Who was the actress that played the Wicked Witch?

Answer 1

In the 1939 film version of the book The Wizard of Oz by author and Oz series originator Lyman Frank Baum [May 15, 1856-May 5, 1919], the part of the Wicked Witch of the West is played by Margaret Hamilton [December 9, 1902-May 16, 1985]. In the stage version of the novel Wicked by author Gregory Maguire [b. June 9, 1954], the part is played by Idina Kim Menzel [b. May 30, 1971].

Answer 2

Of course, it was just a dummy's fake pair of legs that could be seen from under the farmhouse in the beloved 1939 film version of "The Wizard of Oz."

Specifically, the witch that Dorothy Gale saw from her window during the cyclone looked like Margaret Hamilton (Decemer 9, 1902 - May 16, 1985), the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West. Credit for the role of the Wicked Witch of the East is not given at the end of the film. Some sources on the internet do likewise. Those Internet sources that do credit her list Hamilton.

Answer 3

Margaret Hamilton. She also played Elmira Gulch the nasty Neighbor who came to the Gale's home to take Toto, and the feet of the wicked witch that Dorthy's house fell on.

Answer 4

Margaret Hamilton played the roles of both the Wicked Witch of the West and Miss Almira Gulch .

Answer 5

The good witch was from the north. The witch from the east was wicked and was played by no one.