Margaret Hamilton

Personal Info

Birthday

December 9, 1902

Day of Death

1985-05-16

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Margaret Brainard Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

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.

Known For

Sesame Street

The Addams Family

Studio One

Gunsmoke

The Wizard of Oz

Sigmund and the Sea Monsters

Lux Video Theatre

Nurse

Filmography

2009
To Oz! The Making of a Classic
as Self
2000
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
as Miss Gulch (archive footage)
1995
The Dark Side of Oz
as Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West (archive footage)
1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1979
Letters from Frank
as Grandma Miller
The Making of the Wizard of Oz
as Self
1976
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
as Wicked Witch
1973
The Night Strangler
as Prof. Crabwell
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
Brewster McCloud
as Daphne Heap
1969
Angel in My Pocket
as Rhoda
1967
Rosie!
as Mae
Ghostbreakers
as Ivy Rumson
1966
The Daydreamer
as Mrs. Klopplebobbler
1965
The World of Abbott and Costello
as Aunt Huddy in Comin' Round The Mountain (archive footage)
1962
Paradise Alley
as Mrs. Nicholson
1960
13 Ghosts
as Elaine Zacharides
The Bat
as Lizzie Allen
1958
The Christmas Tree
as Miss Finch
1957
On Borrowed Time
as Demetria Riffle
1953
A String of Blue Beads
as Mrs. Loomis
1951
People Will Talk
as Sarah Pickett (uncredited)
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Aunt Huddy
1950
Riding High
as Edna
Wabash Avenue
as Tillie Hutch
1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as Mrs. Elvira O'Toole (uncredited)
The Sun Comes Up
as Mrs. Golightly
The Red Pony
as Teacher
1948
Bungalow 13
as Mrs. Theresa Appleby
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
as Ruby Cheever
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
Johnny Come Lately
as Myrtle Ferguso
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Mrs. Larch (uncredited)
City Without Men
as Dora
1942
The Affairs of Martha
as Guinevere
Meet the Stewarts
as Willametta
Twin Beds
as Norah
1941
The Gay Vagabond
as Agatha Badger
Play Girl
as Josie
1940
The Invisible Woman
as Mrs. Jackson
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
as Mrs. Triffle
The Villain Still Pursued Her
as Mrs. Wilson
My Little Chickadee
as Mrs. Gideon
1939
Main Street Lawyer
as Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper
Babes in Arms
as Martha Steele
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Miss Hannaberry
The Wizard of Oz
as Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West
1938
Stablemates
as Beulah Flanders
Breaking the Ice
as Mrs. Small
Four's a Crowd
as Amy
Mother Carey's Chickens
as Pauline Fuller
A Slight Case of Murder
as Mrs. Cagle
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
as Mrs. Harper
1937
Nothing Sacred
as Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady
I'll Take Romance
as Margot
Saratoga
as Lady at Kiffmeyer's table in train dining car
Mountain Justice
as Phoebe Lamb
The Good Old Soak
as Minnie
When's Your Birthday?
as Mossy
You Only Live Once
as Hester
1936
Laughing at Trouble
as Lizzie Beadle
The Witness Chair
as Grace Franklin
The Moon's Our Home
as Mitty Simpson
These Three
as Agatha
Chatterbox
as Emily 'Tippie' Tipton
1935
Way Down East
as Martha Perkins
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Lucy Gurget
1934
Broadway Bill
as Edna
By Your Leave
as Whiffen
There's Always Tomorrow
as Ella
Hat, Coat and Glove
as Madame Du Barry
1933
Another Language
as Helen Hallam