Biography
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke was an American character actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is perhaps best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film musical The Wizard of Oz (1939).
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Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1960
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1939 · nominated
Filmography29 titles
The Boy From Indiana
The Wizard of Oz
The Young Philadelphians
That's Entertainment! III
Sergeant Rutledge
Father of the Bride
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Barkleys of Broadway
In This Our Life
Merrily We Live
The Bride Wore Red
Piccadilly Jim
Dinner at Eight
Topper
Hi Diddle Diddle
The Young in Heart
Father's Little Dividend
Hullabaloo
Topper Returns
Pepe
Lights Out
Breakfast in Hollywood
Forsaking All Others
Eternally Yours
Navy Blue and Gold
Becky Sharp
Small Town Girl
Glorifying the American Girl
Three Husbands