Billie Burke

Also known as Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke, Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld

American stage and film actress (1884-1970)

Film & TV

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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…

Known for

Ziegfeld on Film — Herself (archive footage)2004
The Dark Side of the Rainbow — Glinda (archive footage)2000
That's Entertainment! III — (archive footage)1994
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic — Self (archive footage)1990
Bob Hope's World of Comedy — Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)1976
Hollywood: The Dream Factory — Self (archive footage)1972
Sergeant Rutledge — Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate1960
Pepe — Billie Burke1960
The Young Philadelphians — Mrs. J. Arthur Allen1959
77 Sunset Strip1958

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Key facts

Born: Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke , ( 1884-08-07 ) August 7, 1884, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died: May 14, 1970 (1970-05-14) (aged 85), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place: Kensico Cemetery
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 1903–1960
Known for: Glinda the Good Witch in MGM's The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Spouse: Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1914 ; died 1932 )
Children: Patricia Ziegfeld Stephenson
Awards: Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Burke
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Washington, D.C.
Place of death: Los Angeles
Spouse: Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Child: Patricia Ziegfeld Stephenson
Occupation: television actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Field of work: film
Image: Billie Burke Ziegfeld.jpg

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Commons category: Billie Burke
date of birth: 1884-08-07
date of death: 1970-05-14
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
place of burial: Kensico Cemetery
Commons gallery: Billie Burke
start of work period: 1907-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Art+Feminism
cause of death: Alzheimer's disease
name in native language: Billie Burke
end of work period: 1970-00-00
writing language: English language
manner of death: natural causes

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Encyclopedic overview

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) 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).

Burke was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live (1938). She had appearances in the Topper film series.

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