Actress billie burke biography
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Actress billie burke biography
Billie Burke
American stage and film actress (1884–1970)
Not to be confused with Billy Burke.
For other people named Mary Burke, see Mary Burke (disambiguation).
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke[1] (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American 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 the MGMfilm musicalThe 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.
She was married to Broadway producer and impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. from 1914 until his death in 1932.[2][3]
Early life
Burke was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Blanche (née Beatty) and her second husband, William "Billy" Ethelbert Burke.
She toured the United States and Europe with