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Margaret Hamilton

Teacher / Stage Actress / Film Actress / Television Actress / Politician / Actress | * 12/09/1902 († 82, 05/16/1985) | Cleveland, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Margaret Brainard Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American actress and educator. She was best known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West and her Kansas counterpart Almira Gulch in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actress in films for seven years before she was offered the role that defined her public image. In later years, Hamilton appeared in films and made frequent cameo appearances on television sitcoms and commercials. She also gained recognition for her work as an advocate of causes designed to benefit children and animals and retained a lifelong commitment to public education. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

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Brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome. He has a dream: to take flight within the confines of the stadium. Brewster tells those he trusts of hi ...

Brewster McCloud

R

1970 | 3.3/5 | 1h 45min
Fantasy, Comedy
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Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the ...

The Wizard of Oz

G

1939 | 3.8/5 | 1h 42min
Adventure, Fantasy, Kids & Family
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When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine. ...

Nothing Sacred

NR

1937 | 3.2/5 | 1h 17min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Reclusive Dr. Zorba has died and left his mansion to his nephew Cyrus and his family. They will need to search the house to find the doctor's fortune, but along with the property they have also inheri ...

13 Ghosts

NR

1960 | 3.0/5 | 1h 25min
Horror
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Movies with Margaret Hamilton as Actress(78)

as herself2009 To Oz! The Making of a Classic
as Self (archive footage)1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
as Grandma Miller1979 Letters from Frank
as Wicked Witch1976 The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
as Aunt Em (voice)1974 Journey Back to Oz
as Prof. Crabwell1973 The Night Strangler
as Miss Kaler1971 The Anderson Tapes
as Daphne Heap1970 Brewster McCloud
as Rhoda1969 Angel in My Pocket
as Mae1967 Rosie!
as Ivy Rumson1967 Ghostbreakers
as Mrs. Klopplebobbler1966 The Daydreamer
as Aunt Huddy in Comin' Round The Mountain (archive footage)1965 The World of Abbott and Costello
as Mrs. Nicholson1962 Paradise Alley
as Lizzie Allen1960 The Bat
as Elaine Zacharides1960 13 Ghosts
as Miss Finch1958 The Christmas Tree
as Demetria Riffle1957 On Borrowed Time
as Mrs. Loomis1953 A String of Blue Beads
as Sarah Pickett (uncredited)1951 People Will Talk
as Aunt Huddy1951 Comin' Round the Mountain
as Edna1950 Riding High
as Tillie Hutch1950 Wabash Avenue
as Teacher1949 The Red Pony
as Mrs. Elvira O'Toole (uncredited)1949 The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mrs. Golightly1949 The Sun Comes Up
as Ruby Cheever1948 Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Sophie Manley1948 Reaching from Heaven
as Norah1948 State of the Union
as Mrs. Theresa Appleby1948 Bungalow 13
as Essie1947 Driftwood
as Mrs. Geiger1947 Dishonored Lady
as Flora1947 The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
as Miss Applegate1946 Faithful in My Fashion
as Mrs. Angles1946 Janie Gets Married
as Clarabelle Evans1945 George White's Scandals
as Hilda1944 Guest in the House
as Mrs. Larch (uncredited)1943 The Ox-Bow Incident
as Dora1943 City Without Men
as Myrtle Ferguso1943 Johnny Come Lately
as Guinevere1942 The Affairs of Martha
as Norah1942 Twin Beds
as Willametta1942 Meet the Stewarts
as Josie1941 Play Girl
as Agatha Badger1941 The Gay Vagabond
as Mrs. Triffle1940 I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
as Mrs. Jackson1940 The Invisible Woman
as Mrs. Wilson1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Mrs. Gideon1940 My Little Chickadee
as Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West1939 The Wizard of Oz
as Miss Hannaberry1939 Angels Wash Their Faces
as Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper1939 Main Street Lawyer
as Martha Steele1939 Babes in Arms
as Beulah Flanders1938 Stablemates
as Mrs. Small1938 Breaking the Ice
as Mrs. Harper1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Amy1938 Four's a Crowd
as Mrs. Cagle1938 A Slight Case of Murder
as Pauline Fuller1938 Mother Carey's Chickens
as Mossy1937 When's Your Birthday?
as Hester1937 You Only Live Once
as Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady1937 Nothing Sacred
as Minnie1937 The Good Old Soak
as Lady at Kiffmeyer's table in train dining car1937 Saratoga
as Phoebe Lamb1937 Mountain Justice
as Margot1937 I'll Take Romance
as Grace Franklin1936 The Witness Chair
as Agatha1936 These Three
as Lizzie Beadle1936 Laughing at Trouble
as Emily 'Tippie' Tipton1936 Chatterbox
as Mitty Simpson1936 The Moon's Our Home
as Lucy Gurget1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Martha Perkins1935 Way Down East
as Edna1934 Broadway Bill
as Ella1934 There's Always Tomorrow
as Madame Du Barry1934 Hat, Coat and Glove
as Whiffen1934 By Your Leave
as Helen Hallam1933 Another Language

TV Shows/Series with Margaret Hamilton as Actress(16)

as Mrs. Evers1981 Nurse
1977 Lou Grant
as Mrs. Eddels1973 Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
as The Wicked Witch1969 Sesame Street
1964 The Addams Family
1963 The Patty Duke Show
1961 Ichabod and Me
as Edsel Pry1955 Gunsmoke
as Mrs. Dudgeon1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Demetria Riffle1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Charity Ames1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Mrs. Barker1949 Man Against Crime
1948 Studio One
as Laura Lawson1948 Studio One
as Irma Davis1948 Studio One
as Mrs. McIntosh1948 Studio One

Full Name: Margaret Hamilton
Born: Tuesday, 12/09 1902 (December) in Cleveland, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 05/16 1985 (May) in Salisbury (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Wheelock College
Siblings: Dorothy Hamilton Brush
Father: Walter James Jones Hamilton
Other names for Margaret Hamilton (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Margaret Hamilton (actress)"
Margaret Hamilton frequently works together with these people:
James Daly (20x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (19x, Actor)
Victor French (18x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (17x, Actor)
Harry Townes (17x, Actor)
Shug Fisher (17x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (16x, Actor)
Anthony Caruso (16x, Actor)
Dennis Cross (15x, Cast)
Nina Foch (15x, Actress)
Richard Kiley (15x, Actor)
Cedric Gibbons (7x, Crew)
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