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Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Acting·1876–1962·108 films

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.

Filmography

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939)Auntie Em
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait (1943)Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1937)Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)Mrs. Borst
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)
The Big Store
The Big Store (1941)Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)
Three on a Match
Three on a Match (1932)Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)
She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London (1946)Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)
Life with Father
Life with Father (1947)Miss Wiggins
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim (1942)Woman on Train (uncredited)
A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life (1946)Martha
North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police (1940)Mrs. Burns
Possessed
Possessed (1931)Mrs. Martin
Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse (1936)Mrs. Jorham
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)Gaptown Landlady
It Started with Eve
It Started with Eve (1941)Nurse
Pillow of Death
Pillow of Death (1945)Belle Kincaid
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven (1941)Sister Watkins (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill (1934)Mrs. Peterson
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)Miss Watson
Romance
Romance (1930)Abigail Armstrong
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)Mrs. Williams
Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
The Girl from Missouri
The Girl from Missouri (1934)Miss Newberry
The Gorgeous Hussy
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)Louisa Abbott
The Drums of Jeopardy
The Drums of Jeopardy (1931)Aunt Abbie
Going Hollywood
Going Hollywood (1933)Ms. Perkins
Laughing Sinners
Laughing Sinners (1931)Salvation Army Woman
Rings on Her Fingers
Rings on Her Fingers (1942)
The Easiest Way
The Easiest Way (1931)Agnes Murdock
Mr. Soft Touch
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)Susan Balmuss
Ever in My Heart
Ever in My Heart (1933)Anna, the Cook
Lady in a Jam
Lady in a Jam (1942)Tourist (uncredited)
Murder at Midnight
Murder at Midnight (1931)Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy
Shopworn
Shopworn (1932)Mrs. Helen Livingston
The Mind Reader
The Mind Reader (1933)Auntie (uncredited)
Rockabye
Rockabye (1932)Brida
Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing (1944)Aunt Cissy
Key to the City
Key to the City (1950)Liza, Silas' housekeeper
Turn Back the Clock
Turn Back the Clock (1933)Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother
The Sins of the Children
The Sins of the Children (1930)Martha Wagenkampf
The Road Back
The Road Back (1937)Willy's Mother
As the Earth Turns
As the Earth Turns (1934)Cora
Inspiration
Inspiration (1931)Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)
Life Begins
Life Begins (1932)Mrs. West
Riding High
Riding High (1950)Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Three Cornered Moon
Three Cornered Moon (1933)Ronald’s Landlady (uncredited)
Alice in Movieland
Alice in Movieland (1940)Grandmother
The Get-Away
The Get-Away (1941)Mrs. Higgins
People Are Funny
People Are Funny (1946)Grandma Wilson
The Bride Goes Wild
The Bride Goes Wild (1948)Aunt Pewtie
I Take This Woman
I Take This Woman (1931)Ranch Wife
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade (1932)Mrs. Tarleton
Frontier Gal
Frontier Gal (1945)Abigail
The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)Mary F. O'Daugherty
Professor Beware
Professor Beware (1938)Mrs. Green - Landlady
Make Way for a Lady
Make Way for a Lady (1936)Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid
Daybreak
Daybreak (1931)Frau Hoffman
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer (1930)Aunt Polly
So Goes My Love
So Goes My Love (1946)Mrs. Meade
Wings Over Honolulu
Wings Over Honolulu (1937)Evie Curtis
Child of Manhattan
Child of Manhattan (1933)Aunt Sophie
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)Aunt Polly
The President Vanishes
The President Vanishes (1934)Mrs. Delling
Wise Girls
Wise Girls (1929)Mrs. Bence
The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No (1930)Mrs. Ward
The Nurse's Secret
The Nurse's Secret (1941)Aunt Juliet Mitchell
Hearts Divided
Hearts Divided (1936)Aunt Ellen
You Can't Have Everything
You Can't Have Everything (1937)Townswoman (uncredited)
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn (1931)Aunt Polly
The Winning Ticket
The Winning Ticket (1935)Aunt Maggie
Claudia and David
Claudia and David (1946)Mrs. Barry
Swanee River
Swanee River (1939)Mrs. Griffin
Crime Ring
Crime Ring (1938)Phoebe Sawyer
Jealousy
Jealousy (1934)Mrs. Douglas
Dreaming Out Loud
Dreaming Out Loud (1940)Jessica Spencer
The Show-Off
The Show-Off (1934)Mrs. 'Ma'
Philo Vance Returns
Philo Vance Returns (1947)Stella Blendon
Transient Lady
Transient Lady (1935)Eva Branham
Burning Up
Burning Up (1930)Mrs. Minnie Winkle
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931)Mrs. Layton
Party Wire
Party Wire (1935)Mathilda Sherman
Her Husband's Secretary
Her Husband's Secretary (1937)Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case (1933)Minerva Winterslip
Small Town Boy
Small Town Boy (1937)Mrs. Armstrong
Shadow of Suspicion
Shadow of Suspicion (1944)Mother Randall
Harold Teen
Harold Teen (1934)Ma Lovewell
Men Are Like That
Men Are Like That (1930)Ma Fisher
Fugitive Lady
Fugitive Lady (1934)Aunt Margaret
It's a Wise Child
It's a Wise Child (1931)Mrs. Stanton
Youth Will Be Served
Youth Will Be Served (1940)Miss Bradshaw
The Strange Case of Clara Deane
The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932)Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)
My Old Kentucky Home
My Old Kentucky Home (1938)Julia 'Granny' Blair
Bought!
Bought! (1931)Mrs. Sprig
Poor Aubrey
Poor Aubrey (1930)Mrs. Fisher - Aubrey's Mother-in-Law
The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes (1930)Mrs. Duane
Sisters Under the Skin
Sisters Under the Skin (1934)Miss Gower
The Star Maker
The Star Maker (1939)Miss Esther Jones
Beloved
Beloved (1934)Miss Murfee
Swing, Sister, Swing
Swing, Sister, Swing (1938)Ma Sisler
Straight from the Heart
Straight from the Heart (1935)Mrs. Anderson
The Cabaret Singer
The Cabaret Singer (1915)Mrs. Denton
The Stolen Triumph
The Stolen Triumph (1916)Mrs. Rowley
Private Nurse
Private Nurse (1941)Miss Phillips
Once a Sinner
Once a Sinner (1931)Mrs. Mason
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere (2025)Auntie Em (archive footage)
Tomboy
Tomboy (1940)Aunt Martha
Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp
Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp (1917)Mrs. Donnelly