Acting

Mildred Burke

Born — Died

1915-08-05 — 1989-02-18

Place of birth

Coffeyville, Kansas, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

5 titles

IMDb profile

Mildred Bliss, better known by the ring name Mildred Burke, was an American professional wrestler. She is overall a three-time women's world champion under different incarnations and recognitions. She was never defeated. Mildred suffered a stroke on 2/14/1989 and died four days later at Northridge Hospital in California.

Known for

8.3

Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.

Dark Side of the Ring

2019

6.7

A close-up look at the turbulent world of women's professional wrestling as a New York City waitress decides to become a professional wrestler.

Below the Belt

1980

5.0

An underground, underdog story of the prolific journey that women take to follow their dreams and find their way in a male dominated fight industry.

Ballerina I'm Not

2017

No artwork available

Mildred Burke and Mae Weston battling it out for the Women’s Wrestling Championship of the World in 1949.

Lipstick and Dynamite

1947

4.0

Compilation of six women wrestling matches formerly available in 8mm films and then available in video as Wrestling Women (1981): Lily Bitter vs. June Beyers, Cora Combs vs. Laraine Johnson, Clara Mortensen vs. Rita Martinez, Lynn O'Connor vs. June Adair, Ella Waldeck vs. Jane Mull, and the tag team match Ida May and Violet Vian vs. Carrie Majors and Betty Hawkins.