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Billie Burke

Acting Born Aug 7, 1884 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Finishing School

as Mrs. Radcliffe
Film

Do the Right Thing

1989

Full filmography

  • Lights Out (1949)
  • Matinee Theater (1955)
  • Finishing School (1934) as Mrs. Radcliffe
  • 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
  • The Wizard of Oz (1939) as Glinda
  • Father of the Bride (1950) as Doris Dunstan
  • Father's Little Dividend (1951) as Doris Dunstan
  • Topper (1937) as Mrs. Topper
  • The Young Philadelphians (1959) as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
  • Parnell (1937) as Clara Wood
  • Pepe (1960) as Billie Burke
  • Dinner at Eight (1933) as Millicent Jordan
  • Remember? (1939) as Mrs. Bronson
  • Sergeant Rutledge (1960) as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
  • That's Entertainment! III (1994) as (archive footage)
  • Becky Sharp (1935) as Lady Bareacres
  • The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) as Mrs. Livingston Belney
  • Topper Takes a Trip (1938) as Mrs. Clara Topper
  • Doc Corkle (1952) as Melinda
  • Eternally Yours (1939) as Aunt Abby
  • Topper Returns (1941) as Mrs. Clara Topper
  • The Dark Side of the Rainbow (2000) as Glinda (archive footage)
  • The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941) as Daisy Stanley
  • In This Our Life (1942) as Lavinia Timberlake