Billie Burke
Billie Burke
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burkewas an American actress, famous on Broadway and in early silent film, best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the movie musical The Wizard of Oz. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1938 for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live and is also remembered for her appearances in the Topper series. Billie Burke was the wife of Broadway producer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth7 August 1884
CountryUnited States of America
I am constantly amazed when I talk to young people to learn how much they know about sex and how little about soap.
An actress who has the gift of swaying the emotions of an audience, of compelling tribute of tears, or of moving the public to joyous merriment, cannot always be satisfied to set aside her whole career, in the work that she loves, simply because she is married.
If I ever loved a man better than I love my art, I should marry him and leave the stage. But I have never met such a man.
I think when an actress marries she should leave the stage. She cannot be happy if she is married and remains on the stage. She must care more for her art or for her husband.
There is no reason why marriage should necessarily compel an actress to forego her career.
A woman isn't as old as she thinks she is. She's as old as men think she is.
It seems to me that the most fundamental mistake most parents make with children is to expect them to be grateful. Children are never grateful. ... The 'sacrifices' you made were not for them, they were for you.
To survive there, you need the ambition of a Latin-American revolutionary, the ego of a grand opera tenor, and the physical stamina of a cow pony.
Forty-seven is nothing at all, nor is any age unless you're a cheese ...
But if people will laugh at my work and keep a sound roof over my head, who am I to complain?
Sin in the theater, I can observe now, is comparable to education in a university: it is there for those who wish to take advantage of it, but fewer do than you might suspect.
Twins are so practical. It's always nice to have a spare.
Age is of no importance unless you are a cheese.
Age doesn't matter, unless you're cheese.