Margaret Hamilton
Biography
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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.
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Acting History
2009
To Oz! The Making of a Classic as Self
2000The Dark Side of the Rainbow as Miss Gulch (archive footage)
1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic as Self (archive footage)
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1981Nurse as Mrs. Evers
1979Letters from Frank as Grandma Miller
1979The Making of the Wizard of Oz as Self
1977Lou Grant
1976The Paul Lynde Halloween Special as Wicked Witch
1973Sigmund and the Sea Monsters as Mrs. Eddels
1973The Night Strangler as Prof. Crabwell
1972Journey Back to Oz as Aunt Em (voice)
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
1971The Anderson Tapes as Miss Kaler
1970Brewster McCloud as Daphne Heap
1970The Partridge Family as Clara Kincaid
1969Sesame Street as The Wicked Witch
1969Angel in My Pocket as Rhoda
1967Rosie! as Mae
1967Ghostbreakers as Ivy Rumson
1966The Daydreamer as Mrs. Klopplebobbler
1965The World of Abbott and Costello as Aunt Huddy in Comin' Round The Mountain (archive footage)
1964The Addams Family as Granny Frump
1963The Patty Duke Show
1962Paradise Alley as Mrs. Nicholson
1961Ichabod and Me
196013 Ghosts as Elaine Zacharides
1960The Bat as Lizzie Allen
1959Startime
1958The Christmas Tree as Miss Finch
1957On Borrowed Time as Demetria Riffle
1955Gunsmoke as Edsel Pry
1953A String of Blue Beads as Mrs. Loomis
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Dudgeon
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Demetria Riffle
1951People Will Talk as Sarah Pickett (uncredited)
1951Comin' Round the Mountain as Aunt Huddy
1950Lux Video Theatre as Charity Ames
1950Riding High as Edna
1950Wabash Avenue as Tillie Hutch
1949Man Against Crime as Mrs. Barker
1949The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend as Mrs. Elvira O'Toole (uncredited)
1949The Sun Comes Up as Mrs. Golightly
1949The Red Pony as Teacher
1948Bungalow 13 as Mrs. Theresa Appleby
1948Studio One
1948Studio One as Irma Davis
1948Studio One as Mrs. McIntosh
1948Studio One as Laura Lawson
1948Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven as Ruby Cheever
1948State of the Union as Norah
1948Reaching from Heaven as Sophie Manley
1947Driftwood as Essie
1947Dishonored Lady as Mrs. Geiger
1947The Sin of Harold Diddlebock as Flora
1946Faithful in My Fashion as Miss Applegate
1946Janie Gets Married as Mrs. Angles
1945George White's Scandals as Clarabelle Evans
1944Guest in the House as Hilda
1943Johnny Come Lately as Myrtle Ferguso
1943The Ox-Bow Incident as Mrs. Larch (uncredited)
1943City Without Men as Dora
1942The Affairs of Martha as Guinevere
1942Meet the Stewarts as Willametta
1942Twin Beds as Norah
1941The Gay Vagabond as Agatha Badger
1941Play Girl as Josie
1940The Invisible Woman as Mrs. Jackson
1940I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now as Mrs. Triffle
1940The Villain Still Pursued Her as Mrs. Wilson
1940My Little Chickadee as Mrs. Gideon
1939Main Street Lawyer as Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper
1939Babes in Arms as Martha Steele
1939Angels Wash Their Faces as Miss Hannaberry
1939The Wizard of Oz as Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West
1938Stablemates as Beulah Flanders
1938Breaking the Ice as Mrs. Small
1938Four's a Crowd as Amy
1938Mother Carey's Chickens as Pauline Fuller
1938A Slight Case of Murder as Mrs. Cagle
1938The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as Mrs. Harper
1937Nothing Sacred as Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady
1937I'll Take Romance as Margot
1937Saratoga as Lady at Kiffmeyer's table in train dining car
1937Mountain Justice as Phoebe Lamb
1937The Good Old Soak as Minnie
1937When's Your Birthday? as Mossy
1937You Only Live Once as Hester
1936Laughing at Trouble as Lizzie Beadle
1936The Witness Chair as Grace Franklin
1936The Moon's Our Home as Mitty Simpson
1936These Three as Agatha
1936Chatterbox as Emily 'Tippie' Tipton
1935Way Down East as Martha Perkins
1935The Farmer Takes a Wife as Lucy Gurget
1934Broadway Bill as Edna
1934By Your Leave as Whiffen
1934There's Always Tomorrow as Ella
1934Hat, Coat and Glove as Madame Du Barry
1933Another Language as Helen Hallam
1933Zoo in Budapest as Assistant Matron for Orphans (uncredited)
—Oz as Self / The Wicked Witch of the West (archive footage)