Clara Blandick

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Clara Blandick

ACTING

1876-06-04

1962-04-15

Onboard American ship in Hong Kong

Biography

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.

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Biography

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.

Best known for:

Filmography:

The Cabaret Singer poster

The Cabaret Singer(1915)

Mrs. Denton

The Stolen Triumph poster

The Stolen Triumph(1916)

Mrs. Rowley

Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp poster

Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp(1917)

Mrs. Donnelly

Wise Girls poster

Wise Girls(1929)

Mrs. Bence

Romance poster

Romance(1930)

Abigail Armstrong

Tom Sawyer poster

Tom Sawyer(1930)

Aunt Polly

Men Are Like That poster

Men Are Like That(1930)

Ma Fisher

The Sins of the Children poster

The Sins of the Children(1930)

Martha Wagenkampf

The Girl Said No poster

The Girl Said No(1930)

Mrs. Ward

Burning Up poster

Burning Up(1930)

Mrs. Minnie Winkle

The Last of the Duanes poster

The Last of the Duanes(1930)

Mrs. Duane

Poor Aubrey poster

Poor Aubrey(1930)

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

Inspiration poster

Inspiration(1931)

Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)

Possessed poster

Possessed(1931)

Mrs. Martin

Laughing Sinners poster

Laughing Sinners(1931)

Salvation Army Woman

Murder at Midnight poster

Murder at Midnight(1931)

Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy

The Drums of Jeopardy poster

The Drums of Jeopardy(1931)

Aunt Abbie

The Easiest Way poster

The Easiest Way(1931)

Agnes Murdock

Bought! poster

Bought!(1931)

Mrs. Sprig

Daybreak poster

Daybreak(1931)

Frau Hoffman

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford poster

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford(1931)

Mrs. Layton

Huckleberry Finn poster

Huckleberry Finn(1931)

Aunt Polly

Once a Sinner poster

Once a Sinner(1931)

Mrs. Mason

It's a Wise Child poster

It's a Wise Child(1931)

Mrs. Stanton

I Take This Woman poster

I Take This Woman(1931)

Ranch Wife

The Bitter Tea of General Yen poster

The Bitter Tea of General Yen(1932)

Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

Three on a Match poster

Three on a Match(1932)

Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)

Rockabye poster

Rockabye(1932)

Brida

Shopworn poster

Shopworn(1932)

Mrs. Helen Livingston

The Strange Case of Clara Deane poster

The Strange Case of Clara Deane(1932)

Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)

The Wet Parade poster

The Wet Parade(1932)

Mrs. Tarleton

Life Begins poster

Life Begins(1932)

Mrs. West

Going Hollywood poster

Going Hollywood(1933)

Ms. Perkins

Three Cornered Moon poster

Three Cornered Moon(1933)

Ronald’s Landlady (uncredited)

Child of Manhattan poster

Child of Manhattan(1933)

Aunt Sophie

Turn Back the Clock poster

Turn Back the Clock(1933)

Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother

The Mind Reader poster

The Mind Reader(1933)

Auntie (uncredited)

Ever in My Heart poster

Ever in My Heart(1933)

Anna, the Cook

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case poster

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case(1933)

Minerva Winterslip

Broadway Bill poster

Broadway Bill(1934)

Mrs. Peterson

Harold Teen poster

Harold Teen(1934)

Ma Lovewell

The Girl from Missouri poster

The Girl from Missouri(1934)

Miss Newberry

As the Earth Turns poster

As the Earth Turns(1934)

Cora

The Show-Off poster

The Show-Off(1934)

Mrs. 'Ma'

Fugitive Lady poster

Fugitive Lady(1934)

Aunt Margaret

The President Vanishes poster

The President Vanishes(1934)

Mrs. Delling

Jealousy poster

Jealousy(1934)

Mrs. Douglas

Beloved poster

Beloved(1934)

Miss Murfee

Sisters Under the Skin poster

Sisters Under the Skin(1934)

Miss Gower

The Winning Ticket poster

The Winning Ticket(1935)

Aunt Maggie

Party Wire poster

Party Wire(1935)

Mathilda Sherman

Transient Lady poster

Transient Lady(1935)

Eva Branham

Straight from the Heart poster

Straight from the Heart(1935)

Mrs. Anderson

Anthony Adverse poster

Anthony Adverse(1936)

Mrs. Jorham

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine poster

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine(1936)

Gaptown Landlady

The Gorgeous Hussy poster

The Gorgeous Hussy(1936)

Louisa Abbott

Make Way for a Lady poster

Make Way for a Lady(1936)

Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid

The Case of the Velvet Claws poster

The Case of the Velvet Claws(1936)

Mary F. O'Daugherty

Hearts Divided poster

Hearts Divided(1936)

Aunt Ellen

A Star Is Born poster

A Star Is Born(1937)

Aunt Mattie (uncredited)

Wings Over Honolulu poster

Wings Over Honolulu(1937)

Evie Curtis

The Road Back poster

The Road Back(1937)

Willy's Mother

Small Town Boy poster

Small Town Boy(1937)

Mrs. Armstrong

You Can't Have Everything poster

You Can't Have Everything(1937)

Townswoman (uncredited)

Her Husband's Secretary poster

Her Husband's Secretary(1937)

Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon

Professor Beware poster

Professor Beware(1938)

Mrs. Green - Landlady

Crime Ring poster

Crime Ring(1938)

Phoebe Sawyer

Tom Sawyer, Detective poster

Tom Sawyer, Detective(1938)

Aunt Polly

My Old Kentucky Home poster

My Old Kentucky Home(1938)

Julia 'Granny' Blair

Swing, Sister, Swing poster

Swing, Sister, Swing(1938)

Ma Sisler

The Wizard of Oz poster

The Wizard of Oz(1939)

Auntie Em

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1939)

Miss Watson

Drums Along the Mohawk poster

Drums Along the Mohawk(1939)

Mrs. Borst

Swanee River poster

Swanee River(1939)

Mrs. Griffin

The Star Maker poster

The Star Maker(1939)

Miss Esther Jones

North West Mounted Police poster

North West Mounted Police(1940)

Mrs. Burns

Dreaming Out Loud poster

Dreaming Out Loud(1940)

Jessica Spencer

Tomboy poster

Tomboy(1940)

Aunt Martha

Alice in Movieland poster

Alice in Movieland(1940)

Grandmother

Youth Will Be Served poster

Youth Will Be Served(1940)

Miss Bradshaw

The Get-Away poster

The Get-Away(1941)

Mrs. Higgins

The Big Store poster

The Big Store(1941)

Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)

It Started with Eve poster

It Started with Eve(1941)

Nurse

One Foot in Heaven poster

One Foot in Heaven(1941)

Sister Watkins (uncredited)

The Wagons Roll at Night poster

The Wagons Roll at Night(1941)

Mrs. Williams

Private Nurse poster

Private Nurse(1941)

Miss Phillips

The Nurse's Secret poster

The Nurse's Secret(1941)

Aunt Juliet Mitchell

Road to Morocco poster

Road to Morocco(1942)

Aunt Lucy in Photo (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim poster

Gentleman Jim(1942)

Woman on Train (uncredited)

Lady in a Jam poster

Lady in a Jam(1942)

Tourist (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait poster

Heaven Can Wait(1943)

Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)

Du Barry Was a Lady poster

Du Barry Was a Lady(1943)

Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)

Can't Help Singing poster

Can't Help Singing(1944)

Aunt Cissy

Shadow of Suspicion poster

Shadow of Suspicion(1944)

Mother Randall

Pillow of Death poster

Pillow of Death(1945)

Belle Kincaid

Frontier Gal poster

Frontier Gal(1945)

Abigail

People Are Funny poster

People Are Funny(1946)

Grandma Wilson

A Stolen Life poster

A Stolen Life(1946)

Martha

She-Wolf of London poster

She-Wolf of London(1946)

Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)

So Goes My Love poster

So Goes My Love(1946)

Mrs. Meade

Claudia and David poster

Claudia and David(1946)

Mrs. Barry

Life with Father poster

Life with Father(1947)

Miss Wiggins

Philo Vance Returns poster

Philo Vance Returns(1947)

Stella Blendon

The Bride Goes Wild poster

The Bride Goes Wild(1948)

Aunt Pewtie

Mr. Soft Touch poster

Mr. Soft Touch(1949)

Susan Balmuss

Riding High poster

Riding High(1950)

Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Key to the City poster

Key to the City(1950)

Liza, Silas' housekeeper