Billie Burke
Acting
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.
Born: August 7, 1884
Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Known For
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
The movie The Wizard of Oz (1939) with the soundtrack replaced by Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon (1973); several uncanny moments of synchronisation and a generally darker tone than the original film. Aired on TCM.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
Documentary about the making of the 1939 MGM classic film The Wizard of Oz. Includes interviews of cast and crew members, their families and fans of the film.
The Wizard of Oz
Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.
In Pursuit of Polly
Pretty Polly Marsden is ardently pursued by three different Romeos, but she coyly refuses to choose between them. When they insist that she give them her answer, she arranges an impromptu automobile race: whichever one of the three can overtake her speeding roadster will be the man whom she will marry.
The Young Philadelphians
Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his colleagues and his own obligation to defend his friend Chester on a murder count.
Sergeant Rutledge
Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.
Doubting Thomas
A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local production. When she begins to neglect him, he decides to retaliate by also going on stage.
That's Entertainment! III
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.
Father of the Bride
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
The Man Who Came to Dinner
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.
Filmography
as Herself (archive footage)
as Glinda (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Billie Burke
as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
as Mrs. Rutledge
as Mrs. Livingston
as Doris Dunstan
as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
as Doris Dunstan
as Self (archive footage)
as Zelda Bagley
as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
as Mrs. Livingston Belney
as Billie Baxter
as Molly Burns
as Mrs. Frances Cartwright
as Clara Pidgeon
as Jessica Mariman
as Mrs. Laura Chandler
as Aunt Harriet Crandall
as Aunt Minerva
as Mrs. Prescott
as Celeste Rowland
as Mrs. Drew
as Lavinia Timberlake
as Agatha Courtney
as Daisy Stanley
as Catherine Enfilden
as Mrs. Clara Topper
as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
as Penny Merriweather
as Eleanor Forbes
as Blossy Stort
as Mrs. Herman Vincent
as Julia Lattimer
as Cora Adams
as Mrs. Bronson
as Aunt Abby
as Glinda
as Mrs. Lillian McGill
as Mrs. Tibbett
as Mrs. Clara Topper
as Marmy Carleton
as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
as Diana Bellaire
as Mrs. Alyce Gates
as Contessa di Meina
as Mrs. Topper
as Clara Wood
as Mrs. Frazier
as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
as Mrs. Robert Cantillon
as Clarissa
as Julia Trent Anders
as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
as Paula Brown
as Lady Bareacres
as Mrs. Norwood
as Mrs. Crane
as Aunt Paula
as Linda Page
as Eustasia
as Mrs. Radcliffe
as Millicent Jordan
as Julia Warren
as Lady Elaine Strong
as Meg Fairfield
as Self (uncredited)
as Elizabeth Banks
as Belle Johnson
as Prudence Thorne
as Amanda Darcy Cole
as Betty Taradine
as Annabelle Leigh
as Phyllis Ashbrook
as Polly Marsden
as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
as Irene Simpson-Bates
as Nora Marsh
as Ruth Sherwood
as Mavis Terry
as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
as Peggy Cameron