Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Acting

Born June 4, 1876 · Onboard American ship in Hong Kong

Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey) was an American stage and screen actress best known for her role as Auntie Em in the beloved 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz.

Known for

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

1939

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

A Star Is Born

1937

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942

Key to the City

Key to the City

1950

Life with Father

Life with Father

1947

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

The Big Store

The Big Store

1941

Acting(107)

1950Riding HighMrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950Key to the CityLiza, Silas' housekeeper

1949Mr. Soft TouchSusan Balmuss

1948The Bride Goes WildAunt Pewtie

1947Life with FatherMiss Wiggins

1947Philo Vance ReturnsStella Blendon

1946She-Wolf of LondonMrs. McBroom (uncredited)

1946So Goes My LoveMrs. Meade

1946A Stolen LifeMartha

1946Claudia and DavidMrs. Barry

1946People Are FunnyGrandma Wilson

1945Frontier GalAbigail

1945Pillow of DeathBelle Kincaid

1944Can't Help SingingAunt Cissy

1944Shadow of SuspicionMother Randall

1943Du Barry Was a LadyOld Lady on Subway (uncredited)

1943Heaven Can WaitGrandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)

1942Gentleman JimWoman on Train (uncredited)

1942Lady in a JamTourist (uncredited)

1942Rings on Her Fingers

1941One Foot in HeavenSister Watkins (uncredited)

1941It Started with EveNurse

1941Private NurseMiss Phillips

1941The Big StoreCustomer Seeking Record (uncredited)

1941The Get-AwayMrs. Higgins

1941The Nurse's SecretAunt Juliet Mitchell

1941The Wagons Roll at NightMrs. Williams

1940Youth Will Be ServedMiss Bradshaw

1940North West Mounted PoliceMrs. Burns

1940Dreaming Out LoudJessica Spencer

1940TomboyAunt Martha

1940Alice in MovielandGrandmother

1939Swanee RiverMrs. Griffin

1939Drums Along the MohawkMrs. Borst

1939The Star MakerMiss Esther Jones

1939The Wizard of OzAuntie Em

1939The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMiss Watson

1938Tom Sawyer, DetectiveAunt Polly

1938Swing, Sister, SwingMa Sisler

1938Professor BewareMrs. Green - Landlady

1938Crime RingPhoebe Sawyer

1938My Old Kentucky HomeJulia 'Granny' Blair

1937Small Town BoyMrs. Armstrong

1937You Can't Have EverythingTownswoman (uncredited)

1937The Road BackWilly's Mother

1937Wings Over HonoluluEvie Curtis

1937A Star Is BornAunt Mattie (uncredited)

1937Her Husband's SecretaryAgatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon

1936Make Way for a LadyMrs. Dell, Drew's Maid

1936In His StepsMartha Adams

1936The Gorgeous HussyLouisa Abbott

1936Anthony AdverseMrs. Jorham

1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsMary F. O'Daugherty

1936Hearts DividedAunt Ellen

1936The Trail of the Lonesome PineGaptown Landlady

1935Party WireMathilda Sherman

1935Straight from the HeartMrs. Anderson

1935Transient LadyEva Branham

1935The Winning TicketAunt Maggie

1934Fugitive LadyAunt Margaret

1934Broadway BillMrs. Peterson

1934JealousyMrs. Douglas

1934The President VanishesMrs. Delling

1934The Girl from MissouriMiss Newberry

1934Sisters Under the SkinMiss Gower

1934Harold TeenMa Lovewell

1934The Show-OffMrs. 'Ma'

1934As the Earth TurnsCora

1934BelovedMiss Murfee

1933Going HollywoodMs. Perkins

1933Ever in My HeartAnna, the Cook

1933Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseMinerva Winterslip

1933Turn Back the ClockMrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother

1933Three Cornered MoonRonald’s Landlady (uncredited)

1933The Mind ReaderAuntie (uncredited)

1933Child of ManhattanAunt Sophie

1932RockabyeBrida

1932Three on a MatchMrs. Keaton (uncredited)

1932Life BeginsMrs. West

1932The Strange Case of Clara DeaneMrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)

1932The Wet ParadeMrs. Tarleton

1932ShopwornMrs. Helen Livingston

1931PossessedMrs. Martin

1931New Adventures of Get Rich Quick WallingfordMrs. Layton

1931Murder at MidnightAunt Julia Gray Kennedy

1931Bought!Mrs. Sprig

1931Huckleberry FinnAunt Polly

1931I Take This WomanRanch Wife

1931Laughing SinnersSalvation Army Woman

1931DaybreakFrau Hoffman

1931It's a Wise ChildMrs. Stanton

1931The Drums of JeopardyAunt Abbie

1931The Easiest WayAgnes Murdock

1931InspirationMadeleine's Mother (uncredited)

1931Once a SinnerMrs. Mason

1930Tom SawyerAunt Polly

1930The Last of the DuanesMrs. Duane

1930RomanceAbigail Armstrong

1930The Sins of the ChildrenMartha Wagenkampf

1930Men Are Like ThatMa Fisher

1930The Girl Said NoMrs. Ward

1930Burning UpMrs. Minnie Winkle

1930Poor AubreyMrs. Fisher - Aubrey's Mother-in-Law

1929Wise GirlsMrs. Bence

1917Peggy, the Will O' the WispMrs. Donnelly

1916The Stolen TriumphMrs. Rowley

1915The Cabaret SingerMrs. Denton

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