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Clara Blandick

Born
June 4, 1876
Died
April 15, 1962
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
(1939)
Auntie Em
A Star Is Born
(1937)
Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait
(1943)
Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
North West Mounted Police
(1940)
Mrs. Burns
Drums Along the Mohawk
(1939)
Mrs. Borst
Du Barry was a Lady
(1943)
Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
(1933)
Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Woman on Train (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
(1946)
Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Cabaret Singer
(1915)
Mrs. Denton
Wise Girls
(1929)
Mrs. Bence
The Last of the Duanes
(1930)
Mrs. Duane
The Girl Said No
(1930)
Mrs. Ward
Burning Up
(1930)
Mrs. Minnie Winkle
The Sins of the Children
(1930)
Martha Wagenkampf
Men Are Like That
(1930)
Ma Fisher
Poor Aubrey
(1930)
Mrs. Fisher - Aubrey's Mother-in-Law
Romance
(1930)
Abigail Armstrong
Tom Sawyer
(1930)
Aunt Polly
Possessed
(1931)
Mrs. Martin
I Take This Woman
(1931)
Ranch Wife
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
(1931)
Mrs. Layton
The Easiest Way
(1931)
Agnes Murdock
The Drums of Jeopardy
(1931)
Aunt Abbie
Once a Sinner
(1931)
Mrs. Mason
Huckleberry Finn
(1931)
Aunt Polly
Laughing Sinners
(1931)
Salvation Army Woman
Murder at Midnight
(1931)
Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy
Bought!
(1931)
Mrs. Sprig
It's a Wise Child
(1931)
Mrs. Stanton
Daybreak
(1931)
Frau Hoffman
Inspiration
(1931)
Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)
Three on a Match
(1932)
Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)
Life Begins
(1932)
Mrs. West
The Wet Parade
(1932)
Mrs. Tarleton
Rockabye
(1932)
Brida
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
(1932)
Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)
Shopworn
(1932)
Mrs. Livingston
Ever in My Heart
(1933)
Anna, the Cook
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
(1933)
Minerva Winterslip
Child of Manhattan
(1933)
Aunt Sophie
Turn Back the Clock
(1933)
Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother
Three-Cornered Moon
(1933)
Landlady
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
(1933)
Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)
Going Hollywood
(1933)
Ms. Perkins
The Mind Reader
(1933)
Auntie (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
(1934)
Mrs. Peterson
As the Earth Turns
(1934)
Cora
The President Vanishes
(1934)
Mrs. Delling
The Girl from Missouri
(1934)
Miss Newberry
Beloved
(1934)
Miss Murfee
Jealousy
(1934)
Mrs. Douglas
Fugitive Lady
(1934)
Aunt Margaret
The Show-Off
(1934)
Mrs. 'Ma'
Straight from the Heart
(1935)
Mrs. Anderson
Party Wire
(1935)
Mathilda Sherman
Transient Lady
(1935)
Eva Branham
The Winning Ticket
(1935)
Aunt Maggie
Hearts Divided
(1936)
Aunt Ellen
In His Steps
(1936)
Martha Adams
The Case of the Velvet Claws
(1936)
Mary F. O'Daugherty
The Gorgeous Hussy
(1936)
Louisa Abbott
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
(1936)
Gaptown Landlady
Make Way for a Lady
(1936)
Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid
Anthony Adverse
(1936)
Mrs. Jorham
Small Town Boy
(1937)
Mrs. Armstrong
The Road Back
(1937)
Willy's Mother
Her Husband's Secretary
(1937)
Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon
A Star Is Born
(1937)
Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
You Can't Have Everything
(1937)
Townswoman (uncredited)
Wings Over Honolulu
(1937)
Evie Curtis
Tom Sawyer, Detective
(1938)
Aunt Polly
My Old Kentucky Home
(1938)
Julia 'Granny' Blair
Professor Beware
(1938)
Mrs. Green - Landlady
Swing, Sister, Swing
(1938)
Ma Sisler
Crime Ring
(1938)
Phoebe Sawyer
Swanee River
(1939)
Mrs. Griffin
Drums Along the Mohawk
(1939)
Mrs. Borst
The Star Maker
(1939)
Miss Esther Jones
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1939)
Miss Watson
The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
Auntie Em
Alice in Movieland
(1940)
Grandmother
Tomboy
(1940)
Aunt Martha
Youth Will Be Served
(1940)
Miss Bradshaw
North West Mounted Police
(1940)
Mrs. Burns
Dreaming Out Loud
(1940)
Jessica Spencer
The Big Store
(1941)
Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)
The Nurse's Secret
(1941)
Aunt Juliet Mitchell
One Foot in Heaven
(1941)
Sister Watkins (uncredited)
It Started with Eve
(1941)
Nurse
The Wagons Roll at Night
(1941)
Mrs. Williams
The Get-Away
(1941)
Mrs. Higgins
Private Nurse
(1941)
Miss Phillips
Road to Morocco
(1942)
Aunt Lucy in Photo (uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers
(1942)
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Woman on Train (uncredited)
Du Barry was a Lady
(1943)
Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait
(1943)
Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
Shadow of Suspicion
(1944)
Mother Randall
Can't Help Singing
(1944)
Aunt Cissy
Frontier Gal
(1945)
Abigail
Pillow of Death
(1945)
Belle Kincaid
So Goes My Love
(1946)
Mrs. Meade
Claudia and David
(1946)
Mrs. Barry
People Are Funny
(1946)
Grandma Wilson
A Stolen Life
(1946)
Martha
She-Wolf of London
(1946)
Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)
Life with Father
(1947)
Miss Wiggins
Philo Vance Returns
(1947)
Stella Blendon
The Bride Goes Wild
(1948)
Aunt Pewtie
Mr. Soft Touch
(1949)
Susan Balmuss
Key to the City
(1950)
Liza, Silas' housekeeper
Riding High
(1950)
Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)
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