Billie Burke

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Female

Birthday

1884-08-05

Day of death

1970-05-15 (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

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • The Wizard of Oz

    The Wizard of Oz

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Topper Takes a Trip

    Topper Takes a Trip

  • The Misleading Widow

    The Misleading Widow

  • Let's Get a Divorce

    Let's Get a Divorce

  • Topper

    Topper

  • Becky Sharp

    Becky Sharp

  • A Feather in Her Hat

    A Feather in Her Hat

  • We're Rich Again

    We're Rich Again

  • Bridal Suite

    Bridal Suite

  • Craig's Wife

    Craig's Wife

  • And Baby Makes Three

    And Baby Makes Three

  • The Young in Heart

    The Young in Heart

  • The Ghost Comes Home

    The Ghost Comes Home

  • Father's Little Dividend

    Father's Little Dividend

  • Dulcy

    Dulcy

  • The Barkleys of Broadway

    The Barkleys of Broadway

  • The Wild Man of Borneo

    The Wild Man of Borneo

  • Gloria's Romance

    Gloria's Romance

  • In Pursuit of Polly

    In Pursuit of Polly

  • You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

    You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

  • The Golden Twenties

    The Golden Twenties

  • Eve's Daughter

    Eve's Daughter

  • The Bride Wore Red

    The Bride Wore Red

  • Splendor

    Splendor

  • A Bill of Divorcement

    A Bill of Divorcement

  • Gildersleeve on Broadway

    Gildersleeve on Broadway

  • Remember?

    Remember?

  • Three Husbands

    Three Husbands

  • Hullabaloo

    Hullabaloo

  • Piccadilly Jim

    Piccadilly Jim

  • Peggy

    Peggy

  • Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

  • The Young Philadelphians

    The Young Philadelphians

  • Navy Blue and Gold

    Navy Blue and Gold

  • Sergeant Rutledge

    Sergeant Rutledge

  • Christopher Strong

    Christopher Strong

  • Everybody Sing

    Everybody Sing

  • Where Sinners Meet

    Where Sinners Meet

  • Eternally Yours

    Eternally Yours

  • Irene

    Irene

  • Glorifying the American Girl

    Glorifying the American Girl

  • The Dark Side of the Rainbow

    The Dark Side of the Rainbow

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Pepe

    Pepe

  • Merrily We Live

    Merrily We Live

  • The Education of Elizabeth

    The Education of Elizabeth

  • Father of the Bride

    Father of the Bride

  • Zenobia

    Zenobia

  • Small Town Girl

    Small Town Girl

  • After Office Hours

    After Office Hours

  • Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

  • So's Your Uncle

    So's Your Uncle

  • Finishing School

    Finishing School

  • Doubting Thomas

    Doubting Thomas

  • Hi Diddle Diddle

    Hi Diddle Diddle

  • And One Was Beautiful

    And One Was Beautiful

  • The Make-Believe Wife

    The Make-Believe Wife

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

  • Parnell

    Parnell

  • Away Goes Prudence

    Away Goes Prudence

  • Billie Gets Her Man

    Billie Gets Her Man

  • Doc Corkle

    Doc Corkle

  • Forsaking All Others

    Forsaking All Others

  • The Captain Is a Lady

    The Captain Is a Lady

  • In This Our Life

    In This Our Life

  • The Cheaters

    The Cheaters

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

  • The Star Wagon

    The Star Wagon

  • Ziegfeld on Film

    Ziegfeld on Film

  • Society Doctor

    Society Doctor

  • Sadie Love

    Sadie Love

  • One Night In Lisbon

    One Night In Lisbon

  • What's Cookin'?

    What's Cookin'?

  • Arms and the Girl

    Arms and the Girl

  • My American Wife

    My American Wife

  • Topper Returns

    Topper Returns

  • The Frisky Mrs. Johnson

    The Frisky Mrs. Johnson

  • The Bachelor's Daughters

    The Bachelor's Daughters

  • Breakfast in Hollywood

    Breakfast in Hollywood

  • They All Kissed the Bride

    They All Kissed the Bride

  • Swing Out, Sister

    Swing Out, Sister

  • She Couldn't Take It

    She Couldn't Take It

  • Girl Trouble

    Girl Trouble

  • The Boy From Indiana

    The Boy From Indiana

  • The Land of Promise

    The Land of Promise

  • Good Gracious, Annabelle

    Good Gracious, Annabelle

  • The Mysterious Miss Terry

    The Mysterious Miss Terry