Billie Burke

Acting

Billie Burke

Born 7 August 1884 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA · Died 14 May 1970 at 85

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.

Known for

Highlights

The Wizard of Oz1939 · Film · Glinda
Father of the Bride1950 · Film · Doris Dunstan
Sergeant Rutledge1960 · Film · Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Dinner at Eight1933 · Film · Millicent Jordan
Topper1937 · Film · Mrs. Topper
The Man Who Came to Dinner1941 · Film · Daisy Stanley

Filmography

Movies

80 films

Pepe1960 · Film · Billie Burke
Sergeant Rutledge1960 · Film · Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
The Young Philadelphians1959 · Film · Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
The Star Wagon1957 · Film · Mrs. Rutledge
Small Town Girl1953 · Film · Mrs. Livingston
Father's Little Dividend1951 · Film · Doris Dunstan
Three Husbands1950 · Film · Jenny Bard Whittaker
Father of the Bride1950 · Film · Doris Dunstan
The Boy From Indiana1950 · Film · Zelda Bagley
And Baby Makes Three1949 · Film · Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
The Barkleys of Broadway1949 · Film · Mrs. Livingston Belney
Billie Gets Her Man1948 · Film · Billie Baxter
The Bachelor's Daughters1946 · Film · Molly Burns
Breakfast in Hollywood1946 · Film · Mrs. Frances Cartwright
The Cheaters1945 · Film · Clara Pidgeon
Swing Out, Sister1945 · Film · Jessica Mariman
Gildersleeve on Broadway1943 · Film · Mrs. Laura Chandler
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith1943 · Film · Aunt Harriet Crandall
So's Your Uncle1943 · Film · Aunt Minerva
Hi Diddle Diddle1943 · Film · Mrs. Prescott
Girl Trouble1942 · Film · Celeste Rowland
They All Kissed the Bride1942 · Film · Mrs. Drew
In This Our Life1942 · Film · Lavinia Timberlake
What's Cookin'?1942 · Film · Agatha Courtney
The Man Who Came to Dinner1941 · Film · Daisy Stanley
One Night In Lisbon1941 · Film · Catherine Enfilden
Topper Returns1941 · Film · Mrs. Clara Topper
The Wild Man of Borneo1941 · Film · Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
Hullabaloo1940 · Film · Penny Merriweather
Dulcy1940 · Film · Eleanor Forbes
The Captain is a Lady1940 · Film · Blossy Stort
Irene1940 · Film · Mrs. Herman Vincent
And One Was Beautiful1940 · Film · Julia Lattimer
The Ghost Comes Home1940 · Film · Cora Adams
Remember?1939 · Film · Mrs. Bronson
Eternally Yours1939 · Film · Aunt Abby
The Wizard of Oz1939 · Film · Glinda
Bridal Suite1939 · Film · Mrs. Lillian McGill
Zenobia1939 · Film · Mrs. Tibbett
Topper Takes a Trip1938 · Film · Mrs. Clara Topper
The Young in Heart1938 · Film · Marmy Carleton
Merrily We Live1938 · Film · Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
Everybody Sing1938 · Film · Diana Bellaire
Navy Blue and Gold1937 · Film · Mrs. Alyce Gates
The Bride Wore Red1937 · Film · Contessa di Meina
Topper1937 · Film · Mrs. Topper
Parnell1937 · Film · Clara Wood
Craig's Wife1936 · Film · Mrs. Frazier
Piccadilly Jim1936 · Film · Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
My American Wife1936 · Film · Mrs. Robert Cantillon
Splendor1935 · Film · Clarissa
A Feather in Her Hat1935 · Film · Julia Trent Anders
She Couldn't Take It1935 · Film · Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
Doubting Thomas1935 · Film · Paula Brown
Becky Sharp1935 · Film · Lady Bareacres
After Office Hours1935 · Film · Mrs. Norwood
Society Doctor1935 · Film · Mrs. Crane
Forsaking All Others1934 · Film · Aunt Paula
We're Rich Again1934 · Film · Linda Page
Where Sinners Meet1934 · Film · Eustasia
Finishing School1934 · Film · Mrs. Radcliffe
Dinner at Eight1933 · Film · Millicent Jordan
Only Yesterday1933 · Film · Julia Warren
Christopher Strong1933 · Film · Lady Elaine Strong
A Bill of Divorcement1932 · Film · Meg Fairfield
The Education of Elizabeth1921 · Film · Elizabeth Banks
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson1920 · Film · Belle Johnson
Away Goes Prudence1920 · Film · Prudence Thorne
Wanted: A Husband1919 · Film · Amanda Darcy Cole
The Misleading Widow1919 · Film · Betty Taradine
Good Gracious, Annabelle1919 · Film · Annabelle Leigh
The Make-Believe Wife1918 · Film · Phyllis Ashbrook
In Pursuit of Polly1918 · Film · Polly Marsden
Let's Get a Divorce1918 · Film · Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
Eve's Daughter1918 · Film · Irene Simpson-Bates
The Land of Promise1917 · Film · Nora Marsh
Arms and the Girl1917 · Film · Ruth Sherwood
The Mysterious Miss Terry1917 · Film · Mavis Terry
Gloria's Romance1916 · Film · Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
Peggy1916 · Film · Peggy Cameron

Filmography

Series

3 shows

77 Sunset Strip1958 · Series
Matinee Theater1955 · Series
Lights Out1949 · Series