Billie Burke



First NameBillie
Last NameBurke
Full Name at BirthMary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke
Age85 (age at death)
Date of BirthAugust 7, 1884
BirthplaceWashington, District of Columbia
Date of DeathMay 14, 1970
Location of DeathLos Angeles, California, USA
Cause of Deathnartural causes
Height5' 3" (160 cm)
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorBlonde
Star SignLeo
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameGlinda the Good Witch of The Wizard of Oz
Measurements (inches)36-29-37
Other Family MembersPatricia Ziegfield (daughter)
FriendsCarole Landis, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger

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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Filmography

Selected Billie Burke film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1960
Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

1959
Mrs. J. Arthur Allen, Owner Allen Oil Co.

1958
Mavis

1956
Mrs. Purcell, Mrs. Rutledge

1955
Matinee Theatre
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1955
The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater
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1954
The Best of Broadway
Martha Brewster

1953
Mrs. Livingston

1952
Doc Corkle
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1951
Doris Dunstan

1951
Three Husbands
Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker

1950
Doris Dunstan

1950
The Boy from Indiana
Zelda Bagley

1949
Mrs. Marvin Fletcher

1949
Mrs. Livingston Belney

1948
Billie Gets Her Man
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1948
Silly Billy
Billie

1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
Mrs. Frances Cartwright

1946
Lights Out
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1946
The Bachelor's Daughters
Molly Burns

1945
Swing Out, Sister
Jessica Mariman

1945
Mrs. James C. Pidgeon

1943
Liza Prescott

1943
Gildersleeve on Broadway
Mrs. Laura Chandler

1943
So's Your Uncle
Minerva

1943
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
Aunt Harriet Crandall

1942
Lavinia Timberlake

1942
Mrs. Ernest Stanley

1942
Mrs. Drew

1942
Mrs. Rowland

1942
Agatha Courtney

1941
The Wild Man of Borneo
Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper

1941
Mrs. Clara Topper

1941
One Night in Lisbon
Catherine Enfilden

1940
Mrs. Herman Vincent

1940
And One Was Beautiful
Mrs. Julia Lattimer

1940
Dulcy
Eleanor Forbes

1940
Penny Merriweather

1940
The Captain Is a Lady
Blossy Stort

1940
The Ghost Comes Home
Cora Adams

1939
Bridal Suite
Mrs. Lillian McGill

1939
Aunt Abby

1939
Mrs. Louise Bronson

1939
Mrs. Bessie Tibbett

1938
Diana Bellaire

1938
Mrs. Emily Kilbourne

1938
Marmy Carleton

1938
Mrs. Clara Topper

1937
Mrs. Alyce Gates

1937
Miss Clara Wood

1937
Contessa di Meina

1937
Mrs. Clara Topper

1936
Mrs. Frazier

1936
Piccadilly Jim
Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister

1936
My American Wife
Mrs. Robert Cantillon

1935
Mrs. Norwood

1935
Lady Bareacres

1935
Paula Brown

1935
A Feather in Her Hat
Julia Trent Anders

1935
Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke

1935
Mrs. Crane

1935
Clarissa

1934
Aunt Paula

1934
Finishing School
Mrs. Helen Crawford Radcliff

1934
We're Rich Again
Mrs. Linda Page

1934
Where Sinners Meet
Eustasia

1933
Lady Elaine Strong

1933
Millicent Jordan

1933
Julia Warren

1932
Meg Fairfield

1921
Elizabeth Banks

1920
Away Goes Prudence
Prudence Thorne

1920
Belle Johnson

1919
Good Gracious, Annabelle
Annabelle Leigh

1919
Betty Taradine

1919
Sadie Love

1919
Wanted: A Husband
Amanda Darcy Cole

1918
Eve's Daughter
Irene Simpson-Bates

1918
In Pursuit of Polly
Polly Marsden

1918
Let's Get a Divorce
Mme. Cyprienne Marcey

1918
The Make-Believe Wife
Phyllis Ashbrook

1917
Arms and the Girl
Ruth Sherwood

1917
The Land of Promise
Nora Marsh

1917
Mavis Terry

1916
Peggy
Peggy Cameron

1916
Gloria Stafford

Soundtrack Credits

1939
Bridal Suite
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1939
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1934
We're Rich Again
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Writer Credits

1936
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