Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 7, 1884
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also Known As
- Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke
- Miss Billie Burke
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.
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Known For - Movies
The Wizard of Oz
as Glinda
Swing Out, Sister
as Jessica Mariman
Dinner at Eight
as Millicent Jordan
Topper
as Mrs. Topper
Father of the Bride
as Doris Dunstan
Pepe
as Billie Burke
Father's Little Dividend
as Doris Dunstan
The Young Philadelphians
as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
In This Our Life
as Lavinia Timberlake
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
