Margaret Hamilton

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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

Born

Dec 09, 1902

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died

May 16, 1985

Known For

Acting

Movies

87 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.6

movie

Known For

The Wizard of Oz

1939

as Miss Gulch

13 Ghosts

1960

as Elaine Zacharides

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

as Mrs. Larch (uncredited)

The Anderson Tapes

1971

as Miss Kaler

You Only Live Once

1937

as Hester

Nothing Sacred

1937

as Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady

The Wizard of Oz

1939 • as Miss Gulch

★ 7.6

13 Ghosts

1960 • as Elaine Zacharides

★ 5.8

Babes in Arms

1939 • as Martha Steele

★ 6.4

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943 • as Mrs. Larch (uncredited)

★ 7.7

Brewster McCloud

1971 • as Daphne Heap

★ 6.3

The Anderson Tapes

1971 • as Miss Kaler

★ 6.1

You Only Live Once

1937 • as Hester

★ 7.1

State of the Union

1948 • as Norah

★ 6.8

The Night Strangler

1973 • as Prof. Crabwell

★ 6.7

Nothing Sacred

1937 • as Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady

★ 6.3

Remembering Gene Wilder

2024 • as Self (archive photo)

★ 7.2

The Red Pony

1949 • as Teacher

★ 6.0

Driftwood

1947 • as Essie

★ 6.8

Broadway Bill

1934 • as Edna

★ 6.0

The Invisible Woman

1940 • as Mrs. Jackson

★ 5.7

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938 • as Mrs. Harper

★ 6.6

Night of 100 Stars

1982 • as Self

★ 5.8

People Will Talk

1951 • as Sarah Pickett (uncredited)

★ 7.1

Dishonored Lady

1947 • as Mrs. Geiger

★ 5.8

These Three

1936 • as Agatha

★ 7.2

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special

1976 • as Wicked Witch

★ 5.6

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

1949 • as Mrs. Elvira O'Toole (uncredited)

★ 5.9

Ghostbreakers

1967 • as Ivy Rumson

★ 4.5

Comin' Round the Mountain

1951 • as Aunt Huddy

★ 6.1

Angel in My Pocket

1969 • as Rhoda

★ 6.2

My Little Chickadee

1940 • as Mrs. Gideon

★ 6.4

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 7.3

Riding High

1950 • as Edna

★ 6.1

Saratoga

1937 • as Lady at Kiffmeyer's table in train dining car

★ 6.5

The Affairs of Martha

1942 • as Guinevere

★ 6.6

Way Down East

1935 • as Martha Perkins

★ 4.3

Meet the Stewarts

1942 • as Willametta

★ 5.5

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947 • as Flora

★ 6.4

The Daydreamer

1966 • as Mrs. Klopplebobbler

★ 5.1

A Slight Case of Murder

1938 • as Mrs. Cagle

★ 6.4

The Witness Chair

1936 • as Grace Franklin

★ 6.6

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939 • as Miss Hannaberry

★ 6.7

Journey Back to Oz

1972 • as Aunt Em (voice)

★ 5.4

Guest in the House

1944 • as Hilda

★ 4.9

The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940 • as Mrs. Wilson

★ 5.2

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935 • as Lucy Gurget

★ 6.2

Four's a Crowd

1938 • as Amy

★ 5.5

When's Your Birthday?

1937 • as Mossy

★ 5.5

Wabash Avenue

1950 • as Tillie Hutch

★ 5.3

The Gay Vagabond

1941 • as Agatha Badger

★ 9.0

Letters from Frank

1979 • as Grandma Miller

★ 8.0

Main Street Lawyer

1939 • as Lucy, Boggs' Housekeeper

★ 5.0

I'll Take Romance

1937 • as Margot

★ 6.3

Twin Beds

1942 • as Norah

★ 3.8

Mountain Justice

1937 • as Phoebe Lamb

★ 6.3

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

1990 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 8.3

By Your Leave

1934 • as Whiffen

★ 4.3

There's Always Tomorrow

1934 • as Ella

★ 8.0

Breaking the Ice

1938 • as Mrs. Small

★ 6.1

Reaching from Heaven

1948 • as Sophie Manley

★ 8.0

Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven

1948 • as Ruby Cheever

★ 5.8

Play Girl

1941 • as Josie

★ 6.4

Janie Gets Married

1946 • as Mrs. Angles

★ 7.3

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The Great Plane Robbery

1950 • as Mrs. Judd

★ 8.0

Hat, Coat and Glove

1934 • as Madame Du Barry

★ 7.0

Laughing at Trouble

1936 • as Lizzie Beadle

★ 8.0

George White's Scandals

1945 • as Clarabelle Evans

★ 6.5

The Moon's Our Home

1936 • as Mitty Simpson

★ 6.9

movie

Oz

• as Self / The Wicked Witch of the West (archive footage)

City Without Men

1943 • as Dora

★ 5.7

Zoo in Budapest

1933 • as Assistant Matron for Orphans (uncredited)

★ 4.8

Chatterbox

1936 • as Emily 'Tippie' Tipton

★ 7.0

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

1940 • as Mrs. Triffle

★ 6.5

Mother Carey's Chickens

1938 • as Pauline Fuller

★ 6.0

Stablemates

1938 • as Beulah Flanders

★ 6.3

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

2000 • as Miss Gulch (archive footage)

★ 8.7

The Sun Comes Up

1949 • as Mrs. Golightly

★ 6.5

movie

On Borrowed Time

1957 • as Demetria Riffle

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

2025 • as Miss Gulch (archive footage)

Rosie!

1967 • as Mae

★ 10.0

Faithful in My Fashion

1946 • as Miss Applegate

★ 7.0

movie

The Christmas Tree

1958 • as Miss Finch

★ 2.0

movie

To Oz! The Making of a Classic

2009 • as Self

Bungalow 13

1948 • as Mrs. Theresa Appleby

★ 3.0

Johnny Come Lately

1943 • as Myrtle Ferguso

★ 7.0

The World of Abbott and Costello

1965 • as Aunt Huddy in Comin' Round The Mountain (archive footage)

★ 6.8

A String of Blue Beads

1953 • as Mrs. Loomis

★ 6.0

The Bat

1960 • as Lizzie Allen

★ 5.0

The Good Old Soak

1937 • as Minnie

★ 9.0

Another Language

1933 • as Helen Hallam

★ 6.8

Paradise Alley

1962 • as Mrs. Nicholson

★ 6.6

The Making of the Wizard of Oz

1979 • as Self

★ 7.5