Billie Burke

Billie Burke

Birthday: 1884-08-07

Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

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The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz

Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and ...

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Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she annou...

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Father's Little Dividend
Father's Little Dividend

Newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are having a baby, leaving her father t...

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Topper
Topper

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to...

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The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner

An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwester...

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The Land of Promise
The Land of Promise

Based on the 1913 play The Land of Promise by W. Somerset Maugham about Nora Marsh and her life whic...

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Sadie Love
Sadie Love

Society miss Sadie Love has just wed Prince Luigi Pallavincini when she gets a phone call from Jimmi...

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In Pursuit of Polly
In Pursuit of Polly

Pretty Polly Marsden is ardently pursued by three different Romeos, but she coyly refuses to choose ...

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The Make-Believe Wife
The Make-Believe Wife

Several young couples have gathered at a vacation home in the mountains. The group of friends go cli...

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Eve's Daughter
Eve's Daughter

Eve's Daughter was the fourth and final screen teaming of Billie Burke and Thomas Meighan. This time...

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The Mysterious Miss Terry
The Mysterious Miss Terry

In her first Paramount film, Billie Burke plays Helen Wentworth, an heiress who's bored with the hig...

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Good Gracious, Annabelle
Good Gracious, Annabelle

When the father of sixteen-year-old Annabelle Leigh (Billie Burke) is killed in a fight, miner John ...

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Away Goes Prudence
Away Goes Prudence

Prudence, a young society woman and aviatrix, is forbidden to continue flying by her fiancé Hewitt a...

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The Education of Elizabeth
The Education of Elizabeth

Billie Burke, the real-life wife of Flo Ziegfeld, plays Ziegfeld Follies dancer Elizabeth Banks who ...

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The Barkleys of Broadway
The Barkleys of Broadway

Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate r...

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Sergeant Rutledge
Sergeant Rutledge

Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white w...

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The Young Philadelphians
The Young Philadelphians

Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climb...

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Everybody Sing
Everybody Sing

Boisterous teen Judy Bellaire is expelled from her all-female boarding school for convincing her fel...

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In This Our Life
In This Our Life

An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the l...

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They All Kissed the Bride
They All Kissed the Bride

Margaret Drew runs her trucking company single-mindedly, if not ruthlessly. The only thorn in her si...

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The Young in Heart
The Young in Heart

A family of confidence tricksters sets their sights on a very rich, very lonely old lady named Miss ...

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Christopher Strong
Christopher Strong

A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young...

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Becky Sharp
Becky Sharp

In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the positio...

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Topper Returns
Topper Returns

Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, accidentally m...

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Dinner at Eight
Dinner at Eight

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver...

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After Office Hours
After Office Hours

A managing editor sends a socialite reporter to spy on her boyfriend, mixed up in murder....

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A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement

A World War I veteran returns home after fifteen years in an asylum and finds that everything has ch...

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Pepe
Pepe

Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director b...

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Gildersleeve on Broadway
Gildersleeve on Broadway

On a trip to New York, a small-town blowhard gets caught between a wealthy widow and a gold digger....

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Topper Takes a Trip
Topper Takes a Trip

Mrs. Topper's friend Mrs. Parkhurst has convinced Mrs Topper to file for a divorce from Cosmo due to...

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Hi Diddle Diddle
Hi Diddle Diddle

When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's fat...

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Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours

Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say pre...

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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to t...

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Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife

Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions an...

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Forsaking All Others
Forsaking All Others

A socialite only realises that her friend is in love with her when she falls for the wrong man....

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The Ghost Comes Home
The Ghost Comes Home

Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voya...

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Irene
Irene

Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mr...

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Zenobia
Zenobia

A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage...

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Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live

Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find ...

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Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl

Rick Belrow Livingston, in love with Broadway star Lisa, is sentenced to 30 days in jail for speedin...

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The Bride Wore Red
The Bride Wore Red

A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor....

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Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday

On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a...

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Society Doctor
Society Doctor

Two surgeons in love with a nurse end their rivalry in the operating room....

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Navy Blue and Gold
Navy Blue and Gold

Three Navy Cadets become friends, support each other and struggle to survive the rigorous training....

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Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim

Jim's father wants to marry Eugenia, but her sister Netta refuses to allow it. When Jim sees Ann at ...

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The Wild Man of Borneo
The Wild Man of Borneo

A medicine show man tries to con people into believing he's a legitimate stage actor....

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Dulcy
Dulcy

A dizzy young woman aranges to turn her inventor-boyfriend's vacation into a chance meeting with a p...

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And One Was Beautiful
And One Was Beautiful

A teenager falls hard for an irresponsible playboy....

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The Cheaters
The Cheaters

An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-a...

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And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three

A recently divorced couple see things differently after learning they are going to be parents....

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My American Wife
My American Wife

Ann Sothern essays the title role in My American Wife. The story opens in Smelter City, Arizona, whe...

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Finishing School
Finishing School

Virginia, who studies at a boarding school for upper-class girls, falls in love with a medical inter...

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Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas

A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local produc...

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Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo

A radio actor faces trouble when a science-fiction story causes the audience to panic....

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Remember?
Remember?

Sky and Linda meet on vacation and become engaged. When Sky introduces Linda to his best friend, Jef...

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We're Rich Again
We're Rich Again

A polo-playing grandmother and her broke brood get back in the money with a Wall Street bet....

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Swing Out, Sister
Swing Out, Sister

Universal cowboy star Rod Cameron plays Geoffrey, conductor of a high-toned symphony orchestra. Secr...

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The Bachelor's Daughters
The Bachelor's Daughters

A department store floor walker is persuaded by four husband-seeking salesgirls to pose as their fat...

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A Feather in Her Hat
A Feather in Her Hat

After the woman who raised him claims he's not her son, Richard searches for clues about his identit...

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Parnell
Parnell

Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his re...

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She Couldn't Take It
She Couldn't Take It

The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustra...

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Bridal Suite
Bridal Suite

A carefree playboy with an aversion to marriage falls for a lass he meets in the French Alps....

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Splendor
Splendor

When Brighton Lorrimore returns home with his new bride, Phyllis, his family makes their disappointm...

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The Golden Twenties
The Golden Twenties

Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles...

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Girl Trouble
Girl Trouble

A South American in New York rents the apartment of a socialite who pretends to be his maid....

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Where Sinners Meet
Where Sinners Meet

A pair of lovers are secreting away to Paris for a quick divorce and marriage when they find themsel...

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Ziegfeld on Film
Ziegfeld on Film

This short documentary includes interviews with Florenz Ziegfeld's daughter Patricia and actress Lui...

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Breakfast in Hollywood
Breakfast in Hollywood

The goings on of a few members of a radio show's audience is the premise for this feature film deriv...

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What's Cookin'?
What's Cookin'?

J. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha Cour...

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One Night In Lisbon
One Night In Lisbon

Saucy screwball comedy wherein lovely Madeleine falls in love with flier Fred despite interference f...

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The Captain Is a Lady
The Captain Is a Lady

Because of a bad investment, Captain and Mrs. Peabody are evicted from their home. Mrs. Peabody find...

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The Dark Side of the Rainbow
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 o...

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That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III

Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929...

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The Boy From Indiana
The Boy From Indiana

Happy-go-lucky aspiring sportswriter Lon Decker from Indiana who has aspirations of becoming a sport...

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The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson

Belle Johnson, a flirtatious widow in Paris for the carnival season, finds that the marriage of her ...

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So's Your Uncle
So's Your Uncle

Circumstances arise that result in a man impersonating his uncle. As the "uncle", he finds himself p...

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You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

A young woman marries a soldier to fulfill the conditions of a will. However, when she gets ready to...

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Arms and the Girl
Arms and the Girl

Ziegfeld Follies headliner Billie Burke starred in a handful of silent films, of which Arms and the ...

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Let's Get a Divorce
Let's Get a Divorce

A bit too immature for marriage, Cyprienne allows her pretty head to be turned by an egotistical fop...

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Peggy
Peggy

The heroine, Peggy Cameron, is a high-society debutante with a mind of her own. After making a publi...

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Three Husbands
Three Husbands

When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all newcomers--h...

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
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 c...

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Gloria's Romance
Gloria's Romance

An adventurous young girl in Florida gets herself lost in the Everglades and finds terror and excite...

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Glorifying the American Girl
Glorifying the American Girl

A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store'...

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The Misleading Widow
The Misleading Widow

The Misleading Widow is a 1919 silent film comedy starring Billie Burke as Betty Taradine. It was ba...

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Billie Gets Her Man
Billie Gets Her Man

Billie has the mistaken impression that her only daughter is pregnant and must rush to the hospital....

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The Star Wagon
The Star Wagon

An inventor, pondering on how he might differently have arranged his life, invents a time machine an...

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Wanted: A Husband
Wanted: A Husband

When her two roommates, Maude Raynes and Helen Bartlett, become engaged, Darcy Cole invents a titled...

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Oz
Oz

A behind-the-scenes look at the 1939 Wizard of Oz film adaptation that tested the limits of its crea...

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The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere will transport audiences, making them feel like they have stepped inside ...

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