Billie Burke

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win. See more awards »

Known For

The Wizard of Oz Glinda

(1939)

Merrily We Live Mrs. Kilbourne

(1938)

Topper Returns Mrs. Topper

(1941)

Dinner at Eight Millicent Jordan

(1933)

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Actress (92 credits)

1960 Pepe
Billie Burke

1960 Sergeant Rutledge
Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate

1960 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)
Mavis Matthews Conway

- Publicity Brat (1960) ... Mavis Matthews Conway (as Miss Billie Burke)

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)
Aunt

- Mother Was a Bachelor (1956) ... Aunt

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)

1952 Footlights Theater (TV Series)

- Dear Amanda (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)
Aunt Amanda

- Dear Amanda (1951) ... Aunt Amanda

1950 Lights Out (TV Series)

- Dr. Heidegger's Experiment (1950)

1950 Three Husbands
Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker

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)
Billie Baxter

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
Aunt 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 W. Stanley aka Daisy

1941 One Night in Lisbon
Catherine Enfilden

1941 Topper Returns
Mrs. Topper

1941 The Wild Man of Borneo
Bernice Marshall

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?
Louise 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. Clara 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

1932 A Bill of Divorcement
Margaret

1929 Glorifying the American Girl
Billie Burke (uncredited)

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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Soundtrack (6 credits)

2014 Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead")

1943 Hi Diddle Diddle (performer: "The Pilgrim's Chorus" (uncredited), "Je suis Titania")

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" - uncredited)

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Self (8 credits)

1951 TV Club (TV Series documentary)
Herself

- Episode #1.24 (1951) ... Herself

1950 The Ed Wynn Show (TV Series)
Herself

- Episode #1.36 (1950) ... Herself

1949 Texaco Star Theatre (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

1914 Our Mutual Girl, No. 4 (Short)
Herself

1914 Our Mutual Girl
Herself

1905 Biograph Beauty Postcard (Short)
Herself

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Archive footage (18 credits)

2011 Vito (Documentary)
Glinda

2011 These Amazing Shadows (Documentary)
Glinda (clip from The Wizard of Oz (1939)) (uncredited)

2009 To Oz! The Making of a Classic (Video documentary short)
Herself

2009 Today Tonight (TV Series)
Glinda

- Episode dated 26 January 2009 (2009) ... Glinda (uncredited)

2005 Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz (Video documentary short)
Glinda

2004 Ziegfeld on Film (Video documentary short)
Herself

2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV Mini-Series documentary)
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: Hollywood's King of Laughter (TV Movie documentary)
Herself

1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV Movie documentary)
Herself

1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV Series documentary)
Margaret (clip from A Bill of Divorcement (1932))

- Birth of a Titan (1987) ... Margaret (clip from A Bill of Divorcement (1932)) (uncredited)

1986 The Laurel and Hardy Show (TV Series)
Bessie Tibbett (1986)

1976 Bob Hope's World of Comedy (TV Movie)
Tribute Montage

1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV Movie documentary)
Actress 'Dinner at Eight' (uncredited)

1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV Series)
Glinda

- The Wizard of Oz (1956) ... Glinda

1956 Columbia Laff Hour

1950 The Golden Twenties (Documentary)
Herself

Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage Play: The Truth Game. Comedy. Written by Ivor Novello. Directed by G. Hamilton Gay. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 27 Dec 1930- Mar 1931 (closing date unknown/107 performances). Cast: Albert G. Andrews (as "Sir Joshua Grimshaw"), Dorothie Bigelow (as "Vera Crombie"), Billie Burke (as "Evelyn Brandon"), Gwen Day Burroughs (as "Harris"), ... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Miss Billie Burke

Height:

5' 2½" (1.59 m)

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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. He was cool and aloof and difficult. But there were times, more times than I prefer to ... See more »