Billie Burke

1884-08-07 – 1970-05-14 (age 85) Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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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

Finishing School

Finishing School

1934

as Mrs. Radcliffe

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

1939

as Glinda

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950

as Doris Dunstan

Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

1951

as Doris Dunstan

Topper

Topper

1937

as Mrs. Topper

The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians

1959

as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen

Parnell

Parnell

1937

as Clara Wood

Pepe

Pepe

1960

as Billie Burke

Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

1933

as Millicent Jordan

Remember?

Remember?

1939

as Mrs. Bronson

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

1960

as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp

1935

as Lady Bareacres

The Barkleys of Broadway

The Barkleys of Broadway

1949

as Mrs. Livingston Belney

Topper Takes a Trip

Topper Takes a Trip

1938

as Mrs. Clara Topper

Eternally Yours

Eternally Yours

1939

as Aunt Abby

Topper Returns

Topper Returns

1941

as Mrs. Clara Topper

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000

as Glinda (archive footage)

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941

as Daisy Stanley

In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942

as Lavinia Timberlake