Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Actor Jun 4 (died age 85) Onboard American ship in Hong Kong 1915–1950 (35 year career)
5.8 avg rating

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.

Known For

Filmography

Acting (109)

Movies (109)

Riding High

Riding High

1950

as Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.8
Key to the City

Key to the City

1950

as Liza, Silas' housekeeper

6.2
Mr. Soft Touch

Mr. Soft Touch

1949

as Susan Balmuss

6.8
The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild

1948

as Aunt Pewtie

6.2
Philo Vance Returns

Philo Vance Returns

1947

as Stella Blendon

5.0
Life with Father

Life with Father

1947

as Miss Wiggins

6.7
She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London

1946

as Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)

5.6
People Are Funny

People Are Funny

1946

as Grandma Wilson

5.2
So Goes My Love

So Goes My Love

1946

as Mrs. Meade

7.0
Claudia and David

Claudia and David

1946

as Mrs. Barry

7.0
A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

1946

as Martha

6.3
Frontier Gal

Frontier Gal

1945

as Abigail

4.4
Pillow of Death

Pillow of Death

1945

as Belle Kincaid

6.5
Shadow of Suspicion

Shadow of Suspicion

1944

as Mother Randall

6.0
Can't Help Singing

Can't Help Singing

1944

as Aunt Cissy

5.4
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

as Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)

6.9
Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

as Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)

6.2
Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco

1942

as Aunt Lucy in Photo (uncredited)

6.9
Rings on Her Fingers

Rings on Her Fingers

1942
6.5
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942

as Woman on Train (uncredited)

7.1
Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam

1942

as Tourist (uncredited)

5.3
One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941

as Sister Watkins (uncredited)

6.6
Private Nurse

Private Nurse

1941

as Miss Phillips

The Big Store

The Big Store

1941

as Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)

6.2
It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve

1941

as Nurse

7.2
The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

as Mrs. Williams

6.4
The Nurse's Secret

The Nurse's Secret

1941

as Aunt Juliet Mitchell

5.0
The Get-Away

The Get-Away

1941

as Mrs. Higgins

5.4
Tomboy

Tomboy

1940

as Aunt Martha

North West Mounted Police

North West Mounted Police

1940

as Mrs. Burns

6.4
Alice in Movieland

Alice in Movieland

1940

as Grandmother

6.3
Youth Will Be Served

Youth Will Be Served

1940

as Miss Bradshaw

1.0
Dreaming Out Loud

Dreaming Out Loud

1940

as Jessica Spencer

5.7
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

1939

as Auntie Em

7.6
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

as Miss Watson

6.6
Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

as Mrs. Borst

6.5
Swanee River

Swanee River

1939

as Mrs. Griffin

6.7
The Star Maker

The Star Maker

1939

as Miss Esther Jones

Swing, Sister, Swing

Swing, Sister, Swing

1938

as Ma Sisler

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938

as Aunt Polly

5.2
Professor Beware

Professor Beware

1938

as Mrs. Green - Landlady

6.1
Crime Ring

Crime Ring

1938

as Phoebe Sawyer

4.7
My Old Kentucky Home

My Old Kentucky Home

1938

as Julia 'Granny' Blair

5.0
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1937

as Aunt Mattie (uncredited)

7.2
The Road Back

The Road Back

1937

as Willy's Mother

5.7
You Can't Have Everything

You Can't Have Everything

1937

as Townswoman (uncredited)

5.7
Wings Over Honolulu

Wings Over Honolulu

1937

as Evie Curtis

5.5
Her Husband's Secretary

Her Husband's Secretary

1937

as Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon

5.0
Small Town Boy

Small Town Boy

1937

as Mrs. Armstrong

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

as Gaptown Landlady

6.5
The Gorgeous Hussy

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

as Louisa Abbott

5.3
In His Steps

In His Steps

1936

as Martha Adams

Hearts Divided

Hearts Divided

1936

as Aunt Ellen

5.0
The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936

as Mary F. O'Daugherty

6.8
Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

1936

as Mrs. Jorham

5.7
Make Way for a Lady

Make Way for a Lady

1936

as Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid

5.0
Straight from the Heart

Straight from the Heart

1935

as Mrs. Anderson

Transient Lady

Transient Lady

1935

as Eva Branham

5.5
Party Wire

Party Wire

1935

as Mathilda Sherman

8.0
The Winning Ticket

The Winning Ticket

1935

as Aunt Maggie

3.3
The President Vanishes

The President Vanishes

1934

as Mrs. Delling

5.8
Harold Teen

Harold Teen

1934

as Ma Lovewell

6.0
Fugitive Lady

Fugitive Lady

1934

as Aunt Margaret

6.0
Beloved

Beloved

1934

as Miss Murfee

The Show-Off

The Show-Off

1934

as Mrs. 'Ma'

5.7
Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

1934

as Mrs. Peterson

6.0
The Girl from Missouri

The Girl from Missouri

1934

as Miss Newberry

6.9
As the Earth Turns

As the Earth Turns

1934

as Cora

5.3
Jealousy

Jealousy

1934

as Mrs. Douglas

4.7
Sisters Under the Skin

Sisters Under the Skin

1934

as Miss Gower

Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan

1933

as Aunt Sophie

7.2
Ever in My Heart

Ever in My Heart

1933

as Anna, the Cook

5.3
Three Cornered Moon

Three Cornered Moon

1933

as Ronald’s Landlady (uncredited)

5.7
Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood

1933

as Ms. Perkins

5.3
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933

as Minerva Winterslip

6.0
The Mind Reader

The Mind Reader

1933

as Auntie (uncredited)

6.0
Turn Back the Clock

Turn Back the Clock

1933

as Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother

4.9
The Strange Case of Clara Deane

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

1932

as Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)

6.0
Rockabye

Rockabye

1932

as Brida

6.2
Life Begins

Life Begins

1932

as Mrs. West

6.0
Shopworn

Shopworn

1932

as Mrs. Helen Livingston

6.5
Three on a Match

Three on a Match

1932

as Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)

6.2
The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

as Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

6.2
The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade

1932

as Mrs. Tarleton

5.8
Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight

1931

as Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy

5.4
Possessed

Possessed

1931

as Mrs. Martin

7.0
Inspiration

Inspiration

1931

as Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)

5.5
Daybreak

Daybreak

1931

as Frau Hoffman

3.4
Once a Sinner

Once a Sinner

1931

as Mrs. Mason

Laughing Sinners

Laughing Sinners

1931

as Salvation Army Woman

5.1
I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman

1931

as Ranch Wife

5.4
Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1931

as Aunt Polly

6.7
The Drums of Jeopardy

The Drums of Jeopardy

1931

as Aunt Abbie

5.3
It's a Wise Child

It's a Wise Child

1931

as Mrs. Stanton

The Easiest Way

The Easiest Way

1931

as Agnes Murdock

5.1
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

1931

as Mrs. Layton

5.0
Bought!

Bought!

1931

as Mrs. Sprig

6.0
The Sins of the Children

The Sins of the Children

1930

as Martha Wagenkampf

4.3
The Girl Said No

The Girl Said No

1930

as Mrs. Ward

5.5
Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

1930

as Aunt Polly

5.5
Romance

Romance

1930

as Abigail Armstrong

6.2
Burning Up

Burning Up

1930

as Mrs. Minnie Winkle

3.5
Poor Aubrey

Poor Aubrey

1930

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

5.0
The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

1930

as Mrs. Duane

3.0
Men Are Like That

Men Are Like That

1930

as Ma Fisher

9.0
Wise Girls

Wise Girls

1929

as Mrs. Bence

4.8
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