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Billie Burke

Film Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Radio Personality / Actress | * 08/07/1884 († 85, 05/14/1970) | Washington, D.C. (United States of America (USA))
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie musical The Wizard of Oz (1939). Burke was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live (1938). She is also remembered for her appearances in the Topper film series. Her unmistakable high-pitched, quivering and aristocratic voice, made her a frequent choice to play dimwitted or spoiled society types. She was married to Broadway producer and impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. from 1914 until his death in 1932. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Romance / Love | Drama

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Awards & Nominations for Billie Burke

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Movies with Billie Burke as Actress(85)

as Herself (archive footage)2004 Ziegfeld on Film
as (archive footage)1994 That's Entertainment! III
as Self (archive footage)1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
as Millicent Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)1961 Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as herself1960 Pepe
as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate1960 Sergeant Rutledge
as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen1959 The Young Philadelphians
as Mrs. Livingston1953 Small Town Girl
as Doris Dunstan1951 Father's Little Dividend
as Herself (archive footage)1950 The Golden Twenties
as Doris Dunstan1950 Father of the Bride
as Zelda Bagley1950 The Boy From Indiana
as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker1950 Three Husbands
as Mme Livingston Belney1949 The Barkleys of Broadway
as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher1949 And Baby Makes Three
as Billie Baxter1948 Billie Gets Her Man
as Mrs. Frances Cartwright1946 Breakfast in Hollywood
as Molly Burns1946 The Bachelor's Daughters
as Jessica Mariman1945 Swing Out, Sister
as Clara Pidgeon1945 The Cheaters
as Aunt Minerva1943 So's Your Uncle
as Aunt Harriet Crandall1943 You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
as Mrs. Prescott1943 Hi Diddle Diddle
as Mrs. Laura Chandler1943 Gildersleeve on Broadway
as Lavinia Timberlake1942 In This Our Life
as Agatha Courtney1942 What's Cookin'?
as Mrs. Drew1942 They All Kissed the Bride
as Celeste Rowland1942 Girl Trouble
as Daisy Stanley1942 The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper1941 The Wild Man of Borneo
as Mrs. Clara Topper1941 Topper Returns
as Catherine Enfilden1941 One Night In Lisbon
as Mrs. Herman Vincent1940 Irene
as Blossy Stort1940 The Captain Is a Lady
as Eleanor Forbes1940 Dulcy
as Penny Merriweather1940 Hullabaloo
as Cora Adams1940 The Ghost Comes Home
as Julia Lattimer1940 And One Was Beautiful
as Mrs. Lillian McGill1939 Bridal Suite
as Glinda the Good Witch of the North1939 The Wizard of Oz
as Mrs. Bronson1939 Remember?
as Aunt Abby1939 Eternally Yours
as Mrs. Tibbett1939 Zenobia
as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne1938 Merrily We Live
as Diana Bellaire1938 Everybody Sing
as Mrs. Clara Topper1938 Topper Takes a Trip
as Marmy Carleton1938 The Young in Heart
as Clara Wood1937 Parnell
as Contessa di Meina1937 The Bride Wore Red
as Mrs. Alyce Gates1937 Navy Blue and Gold
as Mrs. Topper1937 Topper
as Mrs. Frazier1936 Craig's Wife
as Mrs. Robert Cantillon1936 My American Wife
as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister1936 Piccadilly Jim
as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke1935 She Couldn't Take It
as Mrs. Crane1935 Society Doctor
as Clarissa1935 Splendor
as Mrs. Norwood1935 After Office Hours
as Julia Trent Anders1935 A Feather in Her Hat
as Lady Bareacres1935 Becky Sharp
as Paula Brown1935 Doubting Thomas
as Helen Radcliffe1934 Finishing School
as Eustasia1934 Where Sinners Meet
as Aunt Paula1934 Forsaking All Others
as Mrs. Linda Page1934 We're Rich Again
as Julia Warren1933 Only Yesterday
as Lady Elaine Strong1933 Christopher Strong
as Millicent Jordan1933 Dinner at Eight
as Meg Fairfield1932 A Bill of Divorcement
as Self (uncredited)1929 Glorifying the American Girl
as Elizabeth Banks1921 The Education of Elizabeth
as Belle Johnson1920 The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
as Prudence Thorne1920 Away Goes Prudence
as Betty Taradine1919 The Misleading Widow
as Sadie Love1919 Sadie Love
as Annabelle Leigh1919 Good Gracious, Annabelle
as Irene Simpson-Bates1918 Eve's Daughter
as Phyllis Ashbrook1918 The Make-Believe Wife
as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey1918 Let's Get a Divorce
as Polly Marsden1918 In Pursuit of Polly
as Ruth Sherwood1917 Arms and the Girl
as Mavis Terry1917 The Mysterious Miss Terry
as Nora Marsh1917 The Land of Promise
as Peggy Cameron1916 Peggy
as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)1916 Gloria's Romance

TV Shows/Series with Billie Burke as Actress(4)

as Melinda1952 Doc Corkle

Full Name: Billie Burke
Born: Thursday, 08/07 1884 (August) in Washington, D.C. (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 05/14 1970 (May) in Los Angeles (aged: 85)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Father: William Ethelbert "Billy" Burke
Mother: Blanche Beatty Burke
Other names for Billie Burke (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke"
"Miss Billie Burke"
Billie Burke frequently works together with these people:
Cedric Gibbons (15x, Crew)
Bess Flowers (13x, Actress)
Edwin B. Willis (13x, Crew)
Douglas Shearer (12x, Crew)
Adrian (9x, Crew)
Dennis O'Keefe (8x, Actor)
Roland Young (8x, Actor)
Reginald Owen (7x, Actor)
Harold Miller (7x, Actor)
Max Steiner (7x, Crew)
Norman Z. McLeod (6x, Crew)
Don Barry (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:32708, Added: 05/09/2018, Last updated: 02/29/2024