
Billie Burke
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1884-08-07
- Died
- 1970-05-14
- Place of birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Also known as
- Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke · Miss Billie Burke
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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (91)

The Wizard of Oz
1939
as Glinda

Finishing School
1934
as Mrs. Radcliffe

Topper
1937
as Mrs. Topper

Zenobia
1939
as Mrs. Tibbett

Piccadilly Jim
1936
as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister

Father of the Bride
1950
as Doris Dunstan

Society Doctor
1935
as Mrs. Crane

Peggy
1916
as Peggy Cameron

Topper Returns
1941
as Mrs. Clara Topper

Everybody Sing
1938
as Diana Bellaire

Bridal Suite
1939
as Mrs. Lillian McGill

Hullabaloo
1940
as Penny Merriweather

Parnell
1937
as Clara Wood

That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)

Doubting Thomas
1935
as Paula Brown

Irene
1940
as Mrs. Herman Vincent

Father's Little Dividend
1951
as Doris Dunstan

Remember?
1939
as Mrs. Bronson

Dinner at Eight
1933
as Millicent Jordan

Dulcy
1940
as Eleanor Forbes

Becky Sharp
1935
as Lady Bareacres

Pepe
1960
as Billie Burke

In This Our Life
1942
as Lavinia Timberlake

Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

And Baby Makes Three
1949
as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher

The Young Philadelphians
1959
as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen

Only Yesterday
1933
as Julia Warren

The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Daisy Stanley

Splendor
1935
as Clarissa

Merrily We Live
1938
as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne

Eternally Yours
1939
as Aunt Abby

They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Mrs. Drew

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)

A Bill of Divorcement
1932
as Meg Fairfield

A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Julia Trent Anders

The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
as Mrs. Livingston Belney

Craig's Wife
1936
as Mrs. Frazier

Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Mrs. Alyce Gates

The Golden Twenties
1950
as Self (archive footage)

The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000
as Glinda (archive footage)

Three Husbands
1950
as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)

Small Town Girl
1953
as Mrs. Livingston

She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke

The Young in Heart
1938
as Marmy Carleton

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
1990
as Self (archive footage)

The Boy From Indiana
1950
as Zelda Bagley

Glorifying the American Girl
1929
as Self (uncredited)

Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
as Mrs. Prescott

Christopher Strong
1933
as Lady Elaine Strong

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943
as Aunt Harriet Crandall

The Misleading Widow
1919
as Betty Taradine

Topper Takes a Trip
1938
as Mrs. Clara Topper

So's Your Uncle
1943
as Aunt Minerva
Oz
as Self / Glinda the Good Witch (archive footage)

Forsaking All Others
1934
as Aunt Paula

The Cheaters
1945
as Clara Pidgeon

After Office Hours
1935
as Mrs. Norwood

Gloria's Romance
1916
as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)

The Bride Wore Red
1937
as Contessa di Meina
The Education of Elizabeth
1921
as Elizabeth Banks

Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Mrs. Frances Cartwright
The Mysterious Miss Terry
1917
as Mavis Terry

What's Cookin'?
1942
as Agatha Courtney

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
1920
as Belle Johnson

The Bachelor's Daughters
1946
as Molly Burns

And One Was Beautiful
1940
as Julia Lattimer

The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper

Where Sinners Meet
1934
as Eustasia

The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Cora Adams

Gildersleeve on Broadway
1943
as Mrs. Laura Chandler

The Star Wagon
1957
as Mrs. Rutledge

Girl Trouble
1942
as Celeste Rowland

Swing Out, Sister
1945
as Jessica Mariman

We're Rich Again
1934
as Linda Page
Billie Gets Her Man
1948
as Billie Baxter
Away Goes Prudence
1920
as Prudence Thorne
Sadie Love
1919
as Sadie Love

The Captain is a Lady
1940
as Blossy Stort

The Make-Believe Wife
1918
as Phyllis Ashbrook

Arms and the Girl
1917
as Ruth Sherwood

One Night In Lisbon
1941
as Catherine Enfilden

Eve's Daughter
1918
as Irene Simpson-Bates

Wanted: A Husband
1919
as Amanda Darcy Cole
Good Gracious, Annabelle
1919
as Annabelle Leigh

In Pursuit of Polly
1918
as Polly Marsden

Ziegfeld on Film
2004
as Herself (archive footage)

My American Wife
1936
as Mrs. Robert Cantillon

Let's Get a Divorce
1918
as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey

The Land of Promise
1917
as Nora Marsh

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
2025
as Glinda (archive footage)
About Billie Burke
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. With 95 credits spanning from 1916 to 2025, Billie Burke has appeared in 91 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Billie Burke Movies
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) — as Glinda
- Finishing School (1934) — as Mrs. Radcliffe
- Topper (1937) — as Mrs. Topper
- Zenobia (1939) — as Mrs. Tibbett
- Piccadilly Jim (1936) — as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
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