Clara Blandick

Acting • 1876-06-04 • 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

7.6

The Wizard of Oz

1939

6.6

Pillow of Death

1945

6.9

Possessed

1931

5.5

The Drums of Jeopardy

1931

6.4

A Stolen Life

1946

6.7

Shopworn

1932

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Filmography

1950
Key to the CityFilm
Liza, Silas' housekeeper
★ 6.5
1950
Riding HighFilm
Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1949
Mr. Soft TouchFilm
Susan Balmuss
★ 6.8
1948
The Bride Goes WildFilm
Aunt Pewtie
★ 6.7
1947
Life with FatherFilm
Miss Wiggins
★ 6.7
1947
Philo Vance ReturnsFilm
Stella Blendon
★ 6.3
1946
She-Wolf of LondonFilm
Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)
★ 5.6
1946
A Stolen LifeFilm
Martha
★ 6.4
1946
So Goes My LoveFilm
Mrs. Meade
★ 7.3
1946
People Are FunnyFilm
Grandma Wilson
★ 5.7
1946
Claudia and DavidFilm
Mrs. Barry
★ 7.5
1945
Pillow of DeathFilm
Belle Kincaid
★ 6.6
1945
Frontier GalFilm
Abigail
★ 5.3
1944
Can't Help SingingFilm
Aunt Cissy
★ 6.0
1944
Shadow of SuspicionFilm
Mother Randall
★ 6.7
1943
Heaven Can WaitFilm
Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1943
Du Barry Was a LadyFilm
Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1942
Gentleman JimFilm
Woman on Train (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1942
Rings on Her FingersFilm
★ 6.7
1942
Lady in a JamFilm
Tourist (uncredited)
★ 5.6
1941
The Big StoreFilm
Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1941
It Started with EveFilm
Nurse
★ 7.2
1941
One Foot in HeavenFilm
Sister Watkins (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1941
The Wagons Roll at NightFilm
Mrs. Williams
★ 6.5
1941
The Get-AwayFilm
Mrs. Higgins
★ 6.0
1941
The Nurse's SecretFilm
Aunt Juliet Mitchell
★ 5.6
1941
Private NurseFilm
Miss Phillips
★ 7.0
1940
North West Mounted PoliceFilm
Mrs. Burns
★ 6.4
1940
Alice in MovielandFilm
Grandmother
★ 6.4
1940
Dreaming Out LoudFilm
Jessica Spencer
★ 6.0
1940
Youth Will Be ServedFilm
Miss Bradshaw
★ 4.0
1940
TomboyFilm
Aunt Martha
1939
The Wizard of OzFilm
Auntie Em
★ 7.6
1939
Drums Along the MohawkFilm
Mrs. Borst
★ 6.5
1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnFilm
Miss Watson
★ 6.7
1939
Swanee RiverFilm
Mrs. Griffin
★ 7.0
1939
The Star MakerFilm
Miss Esther Jones
★ 7.0
1938
Professor BewareFilm
Mrs. Green - Landlady
★ 5.8
1938
Tom Sawyer, DetectiveFilm
Aunt Polly
★ 6.3
1938
Crime RingFilm
Phoebe Sawyer
★ 5.8
1938
My Old Kentucky HomeFilm
Julia 'Granny' Blair
★ 7.5
1938
Swing, Sister, SwingFilm
Ma Sisler
★ 8.0
1937
A Star Is BornFilm
Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1937
The Road BackFilm
Willy's Mother
★ 6.7
1937
Wings Over HonoluluFilm
Evie Curtis
★ 6.4
1937
You Can't Have EverythingFilm
Townswoman (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1937
Her Husband's SecretaryFilm
Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon
★ 6.0
1937
Small Town BoyFilm
Mrs. Armstrong
★ 7.0
1936
The Trail of the Lonesome PineFilm
Gaptown Landlady
★ 6.5
1936
Anthony AdverseFilm
Mrs. Jorham
★ 5.7
1936
The Gorgeous HussyFilm
Louisa Abbott
★ 5.5
1936
The Case of the Velvet ClawsFilm
Mary F. O'Daugherty
★ 6.9
1936
Make Way for a LadyFilm
Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid
★ 5.5
1936
Hearts DividedFilm
Aunt Ellen
★ 5.5
1936
In His StepsFilm
Martha Adams
★ 10.0
1935
Party WireFilm
Mathilda Sherman
★ 8.3
1935
Transient LadyFilm
Eva Branham
★ 6.3
1935
The Winning TicketFilm
Aunt Maggie
★ 4.2
1935
Straight from the HeartFilm
Mrs. Anderson
★ 9.0
1934
Broadway BillFilm
Mrs. Peterson
★ 6.0
1934
The Girl from MissouriFilm
Miss Newberry
★ 7.4
1934
As the Earth TurnsFilm
Cora
★ 5.6
1934
The President VanishesFilm
Mrs. Delling
★ 6.0
1934
The Show-OffFilm
Mrs. 'Ma'
★ 6.2
1934
JealousyFilm
Mrs. Douglas
★ 5.8
1934
Fugitive LadyFilm
Aunt Margaret
★ 8.0
1934
Sisters Under the SkinFilm
Miss Gower
★ 10.0
1934
Harold TeenFilm
Ma Lovewell
★ 6.5
1934
BelovedFilm
Miss Murfee
★ 9.0
1933
Going HollywoodFilm
Ms. Perkins
★ 5.5
1933
Ever in My HeartFilm
Anna, the Cook
★ 5.6
1933
The Mind ReaderFilm
Auntie (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1933
Turn Back the ClockFilm
Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother
★ 5.5
1933
Three Cornered MoonFilm
Ronald’s Landlady (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1933
Child of ManhattanFilm
Aunt Sophie
★ 7.2
1933
Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseFilm
Minerva Winterslip
★ 8.0
1932
Three on a MatchFilm
Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1932
ShopwornFilm
Mrs. Helen Livingston
★ 6.7
1932
RockabyeFilm
Brida
★ 6.5
1932
Life BeginsFilm
Mrs. West
★ 6.2
1932
The Wet ParadeFilm
Mrs. Tarleton
★ 6.2
1932
The Strange Case of Clara DeaneFilm
Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)
★ 6.5
1931
PossessedFilm
Mrs. Martin
★ 6.9
1931
The Drums of JeopardyFilm
Aunt Abbie
★ 5.5
1931
The Easiest WayFilm
Agnes Murdock
★ 5.1
1931
Murder at MidnightFilm
Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy
★ 5.7
1931
Laughing SinnersFilm
Salvation Army Woman
★ 5.3
1931
InspirationFilm
Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1931
I Take This WomanFilm
Ranch Wife
★ 5.2
1931
Huckleberry FinnFilm
Aunt Polly
★ 7.0
1931
DaybreakFilm
Frau Hoffman
★ 4.3
1931
Bought!Film
Mrs. Sprig
★ 8.0
1931
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick WallingfordFilm
Mrs. Layton
★ 6.0
1931
It's a Wise ChildFilm
Mrs. Stanton
★ 6.2
1931
Once a SinnerFilm
Mrs. Mason
★ 8.0
1930
RomanceFilm
Abigail Armstrong
★ 6.5
1930
The Sins of the ChildrenFilm
Martha Wagenkampf
★ 4.7
1930
Tom SawyerFilm
Aunt Polly
★ 6.3
1930
The Girl Said NoFilm
Mrs. Ward
★ 5.8
1930
Men Are Like ThatFilm
Ma Fisher
★ 8.5
1930
Burning UpFilm
Mrs. Minnie Winkle
★ 5.3
1930
The Last of the DuanesFilm
Mrs. Duane
★ 6.0
1930
Poor AubreyFilm
Mrs. Fisher - Aubrey's Mother-in-Law
★ 6.0
1929
Wise GirlsFilm
Mrs. Bence
★ 5.4
1917
Peggy, the Will O' the WispFilm
Mrs. Donnelly
1916
The Stolen TriumphFilm
Mrs. Rowley
★ 9.0
1915
The Cabaret SingerFilm
Mrs. Denton
★ 7.0