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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Ziegfeld on Film
2004
as Herself (archive footage)
This short documentary includes interviews with Florenz Ziegfeld's daughter Patricia and actress Luise Rainer. Ziegfeld's life and the making of the f...
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000
as Glinda (archive footage)
The movie The Wizard of Oz (1939) with the soundtrack replaced by Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon (1973); several uncanny moments of sync...
The Dark Side of Oz
1995
as Glinda the Good Witch of the North (archive footage)
Pink Floyd Meets The Wizard of Oz
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to G...
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary about the making of the 1939 MGM classic film The Wizard of Oz. Includes interviews of cast and crew members, their families and fans of t...
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension th...
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961
as Millicent Jordan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in t...
Pepe
1960
as Billie Burke
Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. ...
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior office...
The Young Philadelphians
1959
as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and...
Small Town Girl
1953
as Mrs. Livingston
Rick Belrow Livingston, in love with Broadway star Lisa, is sentenced to 30 days in jail for speeding through a small town. He persuades the judge's d...
Father's Little Dividend
1951
as Doris Dunstan
Newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be...
Three Husbands
1950
as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all newcomers--he requests that he be able to see the reactions of...
Father of the Bride
1950
as Doris Dunstan
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself,...
The Golden Twenties
1950
as Self (archive footage)
Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.
The Boy From Indiana
1950
as Zelda Bagley
Happy-go-lucky aspiring sportswriter Lon Decker from Indiana who has aspirations of becoming a sportswriter meets the shrewd and larcenous old man, "M...
And Baby Makes Three
1949
as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
A recently divorced couple see things differently after learning they are going to be parents.
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
as Mme Livingston Belney
Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and ...
Billie Gets Her Man
1948
as Billie Baxter
Billie has the mistaken impression that her only daughter is pregnant and must rush to the hospital. At the same time, her old boyfriend, now wealthy,...
The Bachelor's Daughters
1946
as Molly Burns
A department store floor walker is persuaded by four husband-seeking salesgirls to pose as their father in a Long Island mansion which they have rente...
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Mrs. Frances Cartwright
The goings on of a few members of a radio show's audience is the premise for this feature film derived from the popular ABC radio show of the 1940s. T...
The Cheaters
1945
as Clara Pidgeon
An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-actor they take in for Christmas charity complicate...
Swing Out, Sister
1945
as Jessica Mariman
Universal cowboy star Rod Cameron plays Geoffrey, conductor of a high-toned symphony orchestra. Secretly harboring the desire to become a swingin' jaz...
Gildersleeve on Broadway
1943
as Mrs. Laura Chandler
On a trip to New York, a small-town blowhard gets caught between a wealthy widow and a gold digger.
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943
as Aunt Harriet Crandall
A young woman marries a soldier to fulfill the conditions of a will. However, when she gets ready to divorce him, she realizes that she actually loves...
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Aunt Minerva
Circumstances arise that result in a man impersonating his uncle. As the "uncle", he finds himself pursued by his girlfriend's aunt, who does not appr...
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
as Mrs. Prescott
When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things...
Girl Trouble
1942
as Celeste Rowland
A South American in New York rents the apartment of a socialite who pretends to be his maid.
They All Kissed the Bride
1942
as Mrs. Drew
Margaret Drew runs her trucking company single-mindedly, if not ruthlessly. The only thorn in her side is writer Michael Holmes who is writing a book ...
In This Our Life
1942
as Lavinia Timberlake
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.
What's Cookin'?
1942
as Agatha Courtney
J. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha Courtney, is the final authority and addicted to the c...
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Daisy Stanley
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.
One Night In Lisbon
1941
as Catherine Enfilden
Saucy screwball comedy wherein lovely Madeleine falls in love with flier Fred despite interference from her fiancee and his ex.
Topper Returns
1941
as Mrs. Clara Topper
Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealt...
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
A medicine show man tries to con people into believing he's a legitimate stage actor.
Hullabaloo
1940
as Penny Merriweather
A radio actor faces trouble when a science-fiction story causes the audience to panic.
Dulcy
1940
as Eleanor Forbes
A dizzy young woman aranges to turn her inventor-boyfriend's vacation into a chance meeting with a possible investor who happens to be her brother's f...
The Captain Is a Lady
1940
as Blossy Stort
Because of a bad investment, Captain and Mrs. Peabody are evicted from their home. Mrs. Peabody finds lodging at a retirement home, but as only single...
Irene
1940
as Mrs. Herman Vincent
Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mrs. Herman Vincent at her Long Island estate. Charm...
And One Was Beautiful
1940
as Julia Lattimer
A teenager falls hard for an irresponsible playboy.
The Ghost Comes Home
1940
as Cora Adams
Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive.
Remember?
1939
as Mrs. Bronson
Sky and Linda meet on vacation and become engaged. When Sky introduces Linda to his best friend, Jeff, Linda and Jeff fall in love and marry. But Jeff...
Eternally Yours
1939
as Aunt Abby
Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a lengt...
The Wizard of Oz
1939
as Glinda
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow ...
Bridal Suite
1939
as Mrs. Lillian McGill
A carefree playboy with an aversion to marriage falls for a lass he meets in the French Alps.
Zenobia
1939
as Mrs. Tibbett
A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.
Topper Takes a Trip
1938
as Mrs. Clara Topper
Mrs. Topper's friend Mrs. Parkhurst has convinced Mrs Topper to file for a divorce from Cosmo due to the strange circumstances of his trip with ghost ...
The Young in Heart
1938
as Marmy Carleton
A family of confidence tricksters sets their sights on a very rich, very lonely old lady named Miss Fortune.
Merrily We Live
1938
as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep a...
Everybody Sing
1938
as Diana Bellaire
Boisterous teen Judy Bellaire is expelled from her all-female boarding school for convincing her fellow school chorus members to sing a classical piec...
Navy Blue and Gold
1937
as Mrs. Alyce Gates
Three Navy Cadets become friends, support each other and struggle to survive the rigorous training.
The Bride Wore Red
1937
as Contessa di Meina
A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.
Topper
1937
as Mrs. Topper
Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of thei...
Parnell
1937
as Clara Wood
Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his relationship with married Katie O'Shea threatens to ...
Craig's Wife
1936
as Mrs. Frazier
Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions and social status whose behavior makes difficult her...
Piccadilly Jim
1936
as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
Jim's father wants to marry Eugenia, but her sister Netta refuses to allow it. When Jim sees Ann at a club, he falls for her even though she is with L...
My American Wife
1936
as Mrs. Robert Cantillon
Ann Sothern essays the title role in My American Wife. The story opens in Smelter City, Arizona, where the richest man in town is grizzled old Indian ...
Splendor
1935
as Clarissa
When Brighton Lorrimore returns home with his new bride, Phyllis, his family makes their disappointment in his choice obvious. Facing bankruptcy and t...
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Julia Trent Anders
After the woman who raised him claims he's not her son, Richard searches for clues about his identity. Urged on by his mentor, Capt. Randolph Courtney...
She Couldn't Take It
1935
as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of the patriarch, Dan Van Dyke. His self-cent...
Doubting Thomas
1935
as Paula Brown
A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local production. When she begins to neglect him, he decides t...
Becky Sharp
1935
as Lady Bareacres
The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor film. Adapted from a play that was adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's book "Vanit...
After Office Hours
1935
as Mrs. Norwood
A managing editor sends a socialite reporter to spy on her boyfriend, mixed up in murder.
Society Doctor
1935
as Mrs. Crane
Two surgeons (Chester Morris, Robert Taylor) in love with a nurse (Virginia Bruce) end their rivalry in the operating room.
Forsaking All Others
1934
as Aunt Paula
A socialite only realises that her friend is in love with her when she falls for the wrong man.
We're Rich Again
1934
as Mrs. Linda Page
A polo-playing grandmother and her broke brood get back in the money with a Wall Street bet.
Where Sinners Meet
1934
as Eustasia
A pair of lovers are secreting away to Paris for a quick divorce and marriage when they find themselves trapped in a "hotel" where they are forced to ...
Finishing School
1934
as Mrs. Radcliffe
Virginia, who studies at a boarding school for upper-class girls, falls in love with a medical intern who works as a waiter for a living. Both the dir...
Dinner at Eight
1933
as Millicent Jordan
An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of t...
Only Yesterday
1933
as Julia Warren
On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young business man is about to commit suicide. With the note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in h...
Christopher Strong
1933
as Lady Elaine Strong
A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
as Meg Fairfield
A World War I veteran returns home after fifteen years in an asylum and finds that everything has changed — his daughter is grown and about to marry.
Glorifying the American Girl
1929
as Self (uncredited)
A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the late...
The Education of Elizabeth
1921
as Elizabeth Banks
Billie Burke, the real-life wife of Flo Ziegfeld, plays Ziegfeld Follies dancer Elizabeth Banks who falls for a wealthy young man. His parents are sho...
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
1920
as Belle Johnson
Belle Johnson, a flirtatious widow in Paris for the carnival season, finds that the marriage of her sister Grace and Frank Morley is headed for troubl...
Away Goes Prudence
1920
as Prudence Thorne
Prudence, a young society woman and aviatrix, is forbidden to continue flying by her fiancé Hewitt and her father. In defiance, she stages her own kid...
Sadie Love
1919
as Sadie Love
Society miss Sadie Love has just wed Prince Luigi Pallavincini when she gets a phone call from Jimmie Wakely, a suitor she has not seen in a year. She...
The Misleading Widow
1919
as Betty Taradine
The Misleading Widow is a 1919 silent film comedy starring Billie Burke as Betty Taradine. It was based on the 1917 stage play Billeted by F. Tennyson...
Good Gracious, Annabelle
1919
as Annabelle Leigh
When the father of sixteen-year-old Annabelle Leigh (Billie Burke) is killed in a fight, miner John Rawson (Herbert Rawlinson) snatches her away from ...
The Make-Believe Wife
1918
as Phyllis Ashbrook
Several young couples have gathered at a vacation home in the mountains. The group of friends go climbing, but Phyllis Ashbrook and John Manning leave...
In Pursuit of Polly
1918
as Polly Marsden
Pretty Polly Marsden is ardently pursued by three different Romeos, but she coyly refuses to choose between them. When they insist that she give them ...
Let's Get a Divorce
1918
as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
A bit too immature for marriage, Cyprienne allows her pretty head to be turned by an egotistical fop. The girl demands that her husband Prunelles gran...
Eve's Daughter
1918
as Irene Simpson-Bates
Eve's Daughter was the fourth and final screen teaming of Billie Burke and Thomas Meighan. This time out, Burke is cast as Irene Simpson-Bates, who is...
The Land of Promise
1917
as Nora Marsh
Based on the 1913 play The Land of Promise by W. Somerset Maugham about Nora Marsh and her life which ends in a farm.
Arms and the Girl
1917
as Ruth Sherwood
Ziegfeld Follies headliner Billie Burke starred in a handful of silent films, of which Arms and the Girl was the second. Burke plays an American lass ...
The Mysterious Miss Terry
1917
as Mavis Terry
In her first Paramount film, Billie Burke plays Helen Wentworth, an heiress who's bored with the high life and decides to enjoy a bit of the low life.
Gloria's Romance
1916
as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
An adventurous young girl in Florida gets herself lost in the Everglades and finds terror and excitement, as well as the rivalry of two men in love wi...
Peggy
1916
as Peggy Cameron
The heroine, Peggy Cameron, is a high-society debutante with a mind of her own. After making a public spectacle of herself once too often, Peggy is bu...