Billie Burke

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Female

Birthday

1884-08-07

Day of death

1970-05-14 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Billie Burke

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

Known For

  • The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Peggy

    Peggy

  • Remember?

    Remember?

  • Sergeant Rutledge

    Sergeant Rutledge

  • Everybody Sing

    Everybody Sing

  • Piccadilly Jim

    Piccadilly Jim

  • Becky Sharp

    Becky Sharp

  • Topper

    Topper

  • Dulcy

    Dulcy

  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

  • Society Doctor

    Society Doctor

  • Doubting Thomas

    Doubting Thomas

  • The Cheaters

    The Cheaters

  • Christopher Strong

    Christopher Strong

  • Irene

    Irene

  • Three Husbands

    Three Husbands

  • Pepe

    Pepe

  • Hullabaloo

    Hullabaloo

  • Eternally Yours

    Eternally Yours

  • Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

  • Topper Takes a Trip

    Topper Takes a Trip

  • Zenobia

    Zenobia

  • Father's Little Dividend

    Father's Little Dividend

  • Parnell

    Parnell

  • Splendor

    Splendor

  • The Bride Wore Red

    The Bride Wore Red

  • Father of the Bride

    Father of the Bride

  • Gildersleeve on Broadway

    Gildersleeve on Broadway

  • Sadie Love

    Sadie Love

  • Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

  • The Young Philadelphians

    The Young Philadelphians

  • After Office Hours

    After Office Hours

  • And Baby Makes Three

    And Baby Makes Three

  • The Ghost Comes Home

    The Ghost Comes Home

  • We're Rich Again

    We're Rich Again

  • Eve's Daughter

    Eve's Daughter

  • A Bill of Divorcement

    A Bill of Divorcement

  • Glorifying the American Girl

    Glorifying the American Girl

  • The Young in Heart

    The Young in Heart

  • The Barkleys of Broadway

    The Barkleys of Broadway

  • Let's Get a Divorce

    Let's Get a Divorce

  • Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

  • A Feather in Her Hat

    A Feather in Her Hat

  • The Misleading Widow

    The Misleading Widow

  • Merrily We Live

    Merrily We Live

  • The Dark Side of the Rainbow

    The Dark Side of the Rainbow

  • Away Goes Prudence

    Away Goes Prudence

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

  • You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

    You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

  • Craig's Wife

    Craig's Wife

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Hi Diddle Diddle

    Hi Diddle Diddle

  • In Pursuit of Polly

    In Pursuit of Polly

  • In This Our Life

    In This Our Life

  • The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

  • The Wild Man of Borneo

    The Wild Man of Borneo

  • Navy Blue and Gold

    Navy Blue and Gold

  • The Star Wagon

    The Star Wagon

  • The Bachelor's Daughters

    The Bachelor's Daughters

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • My American Wife

    My American Wife

  • So's Your Uncle

    So's Your Uncle

  • The Education of Elizabeth

    The Education of Elizabeth

  • Where Sinners Meet

    Where Sinners Meet

  • The Make-Believe Wife

    The Make-Believe Wife

  • One Night In Lisbon

    One Night In Lisbon

  • And One Was Beautiful

    And One Was Beautiful

  • They All Kissed the Bride

    They All Kissed the Bride

  • The Captain Is a Lady

    The Captain Is a Lady

  • Forsaking All Others

    Forsaking All Others

  • Oz

    Oz

  • Girl Trouble

    Girl Trouble

  • Wanted: A Husband

    Wanted: A Husband

  • Arms and the Girl

    Arms and the Girl

  • Topper Returns

    Topper Returns

  • Finishing School

    Finishing School

  • Gloria's Romance

    Gloria's Romance

  • Breakfast in Hollywood

    Breakfast in Hollywood

  • Bridal Suite

    Bridal Suite

  • Swing Out, Sister

    Swing Out, Sister

  • Doc Corkle

    Doc Corkle

  • What's Cookin'?

    What's Cookin'?

  • She Couldn't Take It

    She Couldn't Take It

  • The Frisky Mrs. Johnson

    The Frisky Mrs. Johnson

  • Ziegfeld on Film

    Ziegfeld on Film

  • The Land of Promise

    The Land of Promise

  • The Mysterious Miss Terry

    The Mysterious Miss Terry

  • Good Gracious, Annabelle

    Good Gracious, Annabelle

  • Billie Gets Her Man

    Billie Gets Her Man

  • The Boy From Indiana

    The Boy From Indiana