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

Lights Out

Matinee Theater

Finishing School

77 Sunset Strip

The Wizard of Oz

Father of the Bride

Father's Little Dividend

Topper

All Movies (91)

• The Wizard of Oz at Sphere2025 · as Glinda (archive footage)
• Ziegfeld on Film2004 · as Herself (archive footage)
• The Dark Side of the Rainbow2000 · as Glinda (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment! III1994 · as (archive footage)
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• Bob Hope's World of Comedy1976 · as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
• Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · as Self (archive footage)
• Pepe1960 · as Billie Burke
• Sergeant Rutledge1960 · as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
• The Young Philadelphians1959 · as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
• The Star Wagon1957 · as Mrs. Rutledge
• Small Town Girl1953 · as Mrs. Livingston
• Father's Little Dividend1951 · as Doris Dunstan
• Three Husbands1950 · as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
• Father of the Bride1950 · as Doris Dunstan
• The Golden Twenties1950 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Boy From Indiana1950 · as Zelda Bagley
• And Baby Makes Three1949 · as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
• The Barkleys of Broadway1949 · as Mrs. Livingston Belney
• Billie Gets Her Man1948 · as Billie Baxter
• The Bachelor's Daughters1946 · as Molly Burns
• Breakfast in Hollywood1946 · as Mrs. Frances Cartwright
• The Cheaters1945 · as Clara Pidgeon
• Swing Out, Sister1945 · as Jessica Mariman
• Gildersleeve on Broadway1943 · as Mrs. Laura Chandler
• You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith1943 · as Aunt Harriet Crandall
• So's Your Uncle1943 · as Aunt Minerva
• Hi Diddle Diddle1943 · as Mrs. Prescott
• Girl Trouble1942 · as Celeste Rowland
• They All Kissed the Bride1942 · as Mrs. Drew
• In This Our Life1942 · as Lavinia Timberlake
• What's Cookin'?1942 · as Agatha Courtney
• The Man Who Came to Dinner1941 · as Daisy Stanley
• One Night In Lisbon1941 · as Catherine Enfilden
• Topper Returns1941 · as Mrs. Clara Topper
• The Wild Man of Borneo1941 · as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
• Hullabaloo1940 · as Penny Merriweather
• Dulcy1940 · as Eleanor Forbes
• The Captain is a Lady1940 · as Blossy Stort
• Irene1940 · as Mrs. Herman Vincent
• And One Was Beautiful1940 · as Julia Lattimer
• The Ghost Comes Home1940 · as Cora Adams
• Remember?1939 · as Mrs. Bronson
• Eternally Yours1939 · as Aunt Abby
• The Wizard of Oz1939 · as Glinda
• Bridal Suite1939 · as Mrs. Lillian McGill
• Zenobia1939 · as Mrs. Tibbett
• Topper Takes a Trip1938 · as Mrs. Clara Topper
• The Young in Heart1938 · as Marmy Carleton
• Merrily We Live1938 · as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
• Everybody Sing1938 · as Diana Bellaire
• Navy Blue and Gold1937 · as Mrs. Alyce Gates
• The Bride Wore Red1937 · as Contessa di Meina
• Topper1937 · as Mrs. Topper
• Parnell1937 · as Clara Wood
• Craig's Wife1936 · as Mrs. Frazier
• Piccadilly Jim1936 · as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
• My American Wife1936 · as Mrs. Robert Cantillon
• Splendor1935 · as Clarissa
• A Feather in Her Hat1935 · as Julia Trent Anders
• She Couldn't Take It1935 · as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
• Doubting Thomas1935 · as Paula Brown
• Becky Sharp1935 · as Lady Bareacres
• After Office Hours1935 · as Mrs. Norwood
• Society Doctor1935 · as Mrs. Crane
• Forsaking All Others1934 · as Aunt Paula
• We're Rich Again1934 · as Linda Page
• Where Sinners Meet1934 · as Eustasia
• Finishing School1934 · as Mrs. Radcliffe
• Dinner at Eight1933 · as Millicent Jordan
• Only Yesterday1933 · as Julia Warren
• Christopher Strong1933 · as Lady Elaine Strong
• A Bill of Divorcement1932 · as Meg Fairfield
• Glorifying the American Girl1929 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Education of Elizabeth1921 · as Elizabeth Banks
• The Frisky Mrs. Johnson1920 · as Belle Johnson
• Away Goes Prudence1920 · as Prudence Thorne
• Wanted: A Husband1919 · as Amanda Darcy Cole
• Sadie Love1919 · as Sadie Love
• The Misleading Widow1919 · as Betty Taradine
• Good Gracious, Annabelle1919 · as Annabelle Leigh
• The Make-Believe Wife1918 · as Phyllis Ashbrook
• In Pursuit of Polly1918 · as Polly Marsden
• Let's Get a Divorce1918 · as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
• Eve's Daughter1918 · as Irene Simpson-Bates
• The Land of Promise1917 · as Nora Marsh
• Arms and the Girl1917 · as Ruth Sherwood
• The Mysterious Miss Terry1917 · as Mavis Terry
• Gloria's Romance1916 · as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
• Peggy1916 · as Peggy Cameron
• Oz— · as Self / Glinda the Good Witch (archive footage)

All TV Shows (4)

• 77 Sunset Strip1958
• Matinee Theater1955
• Doc Corkle1952 · as Melinda
• Lights Out1949