Billie Burke
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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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- Born:
- Aug 7, 1884 In Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 82
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Peggy 1916-01-02
- Latest Project:
- Movie Ziegfeld on Film 2004-11-07
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Ziegfeld on Film | Herself (archive footage) | 2004-11-07 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
| Movie | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic | Self (archive footage) | 1990-02-20 |
| Movie | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
| Movie | Sergeant Rutledge | Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate | 1960-05-25 |
| Movie | Pepe | Billie Burke | 1960-12-21 |
| Movie | The Young Philadelphians | Mrs. J. Arthur Allen | 1959-05-21 |
| Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
| Series | Matinee Theater | Unknown | 1955-10-31 |
| Movie | Small Town Girl | Mrs. Livingston | 1953-04-10 |
| Series | Doc Corkle | Melinda | 1952-10-05 |
| Movie | Father's Little Dividend | Doris Dunstan | 1951-04-05 |
| Movie | The Boy From Indiana | Zelda Bagley | 1950-03-01 |
| Movie | The Golden Twenties | Self (archive footage) | 1950-04-08 |
| Movie | Father of the Bride | Doris Dunstan | 1950-05-18 |
| Movie | Three Husbands | Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker | 1950-11-10 |
| Movie | The Barkleys of Broadway | Mme Livingston Belney | 1949-05-04 |
| Movie | And Baby Makes Three | Mrs. Marvin Fletcher | 1949-12-02 |
| Series | Lights Out | Unknown | 1949-07-19 |
| Movie | Breakfast in Hollywood | Mrs. Frances Cartwright | 1946-02-26 |
| Movie | The Bachelor's Daughters | Molly Burns | 1946-08-06 |
| Movie | Swing Out, Sister | Jessica Mariman | 1945-05-18 |
| Movie | The Cheaters | Clara Pidgeon | 1945-07-15 |
| Movie | So's Your Uncle | Aunt Minerva | 1943-09-01 |
| Movie | Hi Diddle Diddle | Mrs. Prescott | 1943-08-02 |
| Movie | Gildersleeve on Broadway | Mrs. Laura Chandler | 1943-10-28 |
| Movie | What's Cookin'? | Agatha Courtney | 1942-02-20 |
| Movie | In This Our Life | Lavinia Timberlake | 1942-05-08 |
| Movie | Girl Trouble | Celeste Rowland | 1942-10-09 |
| Movie | They All Kissed the Bride | Mrs. Drew | 1942-06-11 |
| Movie | The Wild Man of Borneo | Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper | 1941-01-24 |
| Movie | Topper Returns | Mrs. Clara Topper | 1941-03-21 |
| Movie | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Daisy Stanley | 1941-12-24 |
| Movie | One Night In Lisbon | Catherine Enfilden | 1941-06-13 |
| Movie | And One Was Beautiful | Julia Lattimer | 1940-04-05 |
| Movie | The Ghost Comes Home | Cora Adams | 1940-03-08 |
| Movie | Irene | Mrs. Herman Vincent | 1940-04-23 |
| Movie | The Captain Is a Lady | Blossy Stort | 1940-06-21 |
| Movie | Hullabaloo | Penny Merriweather | 1940-10-25 |
| Movie | Dulcy | Eleanor Forbes | 1940-10-04 |
| Movie | Zenobia | Mrs. Tibbett | 1939-04-21 |
| Movie | Bridal Suite | Mrs. Lillian McGill | 1939-05-26 |
| Movie | Remember? | Mrs. Bronson | 1939-12-19 |
| Movie | The Wizard of Oz | Glinda the Good Witch of the North | 1939-08-15 |
| Movie | Eternally Yours | Aunt Abby | 1939-10-07 |
| Movie | Everybody Sing | Diana Bellaire | 1938-01-01 |
| Movie | Merrily We Live | Mrs. Emily Kilbourne | 1938-03-04 |
| Movie | The Young in Heart | Marmy Carleton | 1938-07-06 |
| Movie | Topper Takes a Trip | Mrs. Clara Topper | 1938-12-29 |
| Movie | Parnell | Clara Wood | 1937-06-04 |
| Movie | Topper | Mrs. Topper | 1937-07-16 |
| Movie | The Bride Wore Red | Contessa di Meina | 1937-10-08 |
| Movie | Navy Blue and Gold | Mrs. Alyce Gates | 1937-11-19 |
| Movie | Piccadilly Jim | Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister | 1936-08-14 |
| Movie | My American Wife | Mrs. Robert Cantillon | 1936-08-06 |
| Movie | Craig's Wife | Mrs. Frazier | 1936-09-25 |
| Movie | Becky Sharp | Lady Bareacres | 1935-06-28 |
| Movie | After Office Hours | Mrs. Norwood | 1935-02-22 |
| Movie | Doubting Thomas | Paula Brown | 1935-07-10 |
| Movie | Society Doctor | Mrs. Crane | 1935-01-25 |
| Movie | She Couldn't Take It | Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke | 1935-10-08 |
| Movie | Splendor | Clarissa | 1935-11-22 |
| Movie | A Feather in Her Hat | Julia Trent Anders | 1935-10-25 |
| Movie | Finishing School | Mrs. Helen Radcliffe | 1934-05-04 |
| Movie | Where Sinners Meet | Eustasia | 1934-05-17 |
| Movie | We're Rich Again | Mrs. Linda Page | 1934-07-13 |
| Movie | Forsaking All Others | Aunt Paula | 1934-12-23 |
| Movie | Christopher Strong | Lady Elaine Strong | 1933-03-09 |
| Movie | Dinner at Eight | Millicent Jordan | 1933-12-22 |
| Movie | Only Yesterday | Julia Warren | 1933-11-01 |
| Movie | A Bill of Divorcement | Meg Fairfield | 1932-09-28 |
| Movie | Glorifying the American Girl | Self (uncredited) | 1929-12-07 |
| Movie | Away Goes Prudence | Prudence Thorne | 1920-07-01 |
| Movie | The Frisky Mrs. Johnson | Belle Johnson | 1920-11-12 |
| Movie | The Misleading Widow | Betty Taradine | 1919-09-07 |
| Movie | Sadie Love | Sadie Love | 1919-10-19 |
| Movie | Eve's Daughter | Irene Simpson-Bates | 1918-03-04 |
| Movie | The Make-Believe Wife | Phyllis Ashbrook | 1918-11-17 |
| Movie | In Pursuit of Polly | Polly Marsden | 1918-08-19 |
| Movie | The Land of Promise | Nora Marsh | 1917-12-09 |
| Movie | Peggy | Peggy Cameron | 1916-01-02 |
| Movie | Gloria's Romance | Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke) | 1916-05-22 |