Billie Burke

Known for: Acting

Born: 1884-08-07 – 1970-05-14 (aged 85)

From: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billie Burke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (95)

MOVIE
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
2025
as Glinda (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Ziegfeld on Film
2004
as Herself (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.7
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000
as Glinda (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.3
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Pepe
1960
as Billie Burke
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Young Philadelphians
1959
as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
TV★ 7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
MOVIE
The Star Wagon
1957
as Mrs. Rutledge
TV★ 5.3
Matinee Theater
1955
MOVIE★ 5.6
Small Town Girl
1953
as Mrs. Livingston
TV★ 10.0
Doc Corkle
1952
as Melinda
MOVIE★ 6.5
Father's Little Dividend
1951
as Doris Dunstan
MOVIE★ 5.4
Three Husbands
1950
as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
MOVIE★ 7.0
Father of the Bride
1950
as Doris Dunstan
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Golden Twenties
1950
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Boy From Indiana
1950
as Zelda Bagley
MOVIE★ 5.1
And Baby Makes Three
1949
as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
TV★ 6.0
Lights Out
1949
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
as Mrs. Livingston Belney
MOVIE★ 8.0
Billie Gets Her Man
1948
as Billie Baxter
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Bachelor's Daughters
1946
as Molly Burns
MOVIE★ 6.0
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Mrs. Frances Cartwright
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Cheaters
1945
as Clara Pidgeon
MOVIE★ 4.5
Swing Out, Sister
1945
as Jessica Mariman
MOVIE★ 7.1
Gildersleeve on Broadway
1943
as Mrs. Laura Chandler
MOVIE★ 3.5
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943
as Aunt Harriet Crandall
MOVIE★ 6.0
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Aunt Minerva
MOVIE★ 6.6
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
as Mrs. Prescott
MOVIE★ 8.3
Girl Trouble
1942
as Celeste Rowland
MOVIE★ 5.9
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Mrs. Drew
MOVIE★ 6.9
In This Our Life
1942
as Lavinia Timberlake
MOVIE★ 7.0
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Agatha Courtney
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Daisy Stanley
MOVIE★ 7.0
One Night In Lisbon
1941
as Catherine Enfilden
MOVIE★ 6.5
Topper Returns
1941
as Mrs. Clara Topper
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
MOVIE★ 6.5
Hullabaloo
1940
as Penny Merriweather
MOVIE★ 6.4
Dulcy
1940
as Eleanor Forbes
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Captain is a Lady
1940
as Blossy Stort
MOVIE★ 6.5
Irene
1940
as Mrs. Herman Vincent
MOVIE★ 6.7
And One Was Beautiful
1940
as Julia Lattimer
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Cora Adams
MOVIE★ 6.0
Remember?
1939
as Mrs. Bronson
MOVIE★ 5.9
Eternally Yours
1939
as Aunt Abby
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Wizard of Oz
1939
as Glinda
MOVIE★ 5.4
Bridal Suite
1939
as Mrs. Lillian McGill
MOVIE★ 5.0
Zenobia
1939
as Mrs. Tibbett
MOVIE★ 6.6
Topper Takes a Trip
1938
as Mrs. Clara Topper
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Young in Heart
1938
as Marmy Carleton
MOVIE★ 6.9
Merrily We Live
1938
as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
MOVIE★ 5.0
Everybody Sing
1938
as Diana Bellaire
MOVIE★ 5.8
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Mrs. Alyce Gates
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Bride Wore Red
1937
as Contessa di Meina
MOVIE★ 6.8
Topper
1937
as Mrs. Topper
MOVIE★ 4.6
Parnell
1937
as Clara Wood
MOVIE★ 6.5
Craig's Wife
1936
as Mrs. Frazier
MOVIE★ 6.8
Piccadilly Jim
1936
as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
MOVIE★ 7.5
My American Wife
1936
as Mrs. Robert Cantillon
MOVIE★ 6.7
Splendor
1935
as Clarissa
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Julia Trent Anders
MOVIE★ 5.3
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
MOVIE★ 7.5
Doubting Thomas
1935
as Paula Brown
MOVIE★ 5.7
Becky Sharp
1935
as Lady Bareacres
MOVIE★ 6.5
After Office Hours
1935
as Mrs. Norwood
MOVIE★ 7.3
Society Doctor
1935
as Mrs. Crane
MOVIE★ 6.0
Forsaking All Others
1934
as Aunt Paula
MOVIE★ 6.2
We're Rich Again
1934
as Linda Page
MOVIE★ 4.4
Where Sinners Meet
1934
as Eustasia
MOVIE★ 6.2
Finishing School
1934
as Mrs. Radcliffe
MOVIE★ 6.8
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Millicent Jordan
MOVIE★ 7.1
Only Yesterday
1933
as Julia Warren
MOVIE★ 5.9
Christopher Strong
1933
as Lady Elaine Strong
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
as Meg Fairfield
MOVIE★ 5.6
Glorifying the American Girl
1929
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Education of Elizabeth
1921
as Elizabeth Banks
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
1920
as Belle Johnson
MOVIE★ 10.0
Away Goes Prudence
1920
as Prudence Thorne
MOVIE★ 10.0
Wanted: A Husband
1919
as Amanda Darcy Cole
MOVIE★ 9.0
Sadie Love
1919
as Sadie Love
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Misleading Widow
1919
as Betty Taradine
MOVIE★ 7.0
Good Gracious, Annabelle
1919
as Annabelle Leigh
MOVIE
The Make-Believe Wife
1918
as Phyllis Ashbrook
MOVIE★ 7.5
In Pursuit of Polly
1918
as Polly Marsden
MOVIE
Let's Get a Divorce
1918
as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
MOVIE
Eve's Daughter
1918
as Irene Simpson-Bates
MOVIE
The Land of Promise
1917
as Nora Marsh
MOVIE
Arms and the Girl
1917
as Ruth Sherwood
MOVIE
The Mysterious Miss Terry
1917
as Mavis Terry
MOVIE★ 6.0
Gloria's Romance
1916
as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
MOVIE
Peggy
1916
as Peggy Cameron
MOVIE
Oz
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as Self / Glinda the Good Witch (archive footage)