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Billie Burke

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress.

Born August 7, 1884† May 14, 1970 Washington, District of Columbia, USA1 movie on MoviHero

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1939 · 1h 42m · Adventure · Family

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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.

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1939
The Wizard of Oz1h 42m · Adventure · Family
Glinda

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

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Billie Burke

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress.

Born August 7, 1884† May 14, 1970 Washington, District of Columbia, USA1 movie on MoviHero

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WHERE TO START

Where to start

A selection of released films from our catalog, with the credited role to help you choose.

The Wizard of Oz

1939 · 1h 42m · Adventure · Family

See the performance as Glinda.

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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Billie Burke

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Portraits of Billie Burke.

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1939
The Wizard of Oz1h 42m · Adventure · Family
Glinda

More film credits 88 additional titles

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Showing 8 of 88 credits

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

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Adriana Caselotti

1 shared film on MoviHero

The Wizard of Oz

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Bert Lahr

1 shared film on MoviHero

The Wizard of Oz

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Charley Grapewin

1 shared film on MoviHero

The Wizard of Oz

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Clara Blandick

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The Wizard of Oz

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