Margaret Hamilton
Born: 1902-12-09 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: 1985-05-16
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Margaret Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American film actress known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actor in films for seven years before she was offered the role that defined her public image. In later years, Hamilton made frequent cameo appearances on television sitcoms and commercials. She also gained recognition for her work as an advocate of causes designed to benefit children and animals, and retained a lifelong commitment to public education.
Filmography
2009
- To Oz! The Making of a Classic as Self
2000
- The Dark Side of the Rainbow as Miss Gulch (archive footage)
1990
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic as Self (archive footage)
1982
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
1981
- Nurse as Mrs. Evers
1979
- The Making of the Wizard of Oz as Self
- Letters from Frank as Grandma Miller
1977
1976
- The Paul Lynde Halloween Special as Wicked Witch
1973
- The Night Strangler as Prof. Crabwell
- Sigmund and the Sea Monsters as Mrs. Eddels
1972
- Journey Back to Oz as Aunt Em (voice)
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
1971
- The Anderson Tapes as Miss Kaler
1970
- The Partridge Family as Clara Kincaid
- Brewster McCloud as Daphne Heap
1969
- Sesame Street as The Wicked Witch
- Angel in My Pocket as Rhoda
1967
- Ghostbreakers as Ivy Rumson
- Rosie! as Mae
1966
- The Daydreamer as Mrs. Klopplebobbler
1965
- The World of Abbott and Costello as Aunt Huddy in Comin' Round The Mountain (archive footage)
1964
- The Addams Family as Granny Frump
1963
1962
- Paradise Alley as Mrs. Nicholson
1961
1959
1958
- The Christmas Tree as Miss Finch
1957
- On Borrowed Time as Demetria Riffle
1955
- Gunsmoke as Edsel Pry
1953
- A String of Blue Beads as Mrs. Loomis
1951
- Comin' Round the Mountain as Aunt Huddy
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Dudgeon
- People Will Talk as Sarah Pickett (uncredited)
1950
- Riding High as Edna
- Lux Video Theatre as Charity Ames
- Wabash Avenue as Tillie Hutch
1949
- The Sun Comes Up as Mrs. Golightly
- The Red Pony as Teacher
- The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend as Mrs. Elvira O'Toole (uncredited)
- Man Against Crime as Mrs. Barker
1948
- Studio One
- Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven as Ruby Cheever
- Bungalow 13 as Mrs. Theresa Appleby
- State of the Union as Norah
- Reaching from Heaven as Sophie Manley
1947
- Driftwood as Essie
- Dishonored Lady as Mrs. Geiger
- The Sin of Harold Diddlebock as Flora
1946
- Faithful in My Fashion as Miss Applegate
- Janie Gets Married as Mrs. Angles
1945
- George White's Scandals as Clarabelle Evans
1944
- Guest in the House as Hilda
1943
- The Ox-Bow Incident as Mrs. Larch (uncredited)
- City Without Men as Dora
- Johnny Come Lately as Myrtle Ferguso
1942
- The Affairs of Martha as Guinevere
- Meet the Stewarts as Willametta
- Twin Beds as Norah
1941
- Play Girl as Josie
- The Gay Vagabond as Agatha Badger
1940
- The Villain Still Pursued Her as Mrs. Wilson
- My Little Chickadee as Mrs. Gideon
- The Invisible Woman as Mrs. Jackson
- I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now as Mrs. Triffle
1939
- The Wizard of Oz as Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West
- Angels Wash Their Faces as Miss Hannaberry
- Main Street Lawyer as Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper
- Babes in Arms as Martha Steele
1938
- Stablemates as Beulah Flanders
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as Mrs. Harper
- Breaking the Ice as Mrs. Small
- A Slight Case of Murder as Mrs. Cagle
- Mother Carey's Chickens as Pauline Fuller
- Four's a Crowd as Amy
1937
- Nothing Sacred as Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady
- Mountain Justice as Phoebe Lamb
- You Only Live Once as Hester
- The Good Old Soak as Minnie
- When's Your Birthday? as Mossy
- I'll Take Romance as Margot
- Saratoga as Lady at Kiffmeyer's table in train dining car
1936
- Chatterbox as Emily 'Tippie' Tipton
- These Three as Agatha
- Laughing at Trouble as Lizzie Beadle
- The Moon's Our Home as Mitty Simpson
- The Witness Chair as Grace Franklin
1935
- The Farmer Takes a Wife as Lucy Gurget
- Way Down East as Martha Perkins
1934
- Broadway Bill as Edna
- Hat, Coat and Glove as Madame Du Barry
- There's Always Tomorrow as Ella
- By Your Leave as Whiffen
1933
- Another Language as Helen Hallam
- Zoo in Budapest as Assistant Matron for Orphans (uncredited)