Billie Burke

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

August 7, 1884

died

May 14, 1970

place of birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

also known as

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke · Miss Billie Burke

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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Finishing School
6.2

Finishing School

1934as Mrs. Radcliffe
The Wizard of Oz
7.6

The Wizard of Oz

1939as Glinda
Father of the Bride
7.0

Father of the Bride

1950as Doris Dunstan
Topper
6.7

Topper

1937as Mrs. Topper
Father's Little Dividend
6.5

Father's Little Dividend

1951as Doris Dunstan
Sergeant Rutledge
7.0

Sergeant Rutledge

1960as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Dinner at Eight
6.8

Dinner at Eight

1933as Millicent Jordan
Pepe
6.3

Pepe

1960as Billie Burke
The Young Philadelphians
7.4

The Young Philadelphians

1959as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
Eternally Yours
5.9

Eternally Yours

1939as Aunt Abby
That's Entertainment! III
7.0

That's Entertainment! III

1994as (archive footage)
In This Our Life
6.9

In This Our Life

1942as Lavinia Timberlake
The Man Who Came to Dinner
7.0

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941as Daisy Stanley
Topper Returns
6.4

Topper Returns

1941as Mrs. Clara Topper
Parnell
4.6

Parnell

1937as Clara Wood
Becky Sharp
5.8

Becky Sharp

1935as Lady Bareacres
Zenobia
4.9

Zenobia

1939as Mrs. Tibbett
A Bill of Divorcement
6.3

A Bill of Divorcement

1932as Meg Fairfield
Irene
6.5

Irene

1940as Mrs. Herman Vincent
The Barkleys of Broadway
6.9

The Barkleys of Broadway

1949as Mrs. Livingston Belney
A Feather in Her Hat
7.0

A Feather in Her Hat

1935as Julia Trent Anders
She Couldn't Take It
5.3

She Couldn't Take It

1935as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972as Self (archive footage)
Merrily We Live
6.9

Merrily We Live

1938as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
The Young in Heart
6.6

The Young in Heart

1938as Marmy Carleton
The Bride Wore Red
6.8

The Bride Wore Red

1937as Contessa di Meina
Splendor
6.7

Splendor

1935as Clarissa
We're Rich Again
6.2

We're Rich Again

1934as Linda Page
They All Kissed the Bride
5.9

They All Kissed the Bride

1942as Mrs. Drew
Three Husbands
5.4

Three Husbands

1950as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
Remember?
6.0

Remember?

1939as Mrs. Bronson
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
8.7

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000as Glinda (archive footage)
Small Town Girl
5.6

Small Town Girl

1953as Mrs. Livingston
Only Yesterday
7.1

Only Yesterday

1933as Julia Warren
Navy Blue and Gold
5.8

Navy Blue and Gold

1937as Mrs. Alyce Gates
Everybody Sing
5.0

Everybody Sing

1938as Diana Bellaire
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
8.3

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

1990as Self (archive footage)
Hullabaloo
6.5

Hullabaloo

1940as Penny Merriweather
Forsaking All Others
6.0

Forsaking All Others

1934as Aunt Paula
Bridal Suite
5.4

Bridal Suite

1939as Mrs. Lillian McGill
Topper Takes a Trip
6.6

Topper Takes a Trip

1938as Mrs. Clara Topper
So's Your Uncle
6.0

So's Your Uncle

1943as Aunt Minerva
Swing Out, Sister
4.5

Swing Out, Sister

1945as Jessica Mariman
Christopher Strong
5.9

Christopher Strong

1933as Lady Elaine Strong
Dulcy
6.4

Dulcy

1940as Eleanor Forbes
Hi Diddle Diddle
6.6

Hi Diddle Diddle

1943as Mrs. Prescott
And Baby Makes Three
5.1

And Baby Makes Three

1949as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
What's Cookin'?
7.0

What's Cookin'?

1942as Agatha Courtney
The Ghost Comes Home
5.7

The Ghost Comes Home

1940as Cora Adams
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
3.5

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

1943as Aunt Harriet Crandall