Clara Blandick

Acting

June 4, 1876 – April 15, 1962 (died at 85)

Onboard American ship in Hong Kong

Female

109 Movies

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.

The Wizard of Oz

1939 7.6

as Auntie Em

Age 63 (now 85)

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932 6.3

as Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

Age 56 (now 85)

A Star Is Born

1937 7.2

as Aunt Mattie (uncredited)

Age 60 (now 85)

Pillow of Death

1945 6.7

as Belle Kincaid

Age 69 (now 85)

Heaven Can Wait

1943 6.9

as Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)

Age 67 (now 85)

Possessed

1931 7.0

as Mrs. Martin

Age 55 (now 85)

A Stolen Life

1946 6.4

as Martha

Age 69 (now 85)

She-Wolf of London

1946 5.6

as Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)

Age 69 (now 85)

Romance

1930 6.5

as Abigail Armstrong

Age 54 (now 85)

The Drums of Jeopardy

1931 5.4

as Aunt Abbie

Age 54 (now 85)

Three on a Match

1932 6.3

as Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)

Age 56 (now 85)

The Girl from Missouri

1934 7.4

as Miss Newberry

Age 58 (now 85)

Shopworn

1932 6.8

as Mrs. Helen Livingston

Age 55 (now 85)

Mr. Soft Touch

1949 6.8

as Susan Balmuss

Age 73 (now 85)

Murder at Midnight

1931 5.7

as Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy

Age 55 (now 85)

Life with Father

1947 6.7

as Miss Wiggins

Age 71 (now 85)

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

2025

as Auntie Em (archive footage)

Age 149 (now 85)

Riding High

1950 6.1

as Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 73 (now 85)

Key to the City

1950 6.5

as Liza, Silas' housekeeper

Age 73 (now 85)

Mr. Soft Touch

1949 6.8

as Susan Balmuss

Age 73 (now 85)

The Bride Goes Wild

1948 6.7

as Aunt Pewtie

Age 71 (now 85)

Life with Father

1947 6.7

as Miss Wiggins

Age 71 (now 85)

Philo Vance Returns

1947 6.3

as Stella Blendon

Age 70 (now 85)

She-Wolf of London

1946 5.6

as Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)

Age 69 (now 85)

A Stolen Life

1946 6.4

as Martha

Age 69 (now 85)

So Goes My Love

1946 7.3

as Mrs. Meade

Age 69 (now 85)

Claudia and David

1946 7.5

as Mrs. Barry

Age 69 (now 85)

People Are Funny

1946 5.7

as Grandma Wilson

Age 69 (now 85)

Frontier Gal

1945 5.3

as Abigail

Age 69 (now 85)

Pillow of Death

1945 6.7

as Belle Kincaid

Age 69 (now 85)

Can't Help Singing

1944 6.0

as Aunt Cissy

Age 68 (now 85)

Shadow of Suspicion

1944 7.5

as Mother Randall

Age 68 (now 85)

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943 6.5

as Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)

Age 67 (now 85)

Heaven Can Wait

1943 6.9

as Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)

Age 67 (now 85)

Gentleman Jim

1942 7.2

as Woman on Train (uncredited)

Age 66 (now 85)

Lady in a Jam

1942 5.6

as Tourist (uncredited)

Age 66 (now 85)

Rings on Her Fingers

1942 6.8

Age 65 (now 85)

One Foot in Heaven

1941 6.9

as Sister Watkins (uncredited)

Age 65 (now 85)

It Started with Eve

1941 7.2

as Nurse

Age 65 (now 85)

Private Nurse

1941 7.0

as Miss Phillips

Age 65 (now 85)

The Big Store

1941 6.2

as Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)

Age 65 (now 85)

The Get-Away

1941 6.0

as Mrs. Higgins

Age 65 (now 85)

The Nurse's Secret

1941 5.6

as Aunt Juliet Mitchell

Age 64 (now 85)

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941 6.5

as Mrs. Williams

Age 64 (now 85)

Youth Will Be Served

1940 4.0

as Miss Bradshaw

Age 64 (now 85)

North West Mounted Police

1940 6.4

as Mrs. Burns

Age 64 (now 85)

Dreaming Out Loud

1940 6.0

as Jessica Spencer

Age 64 (now 85)

Tomboy

1940

as Aunt Martha

Age 63 (now 85)

Alice in Movieland

1940 6.4

as Grandmother

Age 63 (now 85)

Swanee River

1939 7.0

as Mrs. Griffin

Age 63 (now 85)

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939 6.5

as Mrs. Borst

Age 63 (now 85)

The Star Maker

1939 7.0

as Miss Esther Jones

Age 63 (now 85)

The Wizard of Oz

1939 7.6

as Auntie Em

Age 63 (now 85)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939 6.7

as Miss Watson

Age 62 (now 85)

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938 5.6

as Aunt Polly

Age 62 (now 85)

Swing, Sister, Swing

1938 8.0

as Ma Sisler

Age 62 (now 85)

Professor Beware

1938 6.4

as Mrs. Green - Landlady

Age 62 (now 85)

Crime Ring

1938 5.8

as Phoebe Sawyer

Age 62 (now 85)

My Old Kentucky Home

1938 7.5

as Julia 'Granny' Blair

Age 61 (now 85)

Small Town Boy

1937 7.0

as Mrs. Armstrong

Age 61 (now 85)

You Can't Have Everything

1937 6.5

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Age 61 (now 85)

The Road Back

1937 6.7

as Willy's Mother

Age 60 (now 85)

Wings Over Honolulu

1937 6.4

as Evie Curtis

Age 60 (now 85)

A Star Is Born

1937 7.2

as Aunt Mattie (uncredited)

Age 60 (now 85)

Her Husband's Secretary

1937 6.0

as Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon

Age 60 (now 85)

Make Way for a Lady

1936 5.5

as Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid

Age 60 (now 85)

In His Steps

1936 10.0

as Martha Adams

Age 60 (now 85)

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936 5.5

as Louisa Abbott

Age 60 (now 85)

Anthony Adverse

1936 5.8

as Mrs. Jorham

Age 60 (now 85)

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936 7.2

as Mary F. O'Daugherty

Age 60 (now 85)

Hearts Divided

1936 5.5

as Aunt Ellen

Age 60 (now 85)

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936 6.5

as Gaptown Landlady

Age 59 (now 85)

Party Wire

1935 8.3

as Mathilda Sherman

Age 58 (now 85)

Straight from the Heart

1935 9.0

as Mrs. Anderson

Age 58 (now 85)

Transient Lady

1935 6.3

as Eva Branham

Age 58 (now 85)

The Winning Ticket

1935 4.3

as Aunt Maggie

Age 58 (now 85)

Fugitive Lady

1934 8.0

as Aunt Margaret

Age 58 (now 85)

Broadway Bill

1934 6.0

as Mrs. Peterson

Age 58 (now 85)

Jealousy

1934 5.8

as Mrs. Douglas

Age 58 (now 85)

The President Vanishes

1934 6.0

as Mrs. Delling

Age 58 (now 85)

The Girl from Missouri

1934 7.4

as Miss Newberry

Age 58 (now 85)

Sisters Under the Skin

1934 10.0

as Miss Gower

Age 57 (now 85)

Harold Teen

1934 6.5

as Ma Lovewell

Age 57 (now 85)

The Show-Off

1934 6.3

as Mrs. 'Ma'

Age 57 (now 85)

As the Earth Turns

1934 5.6

as Cora

Age 57 (now 85)

Beloved

1934 9.0

as Miss Murfee

Age 57 (now 85)

Going Hollywood

1933 5.5

as Ms. Perkins

Age 57 (now 85)

Ever in My Heart

1933 5.5

as Anna, the Cook

Age 57 (now 85)

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933 8.0

as Minerva Winterslip

Age 57 (now 85)

Turn Back the Clock

1933 5.4

as Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother

Age 57 (now 85)

Three Cornered Moon

1933 6.0

as Ronald’s Landlady (uncredited)

Age 57 (now 85)

The Mind Reader

1933 6.3

as Auntie (uncredited)

Age 56 (now 85)

Child of Manhattan

1933 7.2

as Aunt Sophie

Age 56 (now 85)

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932 6.3

as Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

Age 56 (now 85)

Rockabye

1932 6.5

as Brida

Age 56 (now 85)

Three on a Match

1932 6.3

as Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)

Age 56 (now 85)

Life Begins

1932 6.2

as Mrs. West

Age 56 (now 85)

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

1932 6.5

as Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)

Age 55 (now 85)

The Wet Parade

1932 6.2

as Mrs. Tarleton

Age 55 (now 85)

Shopworn

1932 6.8

as Mrs. Helen Livingston

Age 55 (now 85)

Possessed

1931 7.0

as Mrs. Martin

Age 55 (now 85)

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

1931 6.0

as Mrs. Layton

Age 55 (now 85)

Murder at Midnight

1931 5.7

as Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy

Age 55 (now 85)

Bought!

1931 8.0

as Mrs. Sprig

Age 55 (now 85)

Huckleberry Finn

1931 7.0

as Aunt Polly

Age 55 (now 85)

I Take This Woman

1931 5.1

as Ranch Wife

Age 55 (now 85)

Laughing Sinners

1931 5.3

as Salvation Army Woman

Age 54 (now 85)

Daybreak

1931 4.3

as Frau Hoffman

Age 54 (now 85)

It's a Wise Child

1931 6.3

as Mrs. Stanton

Age 54 (now 85)

The Drums of Jeopardy

1931 5.4

as Aunt Abbie

Age 54 (now 85)

The Easiest Way

1931 5.4

as Agnes Murdock

Age 54 (now 85)

Inspiration

1931 5.9

as Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)

Age 54 (now 85)

Once a Sinner

1931 8.0

as Mrs. Mason

Age 54 (now 85)

Tom Sawyer

1930 6.3

as Aunt Polly

Age 54 (now 85)

The Last of the Duanes

1930 6.0

as Mrs. Duane

Age 54 (now 85)

Romance

1930 6.5

as Abigail Armstrong

Age 54 (now 85)

The Sins of the Children

1930 4.7

as Martha Wagenkampf

Age 54 (now 85)

Men Are Like That

1930 8.5

as Ma Fisher

Age 53 (now 85)

The Girl Said No

1930 5.8

as Mrs. Ward

Age 53 (now 85)

Burning Up

1930 5.3

as Mrs. Minnie Winkle

Age 53 (now 85)

Poor Aubrey

1930 6.0

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

Age 53 (now 85)

Wise Girls

1929 5.4

as Mrs. Bence

Age 53 (now 85)

Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp

1917

as Mrs. Donnelly

Age 41 (now 85)

The Stolen Triumph

1916 9.0

as Mrs. Rowley

Age 40 (now 85)

The Cabaret Singer

1915 7.0

as Mrs. Denton

Age 38 (now 85)