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.
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
Breakfast in Hollywood
Forsaking All Others
Lights Out
Eternally Yours
Navy Blue and Gold
Becky Sharp
Small Town Girl
Glorifying the American Girl
Three Husbands