Image: Wikimedia CommonsBillie Burke
American stage and film actress (1884-1970)
- Born August 7, 1884
- 4 movies
Billie Burke was an American character actress who was famous on Broadway and radio and in silent and sound films. She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in MGM's The Wizard of Oz (1939). She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Merrily We Live (1938) and appeared in the Topper film series.
Billie Burke appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 1949 to 1960. Most of that work is in comedy, family and romance. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Vincente Minnelli (2), Elizabeth Taylor (2), Spencer Tracy (2), Joan Bennett (2), Don Taylor (2).
Known for
- The Wizard of Oz (1939), Glinda the Good Witch of the North. The role modern audiences know her for, in the MGM film musical.
- Merrily We Live (1938), Emily Kilbourne. Earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
- Father of the Bride (1950). A later film role in a career that began in silent pictures.
- Father’s Little Dividend (1951). Part of the cast of the 1951 comedy.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Billie Burke been in?
- Billie Burke appears in Sergeant Rutledge (1960), Father’s Little Dividend (1951), Father of the Bride (1950) and The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) on The Remote.
- When was Billie Burke born?
- Billie Burke was born on 7 August 1884.
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