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Billie Burke (1884–1970)

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Her father was the internationally famous clown, Billy Burke, and she would spend most of her early years touring Europe before the family settled in London. In 1903, she appeared on the stage as an actress and came to America in 1907 to star opposite John Drew in "My Wife". A red-haired beauty, she became the toast of Broadway and married promoter Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. in April 1914... See full bio »

Born:

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke
in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died:

(age 85) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Billie Burke in The Wizard of Oz Still of Judy Garland, Billie Burke and Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz Billie Burke, Photo By Witzel, circa 1918, **I.V. Billie Burke, MAKE-BELIEVE WIFE, THE, Paramount, 1918, **I.V.
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Hide HideActress (90 titles)
1960 Pepe
Billie Burke
 
1960 Sergeant Rutledge
Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
 
1960 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Mavis
– Publicity Brat (1960) … Mavis
 
1959 The Young Philadelphians
Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
 
1957-1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Mrs. Purcell / Mrs. Rutledge
– Rumors of Evening (1958) … Mrs. Purcell
– The Star Wagon (1957) … Mrs. Rutledge
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Mother Was a Bachelor (1956)
 
1955 The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (TV series)
– The Big Bargain (1955)
 
1955 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Martha Brewster
– Arsenic and Old Lace (1955) … Martha Brewster
 
1953 Small Town Girl
Mrs. Livingston
 
1952 Doc Corkle (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1952)
 
1951 All Star Revue (TV series)
Guest Actress
– Episode #2.14 (1951) … Guest Actress
 
1951 Father's Little Dividend
Doris Dunstan
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
– Dear Amanda (1951)
 
1951 Three Husbands
Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
 
1950 Lights Out (TV series)
– Dr. Heidegger's Experiment (1950)
 
1950 Father of the Bride
Doris Dunstan
 
1950 The Boy from Indiana
Zelda Bagley
 
1949 And Baby Makes Three
Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
 
1949 The Barkleys of Broadway
Mrs. Livingston Belney
 
1948 Billie Gets Her Man (short)
 
1948 Silly Billy (short)
Billie
 
1946 The Bachelor's Daughters
Molly Burns
 
1946 Breakfast in Hollywood
Mrs. Frances Cartwright
 
1945 The Cheaters
Clara Pidgeon
 
1945 Swing Out, Sister
Jessica Mariman
 
1943 Gildersleeve on Broadway
Mrs. Laura Chandler
 
1943 You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
Aunt Harriet Crandall
 
1943 So's Your Uncle
Minerva
 
1943 Hi Diddle Diddle
Liza Prescott
 
1942 Girl Trouble
Mrs. Rowland
 
1942 They All Kissed the Bride
Mrs. Drew
 
1942 In This Our Life
Lavinia Timberlake
 
1942 What's Cookin'?
Agatha Courtney
 
1942 The Man Who Came to Dinner
Mrs. Ernest Stanley
 
1941 One Night in Lisbon
Catherine Enfilden
 
1941 Topper Returns
Mrs. Topper
 
1941 The Wild Man of Borneo
Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
 
1940 Hullabaloo
Penny Merriweather
 
1940 Dulcy
Eleanor Forbes
 
1940 The Captain Is a Lady
Blossy Stort
 
1940 Irene
Mrs. Vincent
 
1940 And One Was Beautiful
Mrs. Julia Lattimer
 
1940 The Ghost Comes Home
Cora Adams
 
1939 Remember?
Mrs. Bronson
 
1939 Eternally Yours
Aunt Abby
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz
Glinda
 
1939 Bridal Suite
Mrs. McGill
 
1939 Zenobia
Mrs. Tibbett
 
1938 Topper Takes a Trip
Mrs. Topper
 
1938 The Young in Heart
Marmy Carleton
 
1938 Merrily We Live
Mrs. Kilbourne
 
1938 Everybody Sing
Diana Bellaire
 
1937 Navy Blue and Gold
Mrs. Alyce Gates
 
1937 The Bride Wore Red
Contessa di Meina
 
1937 Topper
Mrs. Topper
 
1937 Parnell
Clara
 
1936 Craig's Wife
Mrs. Frazier
 
1936 Piccadilly Jim
Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
 
1936 My American Wife
Mrs. Robert Cantillon
 
1935 Splendor
Clarissa
 
1935 A Feather in Her Hat
Julia Trent Anders
 
1935 She Couldn't Take It
Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
 
1935 Doubting Thomas
Paula Brown
 
1935 Becky Sharp
Lady Bareacres
 
1935 After Office Hours
Mrs. Norwood
 
1935 Society Doctor
Mrs. Crane
 
1934 Forsaking All Others
Aunt Paula
 
1934 We're Rich Again
Mrs. Linda Page
 
1934 Finishing School
Mrs. Helen Crawford Radcliff
 
1934 Where Sinners Meet
Eustasia
 
1933 Only Yesterday
Julia Warren
 
1933 Dinner at Eight
Millicent Jordan
 
1933 Christopher Strong
Lady Strong - His Wife
 
1932 A Bill of Divorcement
Margaret
 
1921 The Education of Elizabeth
Elizabeth Banks
 
1920 The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
Belle Johnson
 
1920 Away Goes Prudence
Prudence Thorne
 
1919 Wanted: A Husband
Amanda Darcy Cole
 
1919 Sadie Love
Sadie Love
 
1919 The Misleading Widow
Betty Taradine
 
1919 Good Gracious, Annabelle
Annabelle Leigh
 
1918 The Make-Believe Wife
Phyllis Ashbrook
 
1918 In Pursuit of Polly
Polly Marsden
 
1918 Let's Get a Divorce
Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
 
1918 Eve's Daughter
Irene Simpson-Bates
 
1917 The Land of Promise
Nora Marsh
 
1917 Arms and the Girl
Ruth Sherwood
 
1917 The Mysterious Miss Terry
Mavis Terry
 
1916 Gloria's Romance
Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
 
1916 Peggy
Peggy Cameron
 
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1943 Hi Diddle Diddle (performer: "The Pilgrim's Chorus" - uncredited)
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz (performer: "Munchkinland Medley: 'Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are', 'The House Began To Pitch', 'As Mayor of the Munchkin City', 'As Coroner, I Must Aver', 'Ding Dong The Witch is Dead', 'Lullaby League', 'Lollipop Guild' and 'We Welcome You to Munchkinland'" 1939 - uncredited)
 
1939 Bridal Suite (performer: "Funiculi, Funicula" 1880 - uncredited)
 
1939 Zenobia (performer: "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" 1843 - uncredited)
 
1934 We're Rich Again (performer: "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain When She Comes")
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1951 TV Club (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #1.24 (1951) … Herself
 
1950 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #1.36 (1950) … Herself - Actress
 
1949 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.2 (1949) … Herself
 
1941 Picture People No. 2: Hollywood Sports (short)
Herself
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 20 (short)
Herself, Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld
 
1929 Glorifying the American Girl
Herself (uncredited)
 
1914 Our Mutual Girl
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2009 To Oz! The Making of a Classic (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2009 Today Tonight (TV series)
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical
Herself
 
2004 Ziegfeld on Film (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2000 The Legend Floyd: The Dark Side of the Rainbow (TV movie)
Glinda
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Clip from 'The Wizard of Oz' (uncredited)
 
1994 Hal Roach: King of Laughter (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series)
 
1956 Columbia Laff Hour
 
1950 The Golden Twenties (documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1907). Stage Play: My Wife. Written by Michael Morton, from the French of Paul Gavault and Robert Charvay. Empire Theatre: 31 Aug 1907-Dec 1907 (closing date unknown/129 performances). Cast: Alex Brunn, Herbert Budd, Billie Burke (as "Beatrice 'Trixie' Dupre"), John Drew, Frank Goldsmith... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 2 Print Biographies  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Miss Billie Burke

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on her husband, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.] Ziegfeld has been portrayed as a man who pursued women. I have even come across a word which, in regard to him, is not only vulgar but incredibly inaccurate. The word is "Chaser." By all the pink-toed prophets, Flo Ziegfeld was never that! Flo never pursed any woman... See more »

Trivia:

Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6617 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo