Billie Burke

Deceased · Born: Aug 5, 1884 · Died: May 15, 1970

Personal Details

Born Aug 5, 1884 Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Parents

Billy Burke
William Ethelbert "Billy" Burke
Blanche E. 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.

Career

acting

1960

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

1959

The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen

1956

Columbia Laff Hour

Columbia Laff Hour

1953

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl as Mrs. Livingston

1951

Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend as Doris Dunstan

1950

Three Husbands as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride as Doris Dunstan

The Boy from Indiana

The Boy from Indiana as Zelda Bagley

1949

The Barkleys of Broadway

The Barkleys of Broadway as Mme Livingston Belney

And Baby Makes Three

And Baby Makes Three as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher

1946

Breakfast in Hollywood

Breakfast in Hollywood as Mrs. Frances Cartwright

1945

The Cheaters as Clara Pidgeon

Swing Out, Sister

Swing Out, Sister as Jessica Mariman

1943

So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle as Aunt Minerva

Gildersleeve on Broadway

Gildersleeve on Broadway as Mrs. Laura Chandler

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith as Aunt Harriet Crandall

Hi Diddle Diddle

Hi Diddle Diddle as Mrs. Prescott

1942

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner as Daisy Stanley

In This Our Life

In This Our Life as Lavinia Timberlake

They All Kissed the Bride

They All Kissed the Bride as Mrs. Drew

What's Cookin' as Agatha Courtney

Girl Trouble as Celeste Rowland

1941

One Night in Lisbon

One Night in Lisbon as Catherine Enfilden

The Wild Man of Borneo

The Wild Man of Borneo as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper

Topper Returns as Mrs. Clara Topper

1940

Irene as Mrs. Herman Vincent

The Captain Is a Lady

The Captain Is a Lady as Blossy Stort

The Ghost Comes Home

The Ghost Comes Home as Cora Adams

Hullabaloo as Penny Merriweather

And One Was Beautiful

And One Was Beautiful as Julia Lattimer

Dulcy as Eleanor Forbes

1939

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz as Glinda the Good Witch of the North

Remember? as Mrs. Bronson

Eternally Yours

Eternally Yours as Aunt Abby

Bridal Suite as Mrs. Lillian McGill

Zenobia as Mrs. Tibbett

1938

Merrily We Live

Merrily We Live as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne

Topper Takes a Trip

Topper Takes a Trip as Mrs. Clara Topper

Everybody Sing as Diana Bellaire

The Young in Heart

The Young in Heart as Marmy Carleton

1937

Navy Blue and Gold

Navy Blue and Gold as Mrs. Alyce Gates

Topper as Mrs. Topper

Parnell as Clara Wood

The Bride Wore Red

The Bride Wore Red as Contessa di Meina

1936

Craig's Wife as Mrs. Frazier

Piccadilly Jim as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister

1935

Splendor as Clarissa

Doubting Thomas

Doubting Thomas as Paula Brown

A Feather in Her Hat

A Feather in Her Hat as Julia Trent Anders

Becky Sharp as Lady Bareacres

After Office Hours

After Office Hours as Mrs. Norwood

She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke

Society Doctor as Mrs. Crane

1934

Finishing School

Finishing School as Helen Radcliffe

Forsaking All Others

Forsaking All Others as Aunt Paula

Where Sinners Meet

Where Sinners Meet as Eustasia

1933

Only Yesterday as Julia Warren

Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight as Millicent Jordan

Christopher Strong

Christopher Strong as Lady Elaine Strong

1932

A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement as Meg Fairfield

appearances

2004

Ziegfeld on Film

Ziegfeld on Film

1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

1950

The Golden Twenties

The Golden Twenties