ACTOR · FROM WASHINGTON, USA
Billie Burke
1884–197086 credits since 1916
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ABOUT BILLIE
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born7 August 1884
Died14 May 1970
BirthplaceWashington, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora32 of 86 titles
Known for
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 32
- Average IMDb
- 6.8
- Highest rated
- The Wizard of OzIMDb 8.1
- Working since
- 1916
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Filmography
The 2000s
1 title
as Glinda (archive footage)
The 1990s
1 title · IMDb 7.5 on average
Movieas (archive footage) (uncredited)
The 1960s
2 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
Movieas Billie Burke
Movieas Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
The 1950s
10 titles · IMDb 6.8 on averageMovieas Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
Series1 episode
as Mrs. Rutledge
1 episode
Movieas Mrs. Livingston
Doc Corkle
Not on Cineoraas Melinda · 3 episodes
Movieas Doris Dunstan
Movieas Jenny Bard Whittaker
The 1940s
25 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
Movieas Mrs. Livingston Belney
as Billie Baxter
as Molly Burns
as Mrs. Frances Cartwright
Movieas Clara Pidgeon
as Jessica Mariman
as Mrs. Laura Chandler
The 1930s
31 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
as Mrs. Bronson
Movieas Aunt Abby
Movieas Glinda
as Mrs. Lillian McGill
Movieas Mrs. Tibbett
Movieas Mrs. Clara Topper
Movieas Marmy Carleton
Movieas Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
The 1920s
3 titlesThe Education of Elizabeth
Not on Cineoraas Elizabeth Banks
as Belle Johnson
Away Goes Prudence
Not on Cineoraas Prudence Thorne
The 1910s
13 titles
as Amanda Darcy Cole
Sadie Love
Not on Cineoraas Sadie Love
as Betty Taradine
Good Gracious, Annabelle
Not on Cineoraas Annabelle Leigh
as Phyllis Ashbrook
as Polly Marsden
as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
as Irene Simpson-Bates
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Billie’s titles.
Alan MowbrayTopper, Merrily We Live and 2 more
Roland YoungTopper, Topper Returns and 2 more
Constance BennettTopper, Merrily We Live and 2 more
Norbert BrodineCinematographer · Topper, Topper Returns and 2 more
George ZuccoTopper Returns, The Barkleys of Broadway and 1 more
Norman Z. McLeodDirector · Topper, Merrily We Live and 1 more
Dorothy ArznerDirector · Christopher Strong, The Bride Wore Red and 1 more
