Person
Billie Burke
Actor· Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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
The roles that explain the career.
The Wizard of Oz
Glinda · 1939
Father of the Bride
Doris Dunstan · 1950
Topper
Mrs. Topper · 1937
Sergeant Rutledge
Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate · 1960
Dinner at Eight
Millicent Jordan · 1933
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Daisy Stanley · 1941
Father's Little Dividend
Doris Dunstan · 1951
Topper Returns
Mrs. Clara Topper · 1941
Filmography
53 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Wizard of Oz at Sphere | Glinda (archive footage) | Film |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | Film |
| 1990 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1960 | Sergeant Rutledge | Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate | Film |
| 1959 | The Young Philadelphians | Mrs. J. Arthur Allen | Film |
| 1953 | Small Town Girl | Mrs. Livingston | Film |
| 1951 | Father's Little Dividend | Doris Dunstan | Film |
| 1950 | Father of the Bride | Doris Dunstan | Film |
| 1950 | Three Husbands | Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker | Film |
| 1949 | And Baby Makes Three | Mrs. Marvin Fletcher | Film |
| 1949 | The Barkleys of Broadway | Mrs. Livingston Belney | Film |
| 1946 | Breakfast in Hollywood | Mrs. Frances Cartwright | Film |
| 1945 | The Cheaters | Clara Pidgeon | Film |
| 1943 | Gildersleeve on Broadway | Mrs. Laura Chandler | Film |
| 1943 | Hi Diddle Diddle | Mrs. Prescott | Film |
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Lavinia Timberlake | Film |
| 1942 | They All Kissed the Bride | Mrs. Drew | Film |
| 1942 | What's Cookin'? | Agatha Courtney | Film |
| 1942 | Girl Trouble | Celeste Rowland | Film |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Daisy Stanley | Film |
| 1941 | The Wild Man of Borneo | Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper | Film |
| 1941 | Topper Returns | Mrs. Clara Topper | Film |
| 1941 | One Night In Lisbon | Catherine Enfilden | Film |
| 1940 | Dulcy | Eleanor Forbes | Film |
| 1940 | The Ghost Comes Home | Cora Adams | Film |
| 1940 | Irene | Mrs. Herman Vincent | Film |
| 1940 | And One Was Beautiful | Julia Lattimer | Film |
| 1939 | Eternally Yours | Aunt Abby | Film |
| 1939 | Zenobia | Mrs. Tibbett | Film |
| 1939 | The Wizard of Oz | Glinda | Film |
| 1938 | Everybody Sing | Diana Bellaire | Film |
| 1938 | Topper Takes a Trip | Mrs. Clara Topper | Film |
| 1938 | The Young in Heart | Marmy Carleton | Film |
| 1938 | Merrily We Live | Mrs. Emily Kilbourne | Film |
| 1937 | Navy Blue and Gold | Mrs. Alyce Gates | Film |
| 1937 | Parnell | Clara Wood | Film |
| 1937 | Topper | Mrs. Topper | Film |
| 1937 | The Bride Wore Red | Contessa di Meina | Film |
| 1936 | Piccadilly Jim | Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister | Film |
| 1936 | Craig's Wife | Mrs. Frazier | Film |
| 1936 | My American Wife | Mrs. Robert Cantillon | Film |
| 1935 | After Office Hours | Mrs. Norwood | Film |
| 1935 | Splendor | Clarissa | Film |
| 1935 | Becky Sharp | Lady Bareacres | Film |
| 1935 | Doubting Thomas | Paula Brown | Film |
| 1935 | Society Doctor | Mrs. Crane | Film |
| 1934 | Forsaking All Others | Aunt Paula | Film |
| 1934 | Finishing School | Mrs. Radcliffe | Film |
| 1933 | Only Yesterday | Julia Warren | Film |
| 1933 | Christopher Strong | Lady Elaine Strong | Film |
| 1933 | Dinner at Eight | Millicent Jordan | Film |
| 1932 | A Bill of Divorcement | Meg Fairfield | Film |
| 1929 | Glorifying the American Girl | Self (uncredited) | Film |
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