Personal Info
Known Credits
88
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1884-08-05 (141 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also Known For
Mary 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 CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ...
Known For
Acting
2004 --
Ziegfeld on Film
| Herself (archive footage)
2000 --
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
| Glinda (archive footage)
1995 --
The Dark Side of Oz
| Glinda the Good Witch of the North (archive footage)
1994 --
That's Entertainment! III
| (archive footage)
1990 --
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
| Self (archive footage)
1972 --
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
| Self (archive footage)
1961 --
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
| Millicent Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960 --
Pepe
| Billie Burke
1960 --
Sergeant Rutledge
| Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
1959 --
The Young Philadelphians
| Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
1953 --
Small Town Girl
| Mrs. Livingston
1951 --
Father's Little Dividend
| Doris Dunstan
1950 --
Three Husbands
| Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
1950 --
Father of the Bride
| Doris Dunstan
1950 --
The Golden Twenties
| Self (archive footage)
1950 --
The Boy From Indiana
| Zelda Bagley
1949 --
And Baby Makes Three
| Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
1949 --
The Barkleys of Broadway
| Mme Livingston Belney
1948 --
Billie Gets Her Man
| Billie Baxter
1946 --
The Bachelor's Daughters
| Molly Burns
1946 --
Breakfast in Hollywood
| Mrs. Frances Cartwright
1945 --
The Cheaters
| Clara Pidgeon
1945 --
Swing Out, Sister
| Jessica Mariman
1943 --
Gildersleeve on Broadway
| Mrs. Laura Chandler
1943 --
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
| Aunt Harriet Crandall
1943 --
So's Your Uncle
| Aunt Minerva
1943 --
Hi Diddle Diddle
| Mrs. Prescott
1942 --
Girl Trouble
| Celeste Rowland
1942 --
They All Kissed the Bride
| Mrs. Drew
1942 --
In This Our Life
| Lavinia Timberlake
1942 --
What's Cookin'?
| Agatha Courtney
1941 --
The Man Who Came to Dinner
| Daisy Stanley
1941 --
One Night In Lisbon
| Catherine Enfilden
1941 --
Topper Returns
| Mrs. Clara Topper
1941 --
The Wild Man of Borneo
| Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
1940 --
Hullabaloo
| Penny Merriweather
1940 --
Dulcy
| Eleanor Forbes
1940 --
The Captain Is a Lady
| Blossy Stort
1940 --
Irene
| Mrs. Herman Vincent
1940 --
And One Was Beautiful
| Julia Lattimer
1940 --
The Ghost Comes Home
| Cora Adams
1939 --
Remember?
| Mrs. Bronson
1939 --
Eternally Yours
| Aunt Abby
1939 --
The Wizard of Oz
| Glinda
1939 --
Bridal Suite
| Mrs. Lillian McGill
1939 --
Zenobia
| Mrs. Tibbett
1938 --
Topper Takes a Trip
| Mrs. Clara Topper
1938 --
The Young in Heart
| Marmy Carleton
1938 --
Merrily We Live
| Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
1938 --
Everybody Sing
| Diana Bellaire
1937 --
Navy Blue and Gold
| Mrs. Alyce Gates
1937 --
The Bride Wore Red
| Contessa di Meina
1937 --
Topper
| Mrs. Topper
1937 --
Parnell
| Clara Wood
1936 --
Craig's Wife
| Mrs. Frazier
1936 --
Piccadilly Jim
| Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
1936 --
My American Wife
| Mrs. Robert Cantillon
1935 --
Splendor
| Clarissa
1935 --
A Feather in Her Hat
| Julia Trent Anders
1935 --
She Couldn't Take It
| Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
1935 --
Doubting Thomas
| Paula Brown
1935 --
Becky Sharp
| Lady Bareacres
1935 --
After Office Hours
| Mrs. Norwood
1935 --
Society Doctor
| Mrs. Crane
1934 --
Forsaking All Others
| Aunt Paula
1934 --
We're Rich Again
| Mrs. Linda Page
1934 --
Where Sinners Meet
| Eustasia
1934 --
Finishing School
| Mrs. Radcliffe
1933 --
Dinner at Eight
| Millicent Jordan
1933 --
Only Yesterday
| Julia Warren
1933 --
Christopher Strong
| Lady Elaine Strong
1932 --
A Bill of Divorcement
| Meg Fairfield
1929 --
Glorifying the American Girl
| Self (uncredited)
1921 --
The Education of Elizabeth
| Elizabeth Banks
1920 --
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
| Belle Johnson
1920 --
Away Goes Prudence
| Prudence Thorne
1919 --
Sadie Love
| Sadie Love
1919 --
The Misleading Widow
| Betty Taradine
1919 --
Good Gracious, Annabelle
| Annabelle Leigh
1918 --
The Make-Believe Wife
| Phyllis Ashbrook
1918 --
In Pursuit of Polly
| Polly Marsden
1918 --
Let's Get a Divorce
| Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
1918 --
Eve's Daughter
| Irene Simpson-Bates
1917 --
The Land of Promise
| Nora Marsh
1917 --
Arms and the Girl
| Ruth Sherwood
1917 --
The Mysterious Miss Terry
| Mavis Terry
1916 --
Gloria's Romance
| Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
1916 --
Peggy
| Peggy Cameron