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Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Birthday: 1876-06-04 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1949
Mr. Soft Touch

as    Susan Balmuss

1947
Philo Vance Returns

as    Stella Blendon

1946
People Are Funny

as    Grandma Wilson

1946
A Stolen Life

as    Martha

1945
Frontier Gal

as    Abigail

1945
Pillow of Death

as    Belle Kincaid

1944
Can't Help Singing

as    Aunt Cissy

1944
Shadow of Suspicion

as    Mother Randall

1941
The Nurse's Secret

as    Aunt Juliet Mitchell

1941
The Get-Away

as    Mrs. Higgins

1940
Alice in Movieland

as    Grandmother

1940
Dreaming Out Loud

as    Jessica Spencer

1939
The Wizard of Oz

as    Auntie Em

1939
The Star Maker

as    Miss Esther Jones

1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as    Miss Watson

1938
Swing, Sister, Swing

as    Ma Sisler

1938
Crime Ring

as    Phoebe Sawyer

1937
Wings Over Honolulu

as    Evie Curtis

1936
Hearts Divided

as    Aunt Ellen

1935
Transient Lady

as    Eva Branham

1934
As the Earth Turns

as    Cora

1934
The Girl from Missouri

as    Miss Newberry

1933
Ever in My Heart

as    Anna, the Cook

1933
Child of Manhattan

as    Aunt Sophie

1933
The Mind Reader

as    Auntie (uncredited)

1933
The Bitter Tea of General Yen

as    Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

1932
Rockabye

as    Brida

1932
Shopworn

as    Mrs. Livingston

1931
Possessed

as    Mrs. Martin