Billie Burke
Date of birth: 1884-08-07
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Known for: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billie Burke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
The Wizard of Oz
1939-08-15
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and
Father of the Bride
1950-05-18
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she annou
Father's Little Dividend
1951-04-05
Newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father t
Topper
1937-07-16
Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941-12-24
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwester
The Land of Promise
1917-12-09
Based on the 1913 play The Land of Promise by W. Somerset Maugham about Nora Marsh and her life whic
Sadie Love
1919-10-19
Society miss Sadie Love has just wed Prince Luigi Pallavincini when she gets a phone call from Jimmi
In Pursuit of Polly
1918-08-19
Pretty Polly Marsden is ardently pursued by three different Romeos, but she coyly refuses to choose
The Make-Believe Wife
1918-11-17
Several young couples have gathered at a vacation home in the mountains. The group of friends go cli
Eve's Daughter
1918-03-04
Eve's Daughter was the fourth and final screen teaming of Billie Burke and Thomas Meighan. This time
The Mysterious Miss Terry
1917-08-19
In her first Paramount film, Billie Burke plays Helen Wentworth, an heiress who's bored with the hig
Good Gracious, Annabelle
1919-03-30
When the father of sixteen-year-old Annabelle Leigh (Billie Burke) is killed in a fight, miner John
Away Goes Prudence
1920-07-01
Prudence, a young society woman and aviatrix, is forbidden to continue flying by her fiancé Hewitt a
The Education of Elizabeth
1921-01-16
Billie Burke, the real-life wife of Flo Ziegfeld, plays Ziegfeld Follies dancer Elizabeth Banks who
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949-05-04
Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate r
Sergeant Rutledge
1960-05-25
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white w
The Young Philadelphians
1959-05-21
Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climb
Everybody Sing
1938-02-04
Boisterous teen Judy Bellaire is expelled from her all-female boarding school for convincing her fel
In This Our Life
1942-05-08
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the l
They All Kissed the Bride
1942-06-11
Margaret Drew runs her trucking company single-mindedly, if not ruthlessly. The only thorn in her si
The Young in Heart
1938-07-06
A family of confidence tricksters sets their sights on a very rich, very lonely old lady named Miss
Christopher Strong
1933-03-09
A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young
Becky Sharp
1935-06-28
In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the positio
Topper Returns
1941-03-21
Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, accidentally m
Dinner at Eight
1933-12-22
An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver
After Office Hours
1935-02-22
A managing editor sends a socialite reporter to spy on her boyfriend, mixed up in murder.
A Bill of Divorcement
1932-09-28
A World War I veteran returns home after fifteen years in an asylum and finds that everything has ch
Pepe
1960-12-21
Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director b
Gildersleeve on Broadway
1943-10-28
On a trip to New York, a small-town blowhard gets caught between a wealthy widow and a gold digger.
Topper Takes a Trip
1938-12-29
Mrs. Topper's friend Mrs. Parkhurst has convinced Mrs Topper to file for a divorce from Cosmo due to
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943-08-02
When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's fat
Eternally Yours
1939-10-07
Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say pre
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to t
Craig's Wife
1936-09-25
Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions an
Forsaking All Others
1934-12-23
A socialite only realises that her friend is in love with her when she falls for the wrong man.
The Ghost Comes Home
1940-03-08
Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voya
Irene
1940-04-23
Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mr
Zenobia
1939-04-21
A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage
Merrily We Live
1938-03-04
Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find
Small Town Girl
1953-04-10
Rick Belrow Livingston, in love with Broadway star Lisa, is sentenced to 30 days in jail for speedin
The Bride Wore Red
1937-10-08
A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.
Only Yesterday
1933-11-01
On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a
Society Doctor
1935-01-25
Two surgeons in love with a nurse end their rivalry in the operating room.
Navy Blue and Gold
1937-11-19
Three Navy Cadets become friends, support each other and struggle to survive the rigorous training.
Piccadilly Jim
1936-08-14
Jim's father wants to marry Eugenia, but her sister Netta refuses to allow it. When Jim sees Ann at
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941-01-24
A medicine show man tries to con people into believing he's a legitimate stage actor.
Dulcy
1940-10-04
A dizzy young woman aranges to turn her inventor-boyfriend's vacation into a chance meeting with a p
And One Was Beautiful
1940-04-05
A teenager falls hard for an irresponsible playboy.
The Cheaters
1945-07-15
An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-a
And Baby Makes Three
1949-12-02
A recently divorced couple see things differently after learning they are going to be parents.
My American Wife
1936-08-06
Ann Sothern essays the title role in My American Wife. The story opens in Smelter City, Arizona, whe
Finishing School
1934-05-04
Virginia, who studies at a boarding school for upper-class girls, falls in love with a medical inter
Doubting Thomas
1935-07-10
A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local produc
Hullabaloo
1940-10-25
A radio actor faces trouble when a science-fiction story causes the audience to panic.
Remember?
1939-12-19
Sky and Linda meet on vacation and become engaged. When Sky introduces Linda to his best friend, Jef
We're Rich Again
1934-07-13
A polo-playing grandmother and her broke brood get back in the money with a Wall Street bet.
Swing Out, Sister
1945-05-18
Universal cowboy star Rod Cameron plays Geoffrey, conductor of a high-toned symphony orchestra. Secr
The Bachelor's Daughters
1946-08-06
A department store floor walker is persuaded by four husband-seeking salesgirls to pose as their fat
A Feather in Her Hat
1935-10-25
After the woman who raised him claims he's not her son, Richard searches for clues about his identit
Parnell
1937-06-04
Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his re
She Couldn't Take It
1935-10-08
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustra
Bridal Suite
1939-05-26
A carefree playboy with an aversion to marriage falls for a lass he meets in the French Alps.
Splendor
1935-11-22
When Brighton Lorrimore returns home with his new bride, Phyllis, his family makes their disappointm
The Golden Twenties
1950-04-08
Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles
Girl Trouble
1942-10-09
A South American in New York rents the apartment of a socialite who pretends to be his maid.
Where Sinners Meet
1934-05-18
A pair of lovers are secreting away to Paris for a quick divorce and marriage when they find themsel
Ziegfeld on Film
2004-11-07
This short documentary includes interviews with Florenz Ziegfeld's daughter Patricia and actress Lui
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946-02-26
The goings on of a few members of a radio show's audience is the premise for this feature film deriv
What's Cookin'?
1942-02-20
J. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha Cour
One Night In Lisbon
1941-06-13
Saucy screwball comedy wherein lovely Madeleine falls in love with flier Fred despite interference f
The Captain Is a Lady
1940-06-21
Because of a bad investment, Captain and Mrs. Peabody are evicted from their home. Mrs. Peabody find
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000-07-01
The movie The Wizard of Oz (1939) with the soundtrack replaced by Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side o
That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929
The Boy From Indiana
1950-03-01
Happy-go-lucky aspiring sportswriter Lon Decker from Indiana who has aspirations of becoming a sport
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
1920-11-12
Belle Johnson, a flirtatious widow in Paris for the carnival season, finds that the marriage of her
So's Your Uncle
1943-09-01
Circumstances arise that result in a man impersonating his uncle. As the "uncle", he finds himself p
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943-10-22
A young woman marries a soldier to fulfill the conditions of a will. However, when she gets ready to
Arms and the Girl
1917-10-14
Ziegfeld Follies headliner Billie Burke starred in a handful of silent films, of which Arms and the
Let's Get a Divorce
1918-04-28
A bit too immature for marriage, Cyprienne allows her pretty head to be turned by an egotistical fop
Peggy
1916-01-02
The heroine, Peggy Cameron, is a high-society debutante with a mind of her own. After making a publi
Three Husbands
1950-11-10
When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all newcomers--h
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990-02-20
Documentary about the making of the 1939 MGM classic film The Wizard of Oz. Includes interviews of c
Gloria's Romance
1916-05-22
An adventurous young girl in Florida gets herself lost in the Everglades and finds terror and excite
Glorifying the American Girl
1929-12-07
A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store'
The Misleading Widow
1919-09-07
The Misleading Widow is a 1919 silent film comedy starring Billie Burke as Betty Taradine. It was ba
Billie Gets Her Man
1948-09-09
Billie has the mistaken impression that her only daughter is pregnant and must rush to the hospital.
The Star Wagon
1957-01-24
An inventor, pondering on how he might differently have arranged his life, invents a time machine an
Wanted: A Husband
1919-12-28
When her two roommates, Maude Raynes and Helen Bartlett, become engaged, Darcy Cole invents a titled
Oz
A behind-the-scenes look at the 1939 Wizard of Oz film adaptation that tested the limits of its crea