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
The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
Glinda the Good Witch of the North
Father of the Bride
(1950)
Doris Dunstan
Sergeant Rutledge
(1960)
Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Topper
(1937)
Mrs. Topper
Dinner at Eight
(1933)
Millicent Jordan
In This Our Life
(1942)
Lavinia Timberlake
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1941)
Daisy Stanley
Full Filmography
Acting
Gloria's Romance
(1916)
Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
Peggy
(1916)
Peggy Cameron
The Land of Promise
(1917)
Nora Marsh
The Mysterious Miss Terry
(1917)
Mavis Terry
Arms and the Girl
(1917)
Ruth Sherwood
Let's Get a Divorce
(1918)
Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
The Make-Believe Wife
(1918)
Phyllis Ashbrook
In Pursuit of Polly
(1918)
Polly Marsden
Eve's Daughter
(1918)
Irene Simpson-Bates
Sadie Love
(1919)
Sadie Love
Good Gracious, Annabelle
(1919)
Annabelle Leigh
The Misleading Widow
(1919)
Betty Taradine
Away Goes Prudence
(1920)
Prudence Thorne
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
(1920)
Belle Johnson
The Education of Elizabeth
(1921)
Elizabeth Banks
Glorifying the American Girl
(1929)
Self (uncredited)
A Bill of Divorcement
(1932)
Meg Fairfield
Only Yesterday
(1933)
Julia Warren
Christopher Strong
(1933)
Lady Elaine Strong
Dinner at Eight
(1933)
Millicent Jordan
Forsaking All Others
(1934)
Aunt Paula
Finishing School
(1934)
Mrs. Helen Radcliffe
Where Sinners Meet
(1934)
Eustasia
We're Rich Again
(1934)
Mrs. Linda Page
After Office Hours
(1935)
Mrs. Norwood
Society Doctor
(1935)
Mrs. Crane
Becky Sharp
(1935)
Lady Bareacres
A Feather in Her Hat
(1935)
Julia Trent Anders
She Couldn't Take It
(1935)
Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
Splendor
(1935)
Clarissa
Doubting Thomas
(1935)
Paula Brown
Craig's Wife
(1936)
Mrs. Frazier
Piccadilly Jim
(1936)
Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
My American Wife
(1936)
Mrs. Robert Cantillon
Topper
(1937)
Mrs. Topper
Parnell
(1937)
Clara Wood
The Bride Wore Red
(1937)
Contessa di Meina
Navy Blue and Gold
(1937)
Mrs. Alyce Gates
Topper Takes a Trip
(1938)
Mrs. Clara Topper
Merrily We Live
(1938)
Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
The Young in Heart
(1938)
Marmy Carleton
Everybody Sing
(1938)
Diana Bellaire
Zenobia
(1939)
Mrs. Tibbett
Remember?
(1939)
Mrs. Bronson
Eternally Yours
(1939)
Aunt Abby
The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
Glinda the Good Witch of the North
Bridal Suite
(1939)
Mrs. Lillian McGill
Dulcy
(1940)
Eleanor Forbes
Irene
(1940)
Mrs. Herman Vincent
And One Was Beautiful
(1940)
Julia Lattimer
Hullabaloo
(1940)
Penny Merriweather
The Ghost Comes Home
(1940)
Cora Adams
The Captain Is a Lady
(1940)
Blossy Stort
The Wild Man of Borneo
(1941)
Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
Topper Returns
(1941)
Mrs. Clara Topper
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1941)
Daisy Stanley
One Night In Lisbon
(1941)
Catherine Enfilden
They All Kissed the Bride
(1942)
Mrs. Drew
In This Our Life
(1942)
Lavinia Timberlake
Girl Trouble
(1942)
Celeste Rowland
What's Cookin'?
(1942)
Agatha Courtney
Hi Diddle Diddle
(1943)
Mrs. Prescott
Gildersleeve on Broadway
(1943)
Mrs. Laura Chandler
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
(1943)
Aunt Harriet Crandall
So's Your Uncle
(1943)
Aunt Minerva
Swing Out, Sister
(1945)
Jessica Mariman
The Cheaters
(1945)
Clara Pidgeon
Breakfast in Hollywood
(1946)
Mrs. Frances Cartwright
The Bachelor's Daughters
(1946)
Molly Burns
Billie Gets Her Man
(1948)
Billie Baxter
And Baby Makes Three
(1949)
Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
The Barkleys of Broadway
(1949)
Mme Livingston Belney
The Boy From Indiana
(1950)
Zelda Bagley
The Golden Twenties
(1950)
Self (archive footage)
Father of the Bride
(1950)
Doris Dunstan
Three Husbands
(1950)
Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
Father's Little Dividend
(1951)
Doris Dunstan
Small Town Girl
(1953)
Mrs. Livingston
The Young Philadelphians
(1959)
Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
Pepe
(1960)
Billie Burke
Sergeant Rutledge
(1960)
Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
(1961)
Millicent Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
(1972)
Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
(1990)
Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
(1994)
(archive footage)
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
(2000)
Glinda (archive footage)
Ziegfeld on Film
(2004)
Herself (archive footage)