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Billie Burke
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Billie Burke

1884 – 1970 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA · Active 1916–2004

Billie Burke, born in 1884, was an American actress who brought her unique charm to the screen in Father's Little Dividend (1951). Known for her comedic timing and delightful presence, she plays the role of the mother, navigating the humorous trials of family life. With a career that began in the silent film era, Burke's work in the 1950s, particularly in this classic, showcases her ability to blend wit with warmth, making her a memorable figure in the realm of cult cinema.

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Father's Little Dividend

Father's Little Dividend

1951 ★ 6.6
as Doris Dunstan

In this sequel to Father of the Bride, newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are going to have a baby, leaving her father having to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.

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Filmography

94 credits
2000s 2 credits
2004
Ziegfeld on Film as Herself (archive footage)
Movie ★ 5.7
2000
The Dark Side of the Rainbow as Glinda (archive footage)
Movie ★ 8.7
1990s 2 credits
1994
That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.0
1990
Movie ★ 8.3
1970s 2 credits
1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
Movie
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.3
1960s 2 credits
1960
Sergeant Rutledge as Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
Movie ★ 7.0
1960
Pepe as Billie Burke
Movie ★ 6.3
1950s 11 credits
1959
The Young Philadelphians as Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
Movie ★ 7.4
1958
TV ★ 7.1
1957
The Star Wagon as Mrs. Rutledge
Movie
1955
TV ★ 5.3
1953
Small Town Girl as Mrs. Livingston
Movie ★ 5.6
1952
Doc Corkle as Melinda
TV ★ 10.0
1951
Movie ★ 6.5
1950
Father of the Bride as Doris Dunstan
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
The Golden Twenties as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
The Boy From Indiana as Zelda Bagley
Movie ★ 9.0
1950
Three Husbands as Mrs. Jenny Bard Whittaker
Movie ★ 5.4
1940s 26 credits
1949
The Barkleys of Broadway as Mrs. Livingston Belney
Movie ★ 6.9
1949
And Baby Makes Three as Mrs. Marvin Fletcher
Movie ★ 5.1
1949
TV ★ 6.0
1948
Billie Gets Her Man as Billie Baxter
Movie ★ 8.0
1946
Movie ★ 6.5
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood as Mrs. Frances Cartwright
Movie ★ 6.0
1945
The Cheaters as Clara Pidgeon
Movie ★ 6.2
1945
Swing Out, Sister as Jessica Mariman
Movie ★ 4.5
1943
Gildersleeve on Broadway as Mrs. Laura Chandler
Movie ★ 7.1
1943
Hi Diddle Diddle as Mrs. Prescott
Movie ★ 6.6
1943
So's Your Uncle as Aunt Minerva
Movie ★ 6.0
1943
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith as Aunt Harriet Crandall
Movie ★ 3.5
1942
In This Our Life as Lavinia Timberlake
Movie ★ 6.9
1942
Movie ★ 5.9
1942
Girl Trouble as Celeste Rowland
Movie ★ 8.3
1942
What's Cookin'? as Agatha Courtney
Movie ★ 7.0
1941
Movie ★ 7.0
1941
Topper Returns as Mrs. Clara Topper
Movie ★ 6.4
1941
The Wild Man of Borneo as Bernice Marshall, Boardinghouse Keeper
Movie ★ 6.7
1941
One Night In Lisbon as Catherine Enfilden
Movie ★ 7.0
1940
Movie ★ 5.7
1940
Irene as Mrs. Herman Vincent
Movie ★ 6.5
1940
Dulcy as Eleanor Forbes
Movie ★ 6.4
1940
And One Was Beautiful as Julia Lattimer
Movie ★ 6.7
1940
Hullabaloo as Penny Merriweather
Movie ★ 6.5
1940
The Captain is a Lady as Blossy Stort
Movie ★ 7.5
1930s 31 credits
1939
Movie ★ 7.6
1939
Eternally Yours as Aunt Abby
Movie ★ 5.9
1939
Zenobia as Mrs. Tibbett
Movie ★ 4.9
1939
Remember? as Mrs. Bronson
Movie ★ 6.0
1939
Bridal Suite as Mrs. Lillian McGill
Movie ★ 5.4
1938
Everybody Sing as Diana Bellaire
Movie ★ 5.0
1938
The Young in Heart as Marmy Carleton
Movie ★ 6.6
1938
Topper Takes a Trip as Mrs. Clara Topper
Movie ★ 6.6
1938
Merrily We Live as Mrs. Emily Kilbourne
Movie ★ 6.9
1937
Topper as Mrs. Topper
Movie ★ 6.7
1937
The Bride Wore Red as Contessa di Meina
Movie ★ 6.9
1937
Navy Blue and Gold as Mrs. Alyce Gates
Movie ★ 5.8
1937
Parnell as Clara Wood
Movie ★ 4.6
1936
Craig's Wife as Mrs. Frazier
Movie ★ 6.5
1936
Piccadilly Jim as Eugenia Willis, Nesta's Sister
Movie ★ 6.8
1936
My American Wife as Mrs. Robert Cantillon
Movie ★ 7.5
1935
Becky Sharp as Lady Bareacres
Movie ★ 5.8
1935
After Office Hours as Mrs. Norwood
Movie ★ 6.5
1935
Society Doctor as Mrs. Crane
Movie ★ 7.3
1935
Doubting Thomas as Paula Brown
Movie ★ 7.5
1935
A Feather in Her Hat as Julia Trent Anders
Movie ★ 7.0
1935
She Couldn't Take It as Mrs. Daniel Van Dyke
Movie ★ 5.3
1935
Splendor as Clarissa
Movie ★ 6.7
1934
Movie ★ 6.0
1934
Finishing School as Mrs. Radcliffe
Movie ★ 6.2
1934
We're Rich Again as Linda Page
Movie ★ 6.2
1934
Movie ★ 4.4
1933
Christopher Strong as Lady Elaine Strong
Movie ★ 5.9
1933
Dinner at Eight as Millicent Jordan
Movie ★ 6.8
1933
Only Yesterday as Julia Warren
Movie ★ 7.3
1932
A Bill of Divorcement as Meg Fairfield
Movie ★ 6.3
1920s 4 credits
1929
Glorifying the American Girl as Self (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.6
1921
The Education of Elizabeth as Elizabeth Banks
Movie ★ 8.0
1920
Away Goes Prudence as Prudence Thorne
Movie ★ 10.0
1920
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson as Belle Johnson
Movie ★ 10.0
1910s 13 credits
1919
Good Gracious, Annabelle as Annabelle Leigh
Movie ★ 7.0
1919
Sadie Love as Sadie Love
Movie ★ 9.0
1919
The Misleading Widow as Betty Taradine
Movie ★ 8.0
1919
Wanted: A Husband as Amanda Darcy Cole
Movie ★ 10.0
1918
Eve's Daughter as Irene Simpson-Bates
Movie
1918
In Pursuit of Polly as Polly Marsden
Movie ★ 7.5
1918
The Make-Believe Wife as Phyllis Ashbrook
Movie
1918
Let's Get a Divorce as Mme. Cyprienne Marcey
Movie
1917
Movie
1917
The Land of Promise as Nora Marsh
Movie
1917
Arms and the Girl as Ruth Sherwood
Movie
1916
Peggy as Peggy Cameron
Movie
1916
Gloria's Romance as Gloria Stafford (as Miss Billie Burke)
Movie ★ 6.0
s 1 credit
Oz as Self / Glinda the Good Witch (archive footage)
Movie