Person

Clara Blandick

Acting · 1876–1962 · 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.

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  The Wizard of Oz

  Auntie Em

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  Possessed

  Mrs. Martin

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  Wise Girls

  Mrs. Bence

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  Shopworn

  Mrs. Helen Livingston

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  Claudia and David

  Mrs. Barry

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  Harold Teen

  Ma Lovewell

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  North West Mounted Police

  Mrs. Burns

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  Frontier Gal

  Abigail

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  The Gorgeous Hussy

  Louisa Abbott

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  The Bride Goes Wild

  Aunt Pewtie

• 2025The Wizard of Oz at SphereAuntie Em (archive footage)
• 1950Riding HighMrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1950Key to the CityLiza, Silas' housekeeper
• 1949Mr. Soft TouchSusan Balmuss
• 1948The Bride Goes WildAunt Pewtie
• 1947Life with FatherMiss Wiggins
• 1947Philo Vance ReturnsStella Blendon
• 1946She-Wolf of LondonMrs. McBroom (uncredited)
• 1946So Goes My LoveMrs. Meade
• 1946A Stolen LifeMartha
• 1946Claudia and DavidMrs. Barry
• 1946People Are FunnyGrandma Wilson
• 1945Frontier GalAbigail
• 1945Pillow of DeathBelle Kincaid
• 1944Can't Help SingingAunt Cissy
• 1944Shadow of SuspicionMother Randall
• 1943Du Barry Was a LadyOld Lady on Subway (uncredited)
• 1943Heaven Can WaitGrandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
• 1942Gentleman JimWoman on Train (uncredited)
• 1942Lady in a JamTourist (uncredited)
• 1942Rings on Her Fingers
• 1941One Foot in HeavenSister Watkins (uncredited)
• 1941It Started with EveNurse
• 1941Private NurseMiss Phillips
• 1941The Big StoreCustomer Seeking Record (uncredited)
• 1941The Get-AwayMrs. Higgins
• 1941The Nurse's SecretAunt Juliet Mitchell
• 1941The Wagons Roll at NightMrs. Williams
• 1940Youth Will Be ServedMiss Bradshaw
• 1940North West Mounted PoliceMrs. Burns
• 1940Dreaming Out LoudJessica Spencer
• 1940TomboyAunt Martha
• 1940Alice in MovielandGrandmother
• 1939Swanee RiverMrs. Griffin
• 1939Drums Along the MohawkMrs. Borst
• 1939The Star MakerMiss Esther Jones
• 1939The Wizard of OzAuntie Em
• 1939The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMiss Watson
• 1938Tom Sawyer, DetectiveAunt Polly
• 1938Swing, Sister, SwingMa Sisler
• 1938Professor BewareMrs. Green - Landlady
• 1938Crime RingPhoebe Sawyer
• 1938My Old Kentucky HomeJulia 'Granny' Blair
• 1937Small Town BoyMrs. Armstrong
• 1937You Can't Have EverythingTownswoman (uncredited)
• 1937The Road BackWilly's Mother
• 1937Wings Over HonoluluEvie Curtis
• 1937A Star Is BornAunt Mattie (uncredited)
• 1937Her Husband's SecretaryAgatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon
• 1936Make Way for a LadyMrs. Dell, Drew's Maid
• 1936In His StepsMartha Adams
• 1936The Gorgeous HussyLouisa Abbott
• 1936Anthony AdverseMrs. Jorham
• 1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsMary F. O'Daugherty
• 1936Hearts DividedAunt Ellen
• 1936The Trail of the Lonesome PineGaptown Landlady
• 1935Party WireMathilda Sherman
• 1935Straight from the HeartMrs. Anderson
• 1935Transient LadyEva Branham
• 1935The Winning TicketAunt Maggie
• 1934Fugitive LadyAunt Margaret
• 1934Broadway BillMrs. Peterson
• 1934JealousyMrs. Douglas
• 1934The President VanishesMrs. Delling
• 1934The Girl from MissouriMiss Newberry
• 1934Sisters Under the SkinMiss Gower
• 1934Harold TeenMa Lovewell
• 1934The Show-OffMrs. 'Ma'
• 1934As the Earth TurnsCora
• 1934BelovedMiss Murfee
• 1933Going HollywoodMs. Perkins
• 1933Ever in My HeartAnna, the Cook
• 1933Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseMinerva Winterslip
• 1933Turn Back the ClockMrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother
• 1933Three Cornered MoonRonald’s Landlady (uncredited)
• 1933The Mind ReaderAuntie (uncredited)
• 1933Child of ManhattanAunt Sophie
• 1932The Bitter Tea of General YenMrs. Jackson (uncredited)
• 1932RockabyeBrida
• 1932Three on a MatchMrs. Keaton (uncredited)
• 1932Life BeginsMrs. West
• 1932The Strange Case of Clara DeaneMrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)
• 1932The Wet ParadeMrs. Tarleton
• 1932ShopwornMrs. Helen Livingston
• 1931PossessedMrs. Martin
• 1931New Adventures of Get Rich Quick WallingfordMrs. Layton
• 1931Murder at MidnightAunt Julia Gray Kennedy
• 1931Bought!Mrs. Sprig
• 1931Huckleberry FinnAunt Polly
• 1931I Take This WomanRanch Wife
• 1931Laughing SinnersSalvation Army Woman
• 1931DaybreakFrau Hoffman
• 1931It's a Wise ChildMrs. Stanton
• 1931The Drums of JeopardyAunt Abbie
• 1931The Easiest WayAgnes Murdock
• 1931InspirationMadeleine's Mother (uncredited)
• 1931Once a SinnerMrs. Mason
• 1930Tom SawyerAunt Polly
• 1930The Last of the DuanesMrs. Duane
• 1930RomanceAbigail Armstrong
• 1930The Sins of the ChildrenMartha Wagenkampf
• 1930Men Are Like ThatMa Fisher
• 1930The Girl Said NoMrs. Ward
• 1930Burning UpMrs. Minnie Winkle
• 1930Poor AubreyMrs. Fisher - Aubrey's Mother-in-Law
• 1929Wise GirlsMrs. Bence
• 1917Peggy, the Will O' the WispMrs. Donnelly
• 1916The Stolen TriumphMrs. Rowley
• 1915The Cabaret SingerMrs. Denton