Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

🎂 4th June 1876 (149 yrs) 📍 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.

Clara Blandick

🎬 Movies Featuring Clara Blandick

Riding High

Riding High (1950)

as Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Key to the City

Key to the City (1950)

as Liza, Silas' housekeeper
Mr. Soft Touch

Mr. Soft Touch (1949)

as Susan Balmuss
The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild (1948)

as Aunt Pewtie
Life with Father

Life with Father (1947)

as Miss Wiggins
Philo Vance Returns

Philo Vance Returns (1947)

as Stella Blendon
She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London (1946)

as Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)
So Goes My Love

So Goes My Love (1946)

as Mrs. Meade
A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life (1946)

as Martha
Claudia and David

Claudia and David (1946)

as Mrs. Barry
People Are Funny

People Are Funny (1946)

as Grandma Wilson
Frontier Gal

Frontier Gal (1945)

as Abigail
Pillow of Death

Pillow of Death (1945)

as Belle Kincaid
Can't Help Singing

Can't Help Singing (1944)

as Aunt Cissy
Shadow of Suspicion

Shadow of Suspicion (1944)

as Mother Randall
Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)

as Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait (1943)

as Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim (1942)

as Woman on Train (uncredited)
Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco (1942)

as Aunt Lucy in Photo (uncredited)
Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam (1942)

as Tourist (uncredited)
Rings on Her Fingers

Rings on Her Fingers (1942)

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven (1941)

as Sister Watkins (uncredited)
It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve (1941)

as Nurse
Private Nurse

Private Nurse (1941)

as Miss Phillips
The Big Store

The Big Store (1941)

as Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)
The Get-Away

The Get-Away (1941)

as Mrs. Higgins
The Nurse's Secret

The Nurse's Secret (1941)

as Aunt Juliet Mitchell
The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)

as Mrs. Williams
Youth Will Be Served

Youth Will Be Served (1940)

as Miss Bradshaw
North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police (1940)

as Mrs. Burns
Dreaming Out Loud

Dreaming Out Loud (1940)

as Jessica Spencer
Tomboy

Tomboy (1940)

as Aunt Martha
Alice in Movieland

Alice in Movieland (1940)

as Grandmother
Swanee River

Swanee River (1939)

as Mrs. Griffin
Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

as Mrs. Borst
The Star Maker

The Star Maker (1939)

as Miss Esther Jones
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

as Auntie Em
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)

as Miss Watson
Tom Sawyer, Detective

Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)

as Aunt Polly
Swing, Sister, Swing

Swing, Sister, Swing (1938)

as Ma Sisler
Professor Beware

Professor Beware (1938)

as Mrs. Green - Landlady
Crime Ring

Crime Ring (1938)

as Phoebe Sawyer
My Old Kentucky Home

My Old Kentucky Home (1938)

as Julia 'Granny' Blair
No Image

Small Town Boy (1937)

as Mrs. Armstrong
You Can't Have Everything

You Can't Have Everything (1937)

as Townswoman (uncredited)
The Road Back

The Road Back (1937)

as Willy's Mother
Wings Over Honolulu

Wings Over Honolulu (1937)

as Evie Curtis
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born (1937)

as Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
Her Husband's Secretary

Her Husband's Secretary (1937)

as Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon
Make Way for a Lady

Make Way for a Lady (1936)

as Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid
No Image

In His Steps (1936)

as Martha Adams
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)

as Louisa Abbott
Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse (1936)

as Mrs. Jorham
The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)

as Mary F. O'Daugherty
Hearts Divided

Hearts Divided (1936)

as Aunt Ellen
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)

as Gaptown Landlady
Party Wire

Party Wire (1935)

as Mathilda Sherman
Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart (1935)

as Mrs. Anderson
Transient Lady

Transient Lady (1935)

as Eva Branham
The Winning Ticket

The Winning Ticket (1935)

as Aunt Maggie
Fugitive Lady

Fugitive Lady (1934)

as Aunt Margaret
Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill (1934)

as Mrs. Peterson
Jealousy

Jealousy (1934)

as Mrs. Douglas
The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes (1934)

as Mrs. Delling
The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri (1934)

as Miss Newberry
Sisters Under the Skin

Sisters Under the Skin (1934)

as Miss Gower
Harold Teen

Harold Teen (1934)

as Ma Lovewell
The Show-Off

The Show-Off (1934)

as Mrs. 'Ma'
As the Earth Turns

As the Earth Turns (1934)

as Cora
Beloved

Beloved (1934)

as Miss Murfee
Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood (1933)

as Ms. Perkins
Ever in My Heart

Ever in My Heart (1933)

as Anna, the Cook
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)

as Minerva Winterslip
Turn Back the Clock

Turn Back the Clock (1933)

as Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother
Three Cornered Moon

Three Cornered Moon (1933)

as Ronald’s Landlady (uncredited)
The Mind Reader

The Mind Reader (1933)

as Auntie (uncredited)
Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan (1933)

as Aunt Sophie
The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)

as Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)
Rockabye

Rockabye (1932)

as Brida
Three on a Match

Three on a Match (1932)

as Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)
Life Begins

Life Begins (1932)

as Mrs. West
The Strange Case of Clara Deane

The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932)

as Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)
The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade (1932)

as Mrs. Tarleton
Shopworn

Shopworn (1932)

as Mrs. Helen Livingston
Possessed

Possessed (1931)

as Mrs. Martin
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931)

as Mrs. Layton
Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight (1931)

as Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy
Bought!

Bought! (1931)

as Mrs. Sprig
Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn (1931)

as Aunt Polly
I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman (1931)

as Ranch Wife
Laughing Sinners

Laughing Sinners (1931)

as Salvation Army Woman
Daybreak

Daybreak (1931)

as Frau Hoffman
It's a Wise Child

It's a Wise Child (1931)

as Mrs. Stanton
The Drums of Jeopardy

The Drums of Jeopardy (1931)

as Aunt Abbie
The Easiest Way

The Easiest Way (1931)

as Agnes Murdock
Inspiration

Inspiration (1931)

as Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)
Once a Sinner

Once a Sinner (1931)

as Mrs. Mason
Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer (1930)

as Aunt Polly
The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes (1930)

as Mrs. Duane
Romance

Romance (1930)

as Abigail Armstrong
The Sins of the Children

The Sins of the Children (1930)

as Martha Wagenkampf
Men Are Like That

Men Are Like That (1930)

as Ma Fisher
The Girl Said No

The Girl Said No (1930)

as Mrs. Ward
Burning Up

Burning Up (1930)

as Mrs. Minnie Winkle
Poor Aubrey

Poor Aubrey (1930)

as Mrs. Fisher - Aubrey's Mother-in-Law
Wise Girls

Wise Girls (1929)

as Mrs. Bence
Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp

Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp (1917)

as Mrs. Donnelly
The Stolen Triumph

The Stolen Triumph (1916)

as Mrs. Rowley
The Cabaret Singer

The Cabaret Singer (1915)

as Mrs. Denton