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

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

Appearances as themselves (8)

• 2024Remembering Gene Wilder — Self (archive photo)
• 2009To Oz! The Making of a Classic — Self
• 1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic — Self (archive footage)
• 1982Night of 100 Stars — Self
• 1979The Making of the Wizard of Oz — Self
• 1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory — Self (archive footage)
• Startime — Self
• Oz — Self / The Wicked Witch of the West (archive footage)