Acting

Billie Burke

Born 1884-08-07 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died 1970-05-14

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.

Credits

Newest first

Ziegfeld on Film
as Herself (archive footage)
2004
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
as Glinda (archive footage)
2000
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
Pepe
as Billie Burke
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
1960
The Young Philadelphians
as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Star Wagon
as Mrs. Rutledge
1957
Matinee Theater
1955
Small Town Girl
as Mrs. Livingston
1953
Doc Corkle
as Melinda
1952
Father's Little Dividend
as Doris Dunstan
1951
Three Husbands
as Jenny Bard Whittaker
1950
Father of the Bride
as Doris Dunstan
1950
The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)
1950
The Boy From Indiana
as Zelda Bagley
1950
And Baby Makes Three
as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
1949
Lights Out
1949
The Barkleys of Broadway
as Mrs. Livingston Belney
1949
Billie Gets Her Man
as Billie Baxter
1948
The Bachelor's Daughters
as Molly Burns
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Mrs. Frances Cartwright
1946
The Cheaters
as Clara Pidgeon
1945
Swing Out, Sister
as Jessica Mariman
1945
Gildersleeve on Broadway
as Mrs. Laura Chandler
1943
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
as Aunt Harriet Crandall
1943
So's Your Uncle
as Aunt Minerva
1943
Hi Diddle Diddle
as Mrs. Prescott
1943
Girl Trouble
as Celeste Rowland
1942
They All Kissed the Bride
as Mrs. Drew
1942
In This Our Life
as Lavinia Timberlake
1942
What's Cookin'?
as Agatha Courtney
1942
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Daisy Stanley
1941
One Night In Lisbon
as Catherine Enfilden
1941
Topper Returns
as Mrs. Clara Topper
1941
The Wild Man of Borneo
as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
1941
Hullabaloo
as Penny Merriweather
1940
Dulcy
as Eleanor Forbes
1940
The Captain is a Lady
as Blossy Stort
1940
Irene
as Mrs. Herman Vincent
1940
And One Was Beautiful
as Julia Lattimer
1940
The Ghost Comes Home
as Cora Adams
1940
Remember?
as Mrs. Bronson
1939
Eternally Yours
as Aunt Abby
1939
The Wizard of Oz
as Glinda
1939
Bridal Suite
as Mrs. Lillian McGill
1939
Zenobia
as Mrs. Tibbett
1939
Topper Takes a Trip
as Mrs. Clara Topper
1938
The Young in Heart
as Marmy Carleton
1938
Merrily We Live
as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
1938
Everybody Sing
as Diana Bellaire
1938
Navy Blue and Gold
as Mrs. Alyce Gates
1937
The Bride Wore Red
as Contessa di Meina
1937
Topper
as Mrs. Topper
1937
Parnell
as Clara Wood
1937
Craig's Wife
as Mrs. Frazier
1936
Piccadilly Jim
as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
1936
My American Wife
as Mrs. Robert Cantillon
1936
Splendor
as Clarissa
1935
A Feather in Her Hat
as Julia Trent Anders
1935
She Couldn't Take It
as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
1935
Doubting Thomas
as Paula Brown
1935
Becky Sharp
as Lady Bareacres
1935
After Office Hours
as Mrs. Norwood
1935
Society Doctor
as Mrs. Crane
1935
Forsaking All Others
as Aunt Paula
1934
We're Rich Again
as Linda Page
1934
Where Sinners Meet
as Eustasia
1934
Finishing School
as Mrs. Radcliffe
1934
Dinner at Eight
as Millicent Jordan
1933
Only Yesterday
as Julia Warren
1933
Christopher Strong
as Lady Elaine Strong
1933
A Bill of Divorcement
as Meg Fairfield
1932
Glorifying the American Girl
as Self (uncredited)
1929
The Education of Elizabeth
as Elizabeth Banks
1921
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
as Belle Johnson
1920
Away Goes Prudence
as Prudence Thorne
1920
Wanted: A Husband
as Amanda Darcy Cole
1919