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Clara Blandick

Lived · 85 Born · Jun 4, 1876 From · Onboard American ship in Hong Kong Films · 108

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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

Riding High poster

Key to the City poster

Key to the City

Mr. Soft Touch poster

The Bride Goes Wild poster

The Bride Goes Wild

Career timeline

2025

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

Auntie Em (archive footage) · 2025

1950

Mrs. Peterson (archive footage · 1950

Key to the City

Liza, Silas' housekeeper · 1950

1949

Susan Balmuss · 1949

1948

The Bride Goes Wild

Aunt Pewtie · 1948

1947

Life with Father

Miss Wiggins · 1947

Philo Vance Returns

Stella Blendon · 1947

1946

She-Wolf of London

Mrs. McBroom (uncredited) · 1946

So Goes My Love Notable

Mrs. Meade · 1946

1945

Abigail · 1945

Pillow of Death

Belle Kincaid · 1945

1944

Can't Help Singing

Aunt Cissy · 1944

Shadow of Suspicion Notable

Mother Randall · 1944

1943

Du Barry Was a Lady

Old Lady on Subway (uncredited · 1943

Heaven Can Wait

Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredi · 1943

1942

Gentleman Jim Notable

Woman on Train (uncredited) · 1942

Tourist (uncredited) · 1942

Rings on Her Fingers

1941

One Foot in Heaven

Sister Watkins (uncredited) · 1941

It Started with Eve Notable

Private Nurse Notable

Miss Phillips · 1941

1940

Youth Will Be Served

Miss Bradshaw · 1940

North West Mounted Police

Mrs. Burns · 1940

Dreaming Out Loud

Jessica Spencer · 1940

1939

Swanee River Notable

Mrs. Griffin · 1939

Drums Along the Mohawk

Mrs. Borst · 1939

The Star Maker Notable

Miss Esther Jones · 1939

1938

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Aunt Polly · 1938

Swing, Sister, Swing Notable

Ma Sisler · 1938

Professor Beware

Mrs. Green - Landlady · 1938

1937

Small Town Boy Notable

Mrs. Armstrong · 1937

You Can't Have Everything

Townswoman (uncredited) · 1937

Willy's Mother · 1937

1936

Make Way for a Lady

Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid · 1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

Louisa Abbott · 1936

Anthony Adverse

Mrs. Jorham · 1936

1935

Party Wire Notable

Mathilda Sherman · 1935

Straight from the Heart Notable

Mrs. Anderson · 1935

Eva Branham · 1935

1934

Fugitive Lady Notable

Aunt Margaret · 1934

Mrs. Peterson · 1934

Mrs. Douglas · 1934

1933

Going Hollywood

Ms. Perkins · 1933

Ever in My Heart

Anna, the Cook · 1933

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case Notable

Minerva Winterslip · 1933

1932

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

Mrs. Jackson (uncredited) · 1932

Three on a Match

Mrs. Keaton (uncredited) · 1932

Frequently appears with

Alice 'Princess' Higgins

Charles Bickford

Frances Gifford

Margaret Higgins

William Demarest

Clarissa Standish

Fire Chief Duggan

Marilyn Maxwell

Shelia the 'Atom' Dancer

Full filmography

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere poster

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

Riding High poster

Key to the City poster

Key to the City

Mr. Soft Touch poster

The Bride Goes Wild poster

The Bride Goes Wild

Life with Father poster

Life with Father

Philo Vance Returns poster

Philo Vance Returns

She-Wolf of London poster

She-Wolf of London

So Goes My Love poster

So Goes My Love

A Stolen Life poster

Claudia and David poster

Claudia and David

People Are Funny poster

People Are Funny

Frontier Gal poster

Pillow of Death poster

Pillow of Death

Can't Help Singing poster

Can't Help Singing

Shadow of Suspicion poster

Shadow of Suspicion

Du Barry Was a Lady poster

Du Barry Was a Lady

Heaven Can Wait poster

Heaven Can Wait

Gentleman Jim poster

Lady in a Jam poster

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