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Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Acting

June 4, 1876 — April 15, 1962Onboard 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 Ozmovie

The Wizard of Oz

1939

Heaven Can Waitmovie

Heaven Can Wait

1943

A Star Is Bornmovie

A Star Is Born

1937

Drums Along the Mohawkmovie

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

The Bitter Tea of General Yenmovie

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

The Big Storemovie

The Big Store

1941

She-Wolf of Londonmovie

She-Wolf of London

1946

Three on a Matchmovie

Three on a Match

1932

Life with Fathermovie

Life with Father

1947

Gentleman Jimmovie

Gentleman Jim

1942

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The Wizard of Oz at Spheremovie

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

2025

Auntie Em (archive footage)

Riding Highmovie

Riding High

1950

Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Key to the Citymovie

Key to the City

1950

Liza, Silas' housekeeper

Mr. Soft Touchmovie

Mr. Soft Touch

1949

Susan Balmuss

The Bride Goes Wildmovie

The Bride Goes Wild

1948

Aunt Pewtie

Life with Fathermovie

Life with Father

1947

Miss Wiggins

Philo Vance Returnsmovie

Philo Vance Returns

1947

Stella Blendon

She-Wolf of Londonmovie

She-Wolf of London

1946

Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)

So Goes My Lovemovie

So Goes My Love

1946

Mrs. Meade

A Stolen Lifemovie

A Stolen Life

1946

Martha

Claudia and Davidmovie

Claudia and David

1946

Mrs. Barry

People Are Funnymovie

People Are Funny

1946

Grandma Wilson

Frontier Galmovie

Frontier Gal

1945

Abigail

Pillow of Deathmovie

Pillow of Death

1945

Belle Kincaid

Can't Help Singingmovie

Can't Help Singing

1944

Aunt Cissy

Shadow of Suspicionmovie

Shadow of Suspicion

1944

Mother Randall

Du Barry Was a Ladymovie

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)

Heaven Can Waitmovie

Heaven Can Wait

1943

Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)

Gentleman Jimmovie

Gentleman Jim

1942

Woman on Train (uncredited)

Lady in a Jammovie

Lady in a Jam

1942

Tourist (uncredited)

Rings on Her Fingersmovie

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

One Foot in Heavenmovie

One Foot in Heaven

1941

Sister Watkins (uncredited)

It Started with Evemovie

It Started with Eve

1941

Nurse

Private Nursemovie

Private Nurse

1941

Miss Phillips

The Big Storemovie

The Big Store

1941

Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)

The Get-Awaymovie

The Get-Away

1941

Mrs. Higgins

The Nurse's Secretmovie

The Nurse's Secret

1941

Aunt Juliet Mitchell

The Wagons Roll at Nightmovie

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

Mrs. Williams

Youth Will Be Servedmovie

Youth Will Be Served

1940

Miss Bradshaw

North West Mounted Policemovie

North West Mounted Police

1940

Mrs. Burns

Dreaming Out Loudmovie

Dreaming Out Loud

1940

Jessica Spencer

Tomboymovie

Tomboy

1940

Aunt Martha

Alice in Movielandmovie

Alice in Movieland

1940

Grandmother

Swanee Rivermovie

Swanee River

1939

Mrs. Griffin

Drums Along the Mohawkmovie

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

Mrs. Borst

The Star Makermovie

The Star Maker

1939

Miss Esther Jones

The Wizard of Ozmovie

The Wizard of Oz

1939

Auntie Em

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnmovie

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

Miss Watson

Tom Sawyer, Detectivemovie

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938

Aunt Polly

Swing, Sister, Swingmovie

Swing, Sister, Swing

1938

Ma Sisler

Professor Bewaremovie

Professor Beware

1938

Mrs. Green - Landlady

Crime Ringmovie

Crime Ring

1938

Phoebe Sawyer

My Old Kentucky Homemovie

My Old Kentucky Home

1938

Julia 'Granny' Blair

Small Town Boymovie

Small Town Boy

1937

Mrs. Armstrong

You Can't Have Everythingmovie

You Can't Have Everything

1937

Townswoman (uncredited)

The Road Backmovie

The Road Back

1937

Willy's Mother

Wings Over Honolulumovie

Wings Over Honolulu

1937

Evie Curtis

A Star Is Bornmovie

A Star Is Born

1937

Aunt Mattie (uncredited)

Her Husband's Secretarymovie

Her Husband's Secretary

1937

Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon

Make Way for a Ladymovie

Make Way for a Lady

1936

Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid

In His Steps
movie

In His Steps

1936

Martha Adams

The Gorgeous Hussymovie

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

Louisa Abbott

Anthony Adversemovie

Anthony Adverse

1936

Mrs. Jorham

The Case of the Velvet Clawsmovie

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936

Mary F. O'Daugherty

Hearts Dividedmovie

Hearts Divided

1936

Aunt Ellen

The Trail of the Lonesome Pinemovie

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

Gaptown Landlady

Party Wiremovie

Party Wire

1935

Mathilda Sherman

Straight from the Heartmovie

Straight from the Heart

1935

Mrs. Anderson

Transient Ladymovie

Transient Lady

1935

Eva Branham

The Winning Ticketmovie

The Winning Ticket

1935

Aunt Maggie

Fugitive Ladymovie

Fugitive Lady

1934

Aunt Margaret

Broadway Billmovie

Broadway Bill

1934

Mrs. Peterson

Jealousymovie

Jealousy

1934

Mrs. Douglas

The President Vanishesmovie

The President Vanishes

1934

Mrs. Delling

The Girl from Missourimovie

The Girl from Missouri

1934

Miss Newberry

Sisters Under the Skinmovie

Sisters Under the Skin

1934

Miss Gower

Harold Teenmovie

Harold Teen

1934

Ma Lovewell

The Show-Offmovie

The Show-Off

1934

Mrs. 'Ma'

As the Earth Turnsmovie

As the Earth Turns

1934

Cora

Belovedmovie

Beloved

1934

Miss Murfee

Going Hollywoodmovie

Going Hollywood

1933

Ms. Perkins

Ever in My Heartmovie

Ever in My Heart

1933

Anna, the Cook

Charlie Chan's Greatest Casemovie

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933

Minerva Winterslip

Turn Back the Clockmovie

Turn Back the Clock

1933

Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother

Three Cornered Moonmovie

Three Cornered Moon

1933

Ronald’s Landlady (uncredited)

The Mind Readermovie

The Mind Reader

1933

Auntie (uncredited)

Child of Manhattanmovie

Child of Manhattan

1933

Aunt Sophie

The Bitter Tea of General Yenmovie

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

Rockabyemovie

Rockabye

1932

Brida

Three on a Matchmovie

Three on a Match

1932

Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)

Life Beginsmovie

Life Begins

1932

Mrs. West

The Strange Case of Clara Deanemovie

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

1932

Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)

The Wet Parademovie

The Wet Parade

1932

Mrs. Tarleton

Shopwornmovie

Shopworn

1932

Mrs. Helen Livingston

Possessedmovie

Possessed

1931

Mrs. Martin

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingfordmovie

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

1931

Mrs. Layton

Murder at Midnightmovie

Murder at Midnight

1931

Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy

Bought!movie

Bought!

1931

Mrs. Sprig

Huckleberry Finnmovie

Huckleberry Finn

1931

Aunt Polly

I Take This Womanmovie

I Take This Woman

1931

Ranch Wife

Laughing Sinnersmovie

Laughing Sinners

1931

Salvation Army Woman

Daybreakmovie

Daybreak

1931

Frau Hoffman

It's a Wise Childmovie

It's a Wise Child

1931

Mrs. Stanton

The Drums of Jeopardymovie

The Drums of Jeopardy

1931

Aunt Abbie

The Easiest Waymovie

The Easiest Way

1931

Agnes Murdock

Inspirationmovie

Inspiration

1931

Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)

Once a Sinnermovie

Once a Sinner

1931

Mrs. Mason

Tom Sawyermovie

Tom Sawyer

1930

Aunt Polly

The Last of the Duanesmovie

The Last of the Duanes

1930

Mrs. Duane

Romancemovie

Romance

1930

Abigail Armstrong

The Sins of the Childrenmovie

The Sins of the Children

1930

Martha Wagenkampf

Men Are Like Thatmovie

Men Are Like That

1930

Ma Fisher

The Girl Said Nomovie

The Girl Said No

1930

Mrs. Ward

Burning Upmovie

Burning Up

1930

Mrs. Minnie Winkle

Poor Aubreymovie

Poor Aubrey

1930

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

Wise Girlsmovie

Wise Girls

1929

Mrs. Bence

Peggy, the Will O' the Wispmovie

Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp

1917

Mrs. Donnelly

The Stolen Triumphmovie

The Stolen Triumph

1916

Mrs. Rowley

The Cabaret Singermovie

The Cabaret Singer

1915

Mrs. Denton