Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

ActingBorn June 4, 1876Died April 15, 1962 (age 85)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

Men Are Like That

Men Are Like That

Ma Fisher

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

Auntie Em

Party Wire

Party Wire

Mathilda Sherman

A Star Is Born

Aunt Mattie (uncredited)

It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve

Nurse

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

Woman on Train (uncredited)

Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan

Aunt Sophie

Possessed

Possessed

Mrs. Martin

Filmography

Acting

Riding High

1950·Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Key to the City

Key to the City6.2

1950·Liza, Silas' housekeeper

Mr. Soft Touch

Mr. Soft Touch6.8

1949·Susan Balmuss

The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild6.2

1948·Aunt Pewtie

Life with Father

Life with Father6.7

1947·Miss Wiggins

Philo Vance Returns

Philo Vance Returns5.0

1947·Stella Blendon

She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London5.5

1946·Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)

So Goes My Love

So Goes My Love7.0

1946·Mrs. Meade

A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life6.4

Claudia and David

Claudia and David7.0

1946·Mrs. Barry

People Are Funny

People Are Funny5.2

1946·Grandma Wilson

Frontier Gal

Frontier Gal4.4

Pillow of Death

Pillow of Death6.5

1945·Belle Kincaid

Can't Help Singing

Can't Help Singing5.4

1944·Aunt Cissy

Shadow of Suspicion

Shadow of Suspicion6.0

1944·Mother Randall

Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady6.4

1943·Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait6.9

1943·Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim7.1

1942·Woman on Train (uncredited)

Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco6.9

1942·Aunt Lucy in Photo (uncredited)

Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam5.3

1942·Tourist (uncredited)

Rings on Her Fingers

Rings on Her Fingers6.5

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven6.7

1941·Sister Watkins (uncredited)

It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve7.2

Private Nurse

1941·Miss Phillips

The Big Store

The Big Store6.2

1941·Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)

The Get-Away

The Get-Away5.4

1941·Mrs. Higgins

The Nurse's Secret

The Nurse's Secret5.0

1941·Aunt Juliet Mitchell

The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night6.4

1941·Mrs. Williams

Youth Will Be Served

Youth Will Be Served1.0

1940·Miss Bradshaw

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police6.4

1940·Mrs. Burns

Dreaming Out Loud

Dreaming Out Loud5.7

1940·Jessica Spencer

Tomboy

1940·Aunt Martha

Alice in Movieland

Alice in Movieland6.3

1940·Grandmother

Swanee River

Swanee River6.7

1939·Mrs. Griffin

Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk6.5

1939·Mrs. Borst

1939·Miss Esther Jones

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz7.6

1939·Auntie Em

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn6.6

1939·Miss Watson

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Tom Sawyer, Detective5.2

1938·Aunt Polly

Swing, Sister, Swing

Swing, Sister, Swing

1938·Ma Sisler

Professor Beware

Professor Beware6.1

1938·Mrs. Green - Landlady

Crime Ring

1938·Phoebe Sawyer

My Old Kentucky Home

My Old Kentucky Home5.0

1938·Julia 'Granny' Blair

1937·Mrs. Armstrong

You Can't Have Everything

You Can't Have Everything5.7

1937·Townswoman (uncredited)

The Road Back

The Road Back6.3

1937·Willy's Mother

Wings Over Honolulu

Wings Over Honolulu5.5

1937·Evie Curtis

A Star Is Born7.2

1937·Aunt Mattie (uncredited)

Her Husband's Secretary

Her Husband's Secretary5.0

1937·Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon

Make Way for a Lady

Make Way for a Lady5.0

1936·Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid

1936·Martha Adams

The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy5.3

1936·Louisa Abbott

Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse5.7

1936·Mrs. Jorham

The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws6.8

1936·Mary F. O'Daugherty

Hearts Divided

Hearts Divided5.0

1936·Aunt Ellen

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine6.5

1936·Gaptown Landlady

Party Wire

1935·Mathilda Sherman

Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart

1935·Mrs. Anderson

Transient Lady

Transient Lady5.5

1935·Eva Branham

The Winning Ticket

The Winning Ticket3.3

1935·Aunt Maggie

Fugitive Lady

Fugitive Lady6.0

1934·Aunt Margaret

Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill6.0

1934·Mrs. Peterson

Jealousy

1934·Mrs. Douglas

The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes5.8

1934·Mrs. Delling

The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri7.1

1934·Miss Newberry

Sisters Under the Skin

Sisters Under the Skin

1934·Miss Gower

Harold Teen

1934·Ma Lovewell

The Show-Off

The Show-Off5.7

1934·Mrs. 'Ma'

As the Earth Turns

As the Earth Turns5.3

Beloved

1934·Miss Murfee

Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood5.3

1933·Ms. Perkins

Ever in My Heart

Ever in My Heart5.3

1933·Anna, the Cook

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case6.0

1933·Minerva Winterslip

Turn Back the Clock

Turn Back the Clock4.9

1933·Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother

Three Cornered Moon

Three Cornered Moon5.7

1933·Ronald’s Landlady (uncredited)

The Mind Reader

The Mind Reader6.0

1933·Auntie (uncredited)

Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan7.2

1933·Aunt Sophie

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen6.2

1932·Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

Rockabye

Three on a Match

Three on a Match6.2

1932·Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)

Life Begins

1932·Mrs. West

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

The Strange Case of Clara Deane6.0

1932·Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)

The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade5.8

1932·Mrs. Tarleton

Shopworn

1932·Mrs. Helen Livingston

Possessed

1931·Mrs. Martin

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford5.0

1931·Mrs. Layton

Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight5.4

1931·Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy

Bought!

1931·Mrs. Sprig

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn6.7

1931·Aunt Polly

I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman4.7

1931·Ranch Wife

Laughing Sinners

Laughing Sinners5.1

1931·Salvation Army Woman

Daybreak

1931·Frau Hoffman

It's a Wise Child

It's a Wise Child

1931·Mrs. Stanton

The Drums of Jeopardy

The Drums of Jeopardy5.3

1931·Aunt Abbie

The Easiest Way

The Easiest Way5.1

1931·Agnes Murdock

Inspiration

1931·Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)

Once a Sinner

1931·Mrs. Mason

Tom Sawyer

1930·Aunt Polly

The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes3.0

1930·Mrs. Duane

Romance

1930·Abigail Armstrong

The Sins of the Children

The Sins of the Children4.3

1930·Martha Wagenkampf

Men Are Like That

Men Are Like That9.0

1930·Ma Fisher

The Girl Said No

The Girl Said No5.5

1930·Mrs. Ward

Burning Up

1930·Mrs. Minnie Winkle

Poor Aubrey

1930·Mrs. Fisher - Aubrey's Mother-in-Law

Wise Girls

1929·Mrs. Bence

Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp

Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp

1917·Mrs. Donnelly

The Stolen Triumph

The Stolen Triumph

1916·Mrs. Rowley

The Cabaret Singer

The Cabaret Singer

1915·Mrs. Denton

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