazier
- Piccadilly Jimas Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
- My American Wifeas Mrs. Robert Cantillon
1935
- Splendoras Clarissa
- A Feather in Her Hatas Julia Trent Anders
- She Couldn't Take Itas Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
- Doubting Thomasas Paula Brown
- Becky Sharpas Lady Bareacres
- After Office Hoursas Mrs. Norwood
- Society Doctoras Mrs. Crane
1934
- Forsaking All Othersas Aunt Paula
- We're Rich Againas Linda Page
- Where Sinners Meetas Eustasia
- Finishing Schoolas Mrs. Radcliffe
1933
- Dinner at Eightas Millicent Jordan
- Only Yesterdayas Julia Warren
- Christopher Strongas Lady Elaine Strong
1932
- A Bill of Divorcementas Meg Fairfield
1921
- The Education of Elizabethas Elizabeth Banks
1920
- The Frisky Mrs. Johnsonas Belle Johnson
- Away Goes Prudenceas Prudence Thorne
1919
- Wanted: A Husbandas Amanda Darcy Cole
- Sadie Loveas Sadie Love
- The Misleading Widowas Betty Taradine
- Good Gracious, Annabelleas Annabelle Leigh
1918
- The Make-Believe Wifeas Phyllis Ashbrook
- In Pursuit of Pollyas Polly Marsden
- Let's Get a Divorceas Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
- Eve's Daughteras Irene Simpson-Bates
1917
- The Land of Promiseas Nora Marsh
- Arms and the Girlas Ruth Sherwood
- The Mysterious Miss Terryas Mavis Terry
1916
- Gloria's Romanceas Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
- Peggyas Peggy Cameron