Clara Blandick

Acting

Clara Blandick

Born June 4, 1876Onboard American ship in Hong Kong109 credits

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

Riding High
5.8

Riding High

Movie

1950

Key to the City
6.2

Key to the City

Movie

1950

Mr. Soft Touch
6.8

Mr. Soft Touch

Movie

1949

The Bride Goes Wild
6.2

The Bride Goes Wild

Movie

1948

Life with Father
6.7

Life with Father

Movie

1947

Philo Vance Returns
5.0

Philo Vance Returns

Movie

1947

Filmography

Riding High
1950Riding Highas Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Key to the City
1950Key to the Cityas Liza, Silas' housekeeperMovie
Mr. Soft Touch
1949Mr. Soft Touchas Susan BalmussMovie
The Bride Goes Wild
1948The Bride Goes Wildas Aunt PewtieMovie
Life with Father
1947Life with Fatheras Miss WigginsMovie
Philo Vance Returns
1947Philo Vance Returnsas Stella BlendonMovie
She-Wolf of London
1946She-Wolf of Londonas Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)Movie
So Goes My Love
1946So Goes My Loveas Mrs. MeadeMovie
A Stolen Life
1946A Stolen Lifeas MarthaMovie
Claudia and David
1946Claudia and Davidas Mrs. BarryMovie
People Are Funny
1946People Are Funnyas Grandma WilsonMovie
Frontier Gal
1945Frontier Galas AbigailMovie
Pillow of Death
1945Pillow of Deathas Belle KincaidMovie
Can't Help Singing
1944Can't Help Singingas Aunt CissyMovie
Shadow of Suspicion
1944Shadow of Suspicionas Mother RandallMovie
Du Barry Was a Lady
1943Du Barry Was a Ladyas Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)Movie
Heaven Can Wait
1943Heaven Can Waitas Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)Movie
Gentleman Jim
1942Gentleman Jimas Woman on Train (uncredited)Movie
Road to Morocco
1942Road to Moroccoas Aunt Lucy in Photo (uncredited)Movie
Lady in a Jam
1942Lady in a Jamas Tourist (uncredited)Movie
Rings on Her Fingers
1942Rings on Her FingersMovie
One Foot in Heaven
1941One Foot in Heavenas Sister Watkins (uncredited)Movie
It Started with Eve
1941It Started with Eveas NurseMovie
Private Nurse
1941Private Nurseas Miss PhillipsMovie
The Big Store
1941The Big Storeas Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)Movie
The Get-Away
1941The Get-Awayas Mrs. HigginsMovie
The Nurse's Secret
1941The Nurse's Secretas Aunt Juliet MitchellMovie
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941The Wagons Roll at Nightas Mrs. WilliamsMovie
Youth Will Be Served
1940Youth Will Be Servedas Miss BradshawMovie
North West Mounted Police
1940North West Mounted Policeas Mrs. BurnsMovie
Dreaming Out Loud
1940Dreaming Out Loudas Jessica SpencerMovie
Tomboy
1940Tomboyas Aunt MarthaMovie
Alice in Movieland
1940Alice in Movielandas GrandmotherMovie
Swanee River
1939Swanee Riveras Mrs. GriffinMovie
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939Drums Along the Mohawkas Mrs. BorstMovie
The Star Maker
1939The Star Makeras Miss Esther JonesMovie
The Wizard of Oz
1939The Wizard of Ozas Auntie EmMovie
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnas Miss WatsonMovie
Tom Sawyer, Detective
1938Tom Sawyer, Detectiveas Aunt PollyMovie
Swing, Sister, Swing
1938Swing, Sister, Swingas Ma SislerMovie
Professor Beware
1938Professor Bewareas Mrs. Green - LandladyMovie
Crime Ring
1938Crime Ringas Phoebe SawyerMovie
My Old Kentucky Home
1938My Old Kentucky Homeas Julia 'Granny' BlairMovie
Small Town Boy
1937Small Town Boyas Mrs. ArmstrongMovie
You Can't Have Everything
1937You Can't Have Everythingas Townswoman (uncredited)Movie
The Road Back
1937The Road Backas Willy's MotherMovie
Wings Over Honolulu
1937Wings Over Honoluluas Evie CurtisMovie
A Star Is Born
1937A Star Is Bornas Aunt Mattie (uncredited)Movie
Her Husband's Secretary
1937Her Husband's Secretaryas Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' KingdonMovie
Make Way for a Lady
1936Make Way for a Ladyas Mrs. Dell, Drew's MaidMovie
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1936In His Stepsas Martha AdamsMovie
The Gorgeous Hussy
1936The Gorgeous Hussyas Louisa AbbottMovie
Anthony Adverse
1936Anthony Adverseas Mrs. JorhamMovie
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936The Case of the Velvet Clawsas Mary F. O'DaughertyMovie
Hearts Divided
1936Hearts Dividedas Aunt EllenMovie
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
1936The Trail of the Lonesome Pineas Gaptown LandladyMovie
Party Wire
1935Party Wireas Mathilda ShermanMovie
Straight from the Heart
1935Straight from the Heartas Mrs. AndersonMovie
Transient Lady
1935Transient Ladyas Eva BranhamMovie
The Winning Ticket
1935The Winning Ticketas Aunt MaggieMovie
Fugitive Lady
1934Fugitive Ladyas Aunt MargaretMovie
Broadway Bill
1934Broadway Billas Mrs. PetersonMovie
Jealousy
1934Jealousyas Mrs. DouglasMovie
The President Vanishes
1934The President Vanishesas Mrs. DellingMovie
The Girl from Missouri
1934The Girl from Missourias Miss NewberryMovie
Sisters Under the Skin
1934Sisters Under the Skinas Miss GowerMovie
Harold Teen
1934Harold Teenas Ma LovewellMovie
The Show-Off
1934The Show-Offas Mrs. 'Ma'Movie
As the Earth Turns
1934As the Earth Turnsas CoraMovie
Beloved
1934Belovedas Miss MurfeeMovie
Going Hollywood
1933Going Hollywoodas Ms. PerkinsMovie
Ever in My Heart
1933Ever in My Heartas Anna, the CookMovie
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933Charlie Chan's Greatest Caseas Minerva WinterslipMovie
Turn Back the Clock
1933Turn Back the Clockas Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's MotherMovie
Three Cornered Moon
1933Three Cornered Moonas Ronald’s Landlady (uncredited)Movie
The Mind Reader
1933The Mind Readeras Auntie (uncredited)Movie
Child of Manhattan
1933Child of Manhattanas Aunt SophieMovie
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932The Bitter Tea of General Yenas Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)Movie
Rockabye
1932Rockabyeas BridaMovie
Three on a Match
1932Three on a Matchas Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)Movie
Life Begins
1932Life Beginsas Mrs. WestMovie
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
1932The Strange Case of Clara Deaneas Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)Movie
The Wet Parade
1932The Wet Paradeas Mrs. TarletonMovie
Shopworn
1932Shopwornas Mrs. Helen LivingstonMovie
Possessed
1931Possessedas Mrs. MartinMovie
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
1931New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingfordas Mrs. LaytonMovie
Murder at Midnight
1931Murder at Midnightas Aunt Julia Gray KennedyMovie
Bought!
1931Bought!as Mrs. SprigMovie
Huckleberry Finn
1931Huckleberry Finnas Aunt PollyMovie
I Take This Woman
1931I Take This Womanas Ranch WifeMovie
Laughing Sinners
1931Laughing Sinnersas Salvation Army WomanMovie
Daybreak
1931Daybreakas Frau HoffmanMovie
It's a Wise Child
1931It's a Wise Childas Mrs. StantonMovie
The Drums of Jeopardy
1931The Drums of Jeopardyas Aunt AbbieMovie
The Easiest Way
1931The Easiest Wayas Agnes MurdockMovie
Inspiration
1931Inspirationas Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)Movie
Once a Sinner
1931Once a Sinneras Mrs. MasonMovie
Tom Sawyer
1930Tom Sawyeras Aunt PollyMovie
The Last of the Duanes
1930The Last of the Duanesas Mrs. DuaneMovie
Romance
1930Romanceas Abigail ArmstrongMovie
The Sins of the Children
1930The Sins of the Childrenas Martha WagenkampfMovie
Men Are Like That
1930Men Are Like Thatas Ma FisherMovie
The Girl Said No
1930The Girl Said Noas Mrs. WardMovie
Burning Up
1930Burning Upas Mrs. Minnie WinkleMovie
Poor Aubrey
1930Poor Aubreyas Mrs. Fisher - Aubrey's Mother-in-LawMovie
Wise Girls
1929Wise Girlsas Mrs. BenceMovie
Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp
1917Peggy, the Will O' the Wispas Mrs. DonnellyMovie
The Stolen Triumph
1916The Stolen Triumphas Mrs. RowleyMovie
The Cabaret Singer
1915The Cabaret Singeras Mrs. DentonMovie