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Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

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

1950 • Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Key to the City

Key to the City

1950 • Liza, Silas' housekeeper

Mr. Soft Touch

1949 • Susan Balmuss

The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild

1948 • Aunt Pewtie

Life with Father

Life with Father

1947 • Miss Wiggins

Philo Vance Returns

Philo Vance Returns

1947 • Stella Blendon

She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London

1946 • Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)

A Stolen Life

1946 • Martha

Full filmography

Riding High

1950 • Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Key to the City

Key to the City

1950 • Liza, Silas' housekeeper

Mr. Soft Touch

1949 • Susan Balmuss

The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild

1948 • Aunt Pewtie

Life with Father

Life with Father

1947 • Miss Wiggins

Philo Vance Returns

Philo Vance Returns

1947 • Stella Blendon

She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London

1946 • Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)

A Stolen Life

1946 • Martha

So Goes My Love

So Goes My Love

1946 • Mrs. Meade

Claudia and David

Claudia and David

1946 • Mrs. Barry

People Are Funny

People Are Funny

1946 • Grandma Wilson

Pillow of Death

Pillow of Death

1945 • Belle Kincaid

Frontier Gal

1945 • Abigail

Can't Help Singing

Can't Help Singing

1944 • Aunt Cissy

Shadow of Suspicion

Shadow of Suspicion

1944 • Mother Randall

Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943 • Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943 • Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim

1942 • Woman on Train (uncredited)

Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco

1942 • Aunt Lucy in Photo (uncredited)

Lady in a Jam

1942 • Tourist (uncredited)

Rings on Her Fingers

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941 • Sister Watkins (uncredited)

It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve

1941 • Nurse

Private Nurse

1941 • Miss Phillips

The Big Store

1941 • Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)

The Get-Away

1941 • Mrs. Higgins

The Nurse's Secret

The Nurse's Secret

1941 • Aunt Juliet Mitchell

The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941 • Mrs. Williams

Youth Will Be Served

Youth Will Be Served

1940 • Miss Bradshaw

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940 • Mrs. Burns

Dreaming Out Loud

Dreaming Out Loud

1940 • Jessica Spencer

Tomboy

1940 • Aunt Martha

Alice in Movieland

Alice in Movieland

1940 • Grandmother

Swanee River

1939 • Mrs. Griffin

Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939 • Mrs. Borst

1939 • Miss Esther Jones

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

1939 • Auntie Em

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939 • Miss Watson

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938 • Aunt Polly

Swing, Sister, Swing

Swing, Sister, Swing

1938 • Ma Sisler

Professor Beware

Professor Beware

1938 • Mrs. Green - Landlady

Crime Ring

1938 • Phoebe Sawyer

My Old Kentucky Home

My Old Kentucky Home

1938 • Julia 'Granny' Blair

Small Town Boy

1937 • Mrs. Armstrong

You Can't Have Everything

You Can't Have Everything

1937 • Townswoman (uncredited)

The Road Back

1937 • Willy's Mother

Wings Over Honolulu

Wings Over Honolulu

1937 • Evie Curtis

1937 • Aunt Mattie (uncredited)

Her Husband's Secretary

Her Husband's Secretary

1937 • Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon

Make Way for a Lady

Make Way for a Lady

1936 • Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid

1936 • Martha Adams

The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936 • Louisa Abbott

Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

1936 • Mrs. Jorham

The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936 • Mary F. O'Daugherty

Hearts Divided

1936 • Aunt Ellen

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936 • Gaptown Landlady

Party Wire

1935 • Mathilda Sherman

Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart

1935 • Mrs. Anderson

Transient Lady

1935 • Eva Branham

The Winning Ticket

The Winning Ticket

1935 • Aunt Maggie

Fugitive Lady

1934 • Aunt Margaret

Broadway Bill

1934 • Mrs. Peterson

Jealousy

1934 • Mrs. Douglas

The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes

1934 • Mrs. Delling

The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri

1934 • Miss Newberry

Sisters Under the Skin

Sisters Under the Skin

1934 • Miss Gower

Harold Teen

1934 • Ma Lovewell

The Show-Off

1934 • Mrs. 'Ma'

As the Earth Turns

As the Earth Turns

1934 • Cora

Beloved

1934 • Miss Murfee

Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood

1933 • Ms. Perkins

Ever in My Heart

Ever in My Heart

1933 • Anna, the Cook

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933 • Minerva Winterslip

Turn Back the Clock

Turn Back the Clock

1933 • Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother

Three Cornered Moon

Three Cornered Moon

1933 • Ronald’s Landlady (uncredited)

The Mind Reader

The Mind Reader

1933 • Auntie (uncredited)

Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan

1933 • Aunt Sophie

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932 • Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

Rockabye

1932 • Brida

Three on a Match

Three on a Match

1932 • Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)

Life Begins

1932 • Mrs. West

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

1932 • Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)

The Wet Parade

1932 • Mrs. Tarleton

Shopworn

1932 • Mrs. Helen Livingston

Possessed

1931 • Mrs. Martin

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

1931 • Mrs. Layton

Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight

1931 • Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy

Bought!

1931 • Mrs. Sprig

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1931 • Aunt Polly

I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman

1931 • Ranch Wife

Laughing Sinners

Laughing Sinners

1931 • Salvation Army Woman

Daybreak

1931 • Frau Hoffman

It's a Wise Child

It's a Wise Child

1931 • Mrs. Stanton

The Drums of Jeopardy

The Drums of Jeopardy

1931 • Aunt Abbie

The Easiest Way

The Easiest Way

1931 • Agnes Murdock

Inspiration

1931 • Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)

Once a Sinner

1931 • Mrs. Mason

Tom Sawyer

1930 • Aunt Polly

The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

1930 • Mrs. Duane

Romance

1930 • Abigail Armstrong

The Sins of the Children

The Sins of the Children

1930 • Martha Wagenkampf

Men Are Like That

Men Are Like That

1930 • Ma Fisher

The Girl Said No

The Girl Said No

1930 • Mrs. Ward

Burning Up

1930 • Mrs. Minnie Winkle

Poor Aubrey

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

Wise Girls

1929 • Mrs. Bence

Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp

Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp

1917 • Mrs. Donnelly

The Stolen Triumph

The Stolen Triumph

1916 • Mrs. Rowley

The Cabaret Singer

The Cabaret Singer

1915 • Mrs. Denton

Clara Blandick – Biography, Known For & Filmography