Billie Burke
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1884-08-07
- Died
- 1970-05-14
- Place of birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Also known as
- Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke · Miss 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (91)
The Wizard of Oz
1939
as Glinda
Girl Trouble
1942
as Celeste Rowland
Society Doctor
1935
as Mrs. Crane
Zenobia
1939
as Mrs. Tibbett
The Cheaters
1945
as Clara Pidgeon
Parnell
1937
as Clara Wood
Father of the Bride
1950
as Doris Dunstan
Father's Little Dividend
1951
as Doris Dunstan
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Mrs. Drew
Merrily We Live
1938
as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
The Young Philadelphians
1959
as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
2025
as Glinda (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Millicent Jordan
Small Town Girl
1953
as Mrs. Livingston
The Boy From Indiana
1950
as Zelda Bagley
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Daisy Stanley
Topper Returns
1941
as Mrs. Clara Topper
Sadie Love
1919
as Sadie Love
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Cora Adams
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Mrs. Frances Cartwright
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
Topper
1937
as Mrs. Topper
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
as Meg Fairfield
Only Yesterday
1933
as Julia Warren
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
as Mrs. Livingston Belney
Pepe
1960
as Billie Burke
Forsaking All Others
1934
as Aunt Paula
Finishing School
1934
as Mrs. Radcliffe
The Bachelor's Daughters
1946
as Molly Burns
My American Wife
1936
as Mrs. Robert Cantillon
Irene
1940
as Mrs. Herman Vincent
Craig's Wife
1936
as Mrs. Frazier
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000
as Glinda (archive footage)
Glorifying the American Girl
1929
as Self (uncredited)
Becky Sharp
1935
as Lady Bareacres
The Bride Wore Red
1937
as Contessa di Meina
One Night In Lisbon
1941
as Catherine Enfilden
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Aunt Minerva
Eternally Yours
1939
as Aunt Abby
And Baby Makes Three
1949
as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
Wanted: A Husband
1919
as Amanda Darcy Cole
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
The Star Wagon
1957
as Mrs. Rutledge
Topper Takes a Trip
1938
as Mrs. Clara Topper
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990
as Self (archive footage)
In This Our Life
1942
as Lavinia Timberlake
Gildersleeve on Broadway
1943
as Mrs. Laura Chandler
Three Husbands
1950
as Jenny Bard Whittaker
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Julia Trent Anders
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Agatha Courtney
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Mrs. Alyce Gates
Christopher Strong
1933
as Lady Elaine Strong
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
as Mrs. Prescott
After Office Hours
1935
as Mrs. Norwood
Ziegfeld on Film
2004
as Herself (archive footage)
Good Gracious, Annabelle
1919
as Annabelle Leigh
Bridal Suite
1939
as Mrs. Lillian McGill
Splendor
1935
as Clarissa
And One Was Beautiful
1940
as Julia Lattimer
We're Rich Again
1934
as Linda Page
Swing Out, Sister
1945
as Jessica Mariman
Doubting Thomas
1935
as Paula Brown
Arms and the Girl
1917
as Ruth Sherwood
Peggy
1916
as Peggy Cameron
Remember?
1939
as Mrs. Bronson
Where Sinners Meet
1934
as Eustasia
Oz
as Self / Glinda the Good Witch (archive footage)
The Golden Twenties
1950
as Self (archive footage)
The Captain is a Lady
1940
as Blossy Stort
In Pursuit of Polly
1918
as Polly Marsden
Piccadilly Jim
1936
as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
Hullabaloo
1940
as Penny Merriweather
Dulcy
1940
as Eleanor Forbes
The Land of Promise
1917
as Nora Marsh
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Misleading Widow
1919
as Betty Taradine
Everybody Sing
1938
as Diana Bellaire
The Young in Heart
1938
as Marmy Carleton
Billie Gets Her Man
1948
as Billie Baxter
The Education of Elizabeth
1921
as Elizabeth Banks
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943
as Aunt Harriet Crandall
The Make-Believe Wife
1918
as Phyllis Ashbrook
Eve's Daughter
1918
as Irene Simpson-Bates
Let's Get a Divorce
1918
as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
Gloria's Romance
1916
as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
The Mysterious Miss Terry
1917
as Mavis Terry
Away Goes Prudence
1920
as Prudence Thorne
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
1920
as Belle Johnson
About Billie Burke
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. With 95 credits spanning from 1916 to 2025, Billie Burke has appeared in 91 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Billie Burke Movies
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) — as Glinda
- Girl Trouble (1942) — as Celeste Rowland
- Society Doctor (1935) — as Mrs. Crane
- Zenobia (1939) — as Mrs. Tibbett
- The Cheaters (1945) — as Clara Pidgeon
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