Clara Blandick
Acting·June 4, 1876·† April 15, 1962 — 85 years old·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.
Known For
The Wizard of Oz
1939·7.6
Heaven Can Wait
1943·6.9
A Star Is Born
1937·7.2
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939·6.5
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932·6.3
The Big Store
1941·6.2
She-Wolf of London
1946·5.6
Three on a Match
1932·6.3
Life with Father
1947·6.7
Gentleman Jim
1942·7.2
A Stolen Life
1946·6.4
North West Mounted Police
1940·6.4
Filmography · 109
2025The Wizard of Oz at SphereAuntie Em (archive footage)1950Riding HighMrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)1950Key to the CityLiza, Silas' housekeeper1949Mr. Soft TouchSusan Balmuss1948The Bride Goes WildAunt Pewtie1947Life with FatherMiss Wiggins1947Philo Vance ReturnsStella Blendon1946She-Wolf of LondonMrs. McBroom (uncredited)1946So Goes My LoveMrs. Meade1946A Stolen LifeMartha1946Claudia and DavidMrs. Barry1946People Are FunnyGrandma Wilson1945Frontier GalAbigail1945Pillow of DeathBelle Kincaid1944Can't Help SingingAunt Cissy1944Shadow of SuspicionMother Randall1943Du 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 Fingers1941One Foot in HeavenSister Watkins (uncredited)1941It Started with EveNurse1941Private NurseMiss Phillips1941The Big StoreCustomer Seeking Record (uncredited)1941The Get-AwayMrs. Higgins1941The Nurse's SecretAunt Juliet Mitchell1941The Wagons Roll at NightMrs. Williams1940Youth Will Be ServedMiss Bradshaw1940North West Mounted PoliceMrs. Burns1940Dreaming Out LoudJessica Spencer1940TomboyAunt Martha1940Alice in MovielandGrandmother1939Swanee RiverMrs. Griffin1939Drums Along the MohawkMrs. Borst1939The Star MakerMiss Esther Jones1939The Wizard of OzAuntie Em1939The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMiss Watson1938Tom Sawyer, DetectiveAunt Polly1938Swing, Sister, SwingMa Sisler1938Professor BewareMrs. Green - Landlady1938Crime RingPhoebe Sawyer1938My Old Kentucky HomeJulia 'Granny' Blair1937Small Town BoyMrs. Armstrong1937You Can't Have EverythingTownswoman (uncredited)1937The Road BackWilly's Mother1937Wings Over HonoluluEvie Curtis1937A Star Is BornAunt Mattie (uncredited)1937Her Husband's SecretaryAgatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon1936Make Way for a LadyMrs. Dell, Drew's Maid1936In His StepsMartha Adams1936The Gorgeous HussyLouisa Abbott1936Anthony AdverseMrs. Jorham1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsMary F. O'Daugherty1936Hearts DividedAunt Ellen1936The Trail of the Lonesome PineGaptown Landlady1935Party WireMathilda Sherman1935Straight from the HeartMrs. Anderson1935Transient LadyEva Branham1935The Winning TicketAunt Maggie1934Fugitive LadyAunt Margaret1934Broadway BillMrs. Peterson1934JealousyMrs. Douglas1934The President VanishesMrs. Delling1934The Girl from MissouriMiss Newberry1934Sisters Under the SkinMiss Gower1934Harold TeenMa Lovewell1934The Show-OffMrs. 'Ma'1934As the Earth TurnsCora1934BelovedMiss Murfee1933Going HollywoodMs. Perkins1933Ever in My HeartAnna, the Cook1933Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseMinerva Winterslip1933Turn Back the ClockMrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother1933Three Cornered MoonRonald’s Landlady (uncredited)1933The Mind ReaderAuntie (uncredited)1933Child of ManhattanAunt Sophie1932The Bitter Tea of General YenMrs. Jackson (uncredited)1932RockabyeBrida1932Three on a MatchMrs. Keaton (uncredited)1932Life BeginsMrs. West1932The Strange Case of Clara DeaneMrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)1932The Wet ParadeMrs. Tarleton1932ShopwornMrs. Helen Livingston1931PossessedMrs. Martin1931New Adventures of Get Rich Quick WallingfordMrs. Layton1931Murder at MidnightAunt Julia Gray Kennedy1931Bought!Mrs. Sprig1931Huckleberry FinnAunt Polly1931I Take This WomanRanch Wife1931Laughing SinnersSalvation Army Woman1931DaybreakFrau Hoffman1931It's a Wise ChildMrs. Stanton1931The Drums of JeopardyAunt Abbie1931The Easiest WayAgnes Murdock1931InspirationMadeleine's Mother (uncredited)1931Once a SinnerMrs. Mason1930Tom SawyerAunt Polly1930The Last of the DuanesMrs. Duane1930RomanceAbigail Armstrong1930The Sins of the ChildrenMartha Wagenkampf1930Men Are Like ThatMa Fisher1930The Girl Said NoMrs. Ward1930Burning UpMrs. Minnie Winkle1930Poor AubreyMrs. Fisher - Aubrey's Mother-in-Law1929Wise GirlsMrs. Bence1917Peggy, the Will O' the WispMrs. Donnelly1916The Stolen TriumphMrs. Rowley1915The Cabaret SingerMrs. Denton