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Billie Burke

Billie Burke

Acting·1884–1970·83 films

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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Filmography

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