Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1884-08-05
- Day of Death1970-05-15 (85 years)
- Place of BirthWashington, District of Columbia, USA
- Also Known AsMary William Ethelbert Appleton BurkeMiss Billie Burke
Billie Burke
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billie Burke, licensed under...Read More
Acting Career
- 1960
Pepe
As: Billie Burke
- 1960
Sergeant Rutledge
As: Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
- 1959
The Young Philadelphians
As: Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
- 1953
Small Town Girl
As: Mrs. Livingston
- 1951
Father's Little Dividend
As: Doris Dunstan
- 1950
Three Husbands
As: Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
- 1950
Father of the Bride
As: Doris Dunstan
- 1950
The Boy From Indiana
As: Zelda Bagley
1949And Baby Makes Three
As: Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
1949The Barkleys of Broadway
As: Mme Livingston Belney
1946The Bachelor's Daughters
As: Molly Burns
1946Breakfast in Hollywood
As: Mrs. Frances Cartwright
1945The Cheaters
As: Clara Pidgeon
1945Swing Out, Sister
As: Jessica Mariman
1943Gildersleeve on Broadway
As: Mrs. Laura Chandler
1943You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
As: Aunt Harriet Crandall
1943So's Your Uncle
As: Aunt Minerva
1943Hi Diddle Diddle
As: Mrs. Prescott
1942Girl Trouble
As: Celeste Rowland
1942They All Kissed the Bride
As: Mrs. Drew
1942In This Our Life
As: Lavinia Timberlake
1942What's Cookin'?
As: Agatha Courtney
1941The Man Who Came to Dinner
As: Daisy Stanley
1941One Night In Lisbon
As: Catherine Enfilden
1941Topper Returns
As: Mrs. Clara Topper
1941The Wild Man of Borneo
As: Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
1940Hullabaloo
As: Penny Merriweather
1940Dulcy
As: Eleanor Forbes
1940The Captain Is a Lady
As: Blossy Stort
1940Irene
As: Mrs. Herman Vincent
1940And One Was Beautiful
As: Julia Lattimer
1940The Ghost Comes Home
As: Cora Adams
1939Remember?
As: Mrs. Bronson
1939Eternally Yours
As: Aunt Abby
- 1939
The Wizard of Oz
As: Glinda
1939Bridal Suite
As: Mrs. Lillian McGill
1939Zenobia
As: Mrs. Tibbett
1938Topper Takes a Trip
As: Mrs. Clara Topper
1938The Young in Heart
As: Marmy Carleton
1938Merrily We Live
As: Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
1938Everybody Sing
As: Diana Bellaire
1937Navy Blue and Gold
As: Mrs. Alyce Gates
1937The Bride Wore Red
As: Contessa di Meina
- 1937
Topper
As: Mrs. Topper
1937Parnell
As: Clara Wood
1936Craig's Wife
As: Mrs. Frazier
1936Piccadilly Jim
As: Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
1936My American Wife
As: Mrs. Robert Cantillon
1935Splendor
As: Clarissa
1935A Feather in Her Hat
As: Julia Trent Anders
1935She Couldn't Take It
As: Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
1935Doubting Thomas
As: Paula Brown
1935Becky Sharp
As: Lady Bareacres
1935After Office Hours
As: Mrs. Norwood
1935Society Doctor
As: Mrs. Crane
1934Forsaking All Others
As: Aunt Paula
1934We're Rich Again
As: Mrs. Linda Page
1934Where Sinners Meet
As: Eustasia
1934Finishing School
As: Mrs. Radcliffe
- 1933
Dinner at Eight
As: Millicent Jordan
1933Only Yesterday
As: Julia Warren
1933Christopher Strong
As: Lady Elaine Strong
1932A Bill of Divorcement
As: Meg Fairfield
1920The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
As: Belle Johnson
1919The Misleading Widow
As: Betty Taradine
1918The Make-Believe Wife
As: Phyllis Ashbrook
1918In Pursuit of Polly
As: Polly Marsden
1918Let's Get a Divorce
As: Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
1918Eve's Daughter
As: Irene Simpson-Bates
1917The Land of Promise
As: Nora Marsh
1917Arms and the Girl
As: Ruth Sherwood
1916Gloria's Romance
As: Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
1916Peggy
As: Peggy Cameron