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