Clara Blandick
Born
June 4, 1876
Died
April 15, 1962 (85 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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

The Dark Side of Oz
Auntie Em (archive footage)
1995

Riding High
Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950

Key to the City
Liza, Silas' housekeeper
1950

Mr. Soft Touch
Susan Balmuss
1949

The Bride Goes Wild
Aunt Pewtie
1948

Life with Father
Miss Wiggins
1947

Philo Vance Returns
Stella Blendon
1947

She-Wolf of London
Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)
1946

So Goes My Love
Mrs. Meade
1946

A Stolen Life
Martha
1946

Claudia and David
Mrs. Barry
1946

People Are Funny
Grandma Wilson
1946

Frontier Gal
Abigail
1945

Pillow of Death
Belle Kincaid
1945

Can't Help Singing
Aunt Cissy
1944

Shadow of Suspicion
Mother Randall
1944

Du Barry Was a Lady
Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
1943

Heaven Can Wait
Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
1943

Gentleman Jim
Woman on Train (uncredited)
1942

Road to Morocco
Aunt Lucy in Photo (uncredited)
1942

Lady in a Jam
Tourist (uncredited)
1942

Rings on Her Fingers
1942

One Foot in Heaven
Sister Watkins (uncredited)
1941

It Started with Eve
Nurse
1941

Private Nurse
Miss Phillips
1941

The Big Store
Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)
1941

The Get-Away
Mrs. Higgins
1941

The Nurse's Secret
Aunt Juliet Mitchell
1941

The Wagons Roll at Night
Mrs. Williams
1941

Youth Will Be Served
Miss Bradshaw
1940

North West Mounted Police
Mrs. Burns
1940

Dreaming Out Loud
Jessica Spencer
1940
Tomboy
Aunt Martha
1940

Alice in Movieland
Grandmother
1940

Swanee River
Mrs. Griffin
1939

Drums Along the Mohawk
Mrs. Borst
1939

The Star Maker
Miss Esther Jones
1939

The Wizard of Oz
Auntie Em
1939

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Miss Watson
1939

Tom Sawyer, Detective
Aunt Polly
1938

Swing, Sister, Swing
Ma Sisler
1938

Professor Beware
Mrs. Green - Landlady
1938

Crime Ring
Phoebe Sawyer
1938

My Old Kentucky Home
Julia 'Granny' Blair
1938
Small Town Boy
Mrs. Armstrong
1937

You Can't Have Everything
Townswoman (uncredited)
1937

The Road Back
Willy's Mother
1937

Wings Over Honolulu
Evie Curtis
1937

A Star Is Born
Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
1937

Her Husband's Secretary
Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon
1937

Make Way for a Lady
Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid
1936
In His Steps
Martha Adams
1936

The Gorgeous Hussy
Louisa Abbott
1936

Anthony Adverse
Mrs. Jorham
1936

The Case of the Velvet Claws
Mary F. O'Daugherty
1936

Hearts Divided
Aunt Ellen
1936

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Gaptown Landlady
1936

Party Wire
Mathilda Sherman
1935

Straight from the Heart
Mrs. Anderson
1935

Transient Lady
Eva Branham
1935

The Winning Ticket
Aunt Maggie
1935

Fugitive Lady
Aunt Margaret
1934

Broadway Bill
Mrs. Peterson
1934

Jealousy
Mrs. Douglas
1934

The President Vanishes
Mrs. Delling
1934

The Girl from Missouri
Miss Newberry
1934

Harold Teen
Ma Lovewell
1934

The Show-Off
Mrs. 'Ma'
1934

As the Earth Turns
Cora
1934

Beloved
Miss Murfee
1934

Going Hollywood
Ms. Perkins
1933

Ever in My Heart
Anna, the Cook
1933

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Minerva Winterslip
1933

Turn Back the Clock
Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother
1933

Three Cornered Moon
Ronald’s Landlady (uncredited)
1933

The Mind Reader
Auntie (uncredited)
1933

Child of Manhattan
Aunt Sophie
1933

The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)
1932

Rockabye
Brida
1932

Three on a Match
Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)
1932

Life Begins
Mrs. West
1932

The Strange Case of Clara Deane
Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)
1932

The Wet Parade
Mrs. Tarleton
1932

Shopworn
Mrs. Helen Livingston
1932

Possessed
Mrs. Martin
1931

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
Mrs. Layton
1931

Murder at Midnight
Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy
1931

Bought!
Mrs. Sprig
1931

Huckleberry Finn
Aunt Polly
1931

I Take This Woman
Ranch Wife
1931

Laughing Sinners
Salvation Army Woman
1931

Daybreak
Frau Hoffman
1931

It's a Wise Child
Mrs. Stanton
1931

The Drums of Jeopardy
Aunt Abbie
1931

The Easiest Way
Agnes Murdock
1931

Inspiration
Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)
1931

Once a Sinner
Mrs. Mason
1931

Tom Sawyer
Aunt Polly
1930

The Last of the Duanes
Mrs. Duane
1930

Romance
Abigail Armstrong
1930

The Sins of the Children
Martha Wagenkampf
1930

Men Are Like That
Ma Fisher
1930

The Girl Said No
Mrs. Ward
1930

Burning Up
Mrs. Minnie Winkle
1930

Poor Aubrey
Mrs. Fisher - Aubrey's Mother-in-Law
1930

Wise Girls
Mrs. Bence
1929

The Stolen Triumph
Mrs. Rowley
1916

The Cabaret Singer
Mrs. Denton
1915