Margaret Hamilton



First NameMargaret
Last NameHamilton
Full Name at BirthMargaret Brainard Hamilton
Age82 (age at death)
Date of BirthDecember 9, 1902
BirthplaceCleveland, Ohio
Date of DeathMay 16, 1985
Location of DeathSalisbury, Connecticut
Cause of DeathHeart attack
Height5' (152 cm)
BuildAverage
Eye ColorBrown - Dark
Hair ColorBrown - Dark
Star SignSagittarius
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameThe Wizard of Oz
Other Family MembersHamilton Wadsworth Meserve-son born in 1936
PetsOtto-dachshund

Margaret Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American film actress known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actor in films for seven years before she was offered the role that defined her public image.


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Filmography

Selected Margaret Hamilton film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1981
Nurse
Mrs. Evers

1979
Letters from Frank
Grandma Miller

1977
Thea Taft

1974
Aunt Em

1973
The Night Strangler
Prof. Crabwell

1973
Mrs. Eddels

1971
Miss Kaler

1971
Is There a Doctor in the House
Emma Proctor

1970
Daphne Heap

1969
Rhoda

1968
Margaret H. Witch, Princess Margaret Lizard

1967
Rosie!
Mae

1967
Ghostbreakers
Ivy Rumson

1966
The Daydreamer
Mrs. Klopplebobbler

1964
Granny Hester Frump

1963
Maid, Mrs. Williams

1962
Paradise Alley
Mrs. Nicholson

1962
The Good Years
-

1961
Miss Pownthleroy, Spinister

1961
Ichabod and Me
Mehitabel Hobbs

1960
Elaine Zacharides

1960
Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
Lizzie Arlen

1960
The Comedy Spot
Lizzie

1960
The Secret World of Eddie Hodges
Mrs. Grundy

1959
Leora Scofield

1959
Once Upon a Christmas Tree
Miss Scugg

1957
Rendezvous
-

1956
Miss Peterson #2

1956
Miss Hoadley

1956
Mrs. Gibney

1955
Edsel Pry

1955
Hermione Nightingale, Miss Formby

1955
The Alcoa Hour
Mrs. Gillyard

1955
The Way of the World
-

1954
Katie

1954
Center Stage
-

1954
The Best of Broadway
Sarah, Usher

1954
The Elgin Hour
Gwen

1953
Miss Fenwick

1953
Mrs. Felton, Sybil Mooner

1953
Valiant Lady
Mrs. Sayre

1953
The Gulf Playhouse
-

1953
A String of Blue Beads
Mrs. Loomis

1952
Campbell Summer Soundstage
-

1951
Aunt Huddy

1951
Miss Sarah Pickett - Housekeeper

1951
Goodyear Playhouse
-

1951
Demetria Riffle, Miss Finch, Mrs. Dudgeon

1950
Edna

1950
Tillie Hutch

1950
Charity Ames

1950
The Stu Erwin Show
Mrs. Bracker

1950
Great Plane Robbery, The
Mrs. Judd

1949
Mrs. Elvira O'Toole

1949
Teacher

1949
Mrs. Golightly

1949
Man Against Crime
Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Parmalee

1949
The Silver Theatre
-

1948
Norah

1948
Ruby Cheever

1948
Irma Davis, Laura Lawson, Mrs. McIntosh

1948
Bungalow 13
Mrs. Theresa Appleby

1948
Reaching from Heaven
Sophia Manley aka Sophie

1947
Mrs. Geiger

1947
Essie Keenan

1947
-

1947
Pet Peeves
-

1946
Faithful in My Fashion
Miss Applegate

1946
Mrs. Angles

1945
Clarabelle Evans

1944
Hilda, the Maid

1943
Myrtle Ferguson

1943
Mrs. Larch

1943
Dora

1942
Meet the Stewarts
Willametta

1942
Guinevere

1942
Norah

1941
Play Girl
Josie

1941
Agatha Badger

1940
Mrs. Gideon

1940
Mrs. Jackson

1940
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
Mrs. Thriffie

1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Mrs. Wilson

1939
Martha Steele

1939
Miss Hannaberry

1939
Main Street Lawyer
Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper

1938
Mrs. Cagle

1938
Amy, Dillingwell's Housekeeper

1938
Mrs. Harper

1938
Mrs. Small

1938
Mrs. Pauline Fuller

1938
Beulah Flanders

1937
Phoebe Lamb

1937
Drugstore Lady

1937
Maizie

1937
Hester

1937
I'll Take Romance
Margot

1937
The Good Old Soak
Minnie

1937
When's Your Birthday?
Mossy - the Maid

1936
Agatha

1936
Emily 'Tippie' Tipton

1936
Mitty Simpson

1936
The Witness Chair
Miss Grace Franklin, the Bookkeeper

1936
Laughing at Trouble
Lizzie Beadle

1935
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Lucy Gurget

1935
Martha Perkins

1934
Edna

1934
Whiffen

1934
Hat, Coat, and Glove
Madame Du Barry

1933
Another Language
Helen Hallam

Soundtrack Credits






Navigation Boxes
Preston Sturges
College Swing (1938)
Diamond Jim (1935)
Easy Living (1937)
Hotel Haywire (1937)
I'll Be Yours (1947)
Margaret Hamilton
Never Say Die (1924)
New York Town (1941)
Paris Holiday (1958)