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Clara Blandick

Acting
85 years oldOnboard American ship in Hong Kong

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.

Personal Details

Born
June 4, 1876 - April 15, 1962 (age 85)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Onboard American ship in Hong Kong
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Clara Blanchard Dickey
Clara Dickey

Movies (50)

Riding High
5.8

Riding High

as Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950

Key to the City
6.2

Key to the City

as Liza, Silas' housekeeper

1950

Mr. Soft Touch
6.8

Mr. Soft Touch

as Susan Balmuss

1949

The Bride Goes Wild
6.2

The Bride Goes Wild

as Aunt Pewtie

1948

Life with Father
6.7

Life with Father

as Miss Wiggins

1947

Philo Vance Returns
5.0

Philo Vance Returns

as Stella Blendon

1947

She-Wolf of London
5.5

She-Wolf of London

as Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)

1946

So Goes My Love
7.0

So Goes My Love

as Mrs. Meade

1946

A Stolen Life
6.3

A Stolen Life

as Martha

1946

Claudia and David
6.0

Claudia and David

as Mrs. Barry

1946

People Are Funny
5.2

People Are Funny

as Grandma Wilson

1946

Frontier Gal
4.4

Frontier Gal

as Abigail

1945

Pillow of Death
6.5

Pillow of Death

as Belle Kincaid

1945

Can't Help Singing
5.4

Can't Help Singing

as Aunt Cissy

1944

Shadow of Suspicion
6.0

Shadow of Suspicion

as Mother Randall

1944

Du Barry Was a Lady
6.2

Du Barry Was a Lady

as Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)

1943

Heaven Can Wait
6.9

Heaven Can Wait

as Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)

1943

Gentleman Jim
7.1

Gentleman Jim

as Woman on Train (uncredited)

1942

Road to Morocco
6.9

Road to Morocco

as Aunt Lucy in Photo (uncredited)

1942

Lady in a Jam
5.3

Lady in a Jam

as Tourist (uncredited)

1942

Rings on Her Fingers
6.5

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

One Foot in Heaven
6.6

One Foot in Heaven

as Sister Watkins (uncredited)

1941

It Started with Eve
7.2

It Started with Eve

as Nurse

1941

Private Nurse

Private Nurse

as Miss Phillips

1941

The Big Store
6.2

The Big Store

as Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)

1941

The Get-Away
5.4

The Get-Away

as Mrs. Higgins

1941

The Nurse's Secret
5.0

The Nurse's Secret

as Aunt Juliet Mitchell

1941

The Wagons Roll at Night
6.5

The Wagons Roll at Night

as Mrs. Williams

1941

Youth Will Be Served
1.0

Youth Will Be Served

as Miss Bradshaw

1940

North West Mounted Police
6.4

North West Mounted Police

as Mrs. Burns

1940

Dreaming Out Loud
5.7

Dreaming Out Loud

as Jessica Spencer

1940

Tomboy

Tomboy

as Aunt Martha

1940

Alice in Movieland
6.3

Alice in Movieland

as Grandmother

1940

Swanee River
6.7

Swanee River

as Mrs. Griffin

1939

Drums Along the Mohawk
6.4

Drums Along the Mohawk

as Mrs. Borst

1939

The Star Maker

The Star Maker

as Miss Esther Jones

1939

The Wizard of Oz
7.6

The Wizard of Oz

as Auntie Em

1939

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6.6

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as Miss Watson

1939

Tom Sawyer, Detective
5.2

Tom Sawyer, Detective

as Aunt Polly

1938

Swing, Sister, Swing

Swing, Sister, Swing

as Ma Sisler

1938

Professor Beware
6.1

Professor Beware

as Mrs. Green - Landlady

1938

Crime Ring
4.7

Crime Ring

as Phoebe Sawyer

1938

My Old Kentucky Home
5.0

My Old Kentucky Home

as Julia 'Granny' Blair

1938

Small Town Boy

Small Town Boy

as Mrs. Armstrong

1937

You Can't Have Everything
5.7

You Can't Have Everything

as Townswoman (uncredited)

1937

The Road Back
5.7

The Road Back

as Willy's Mother

1937

Wings Over Honolulu
5.5

Wings Over Honolulu

as Evie Curtis

1937

A Star Is Born
7.2

A Star Is Born

as Aunt Mattie (uncredited)

1937

Her Husband's Secretary
5.0

Her Husband's Secretary

as Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon

1937

Make Way for a Lady
5.0

Make Way for a Lady

as Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid

1936