Clara Blandick
View on IMDb ↗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
Sisters Under the Skin
Straight from the Heart
Beloved
The Stolen Triumph
Men Are Like That
Party Wire
Swing, Sister, Swing
Fugitive Lady
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Bought!Filmography (109)
- 2025
The Wizard of Oz at SphereAuntie Em (archive footage) - 1950
Key to the CityLiza, Silas' housekeeper - 1950
Riding HighMrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited) - 1949
Mr. Soft TouchSusan Balmuss - 1948
The Bride Goes WildAunt Pewtie - 1947
Life with FatherMiss Wiggins - 1947
Philo Vance ReturnsStella Blendon - 1946
Claudia and DavidMrs. Barry - 1946
So Goes My LoveMrs. Meade - 1946
A Stolen LifeMartha - 1946
People Are FunnyGrandma Wilson - 1946
She-Wolf of LondonMrs. McBroom (uncredited) - 1945
Pillow of DeathBelle Kincaid - 1945
Frontier GalAbigail - 1944
Shadow of SuspicionMother Randall - 1944
Can't Help SingingAunt Cissy - 1943
Heaven Can WaitGrandmother Van Cleve (uncredited) - 1943
Du Barry Was a LadyOld Lady on Subway (uncredited) - 1942
Gentleman JimWoman on Train (uncredited) - 1942
Rings on Her Fingers - 1942
Lady in a JamTourist (uncredited) - 1941
It Started with EveNurse - 1941
Private NurseMiss Phillips - 1941
One Foot in HeavenSister Watkins (uncredited) - 1941
The Wagons Roll at NightMrs. Williams - 1941
The Big StoreCustomer Seeking Record (uncredited) - 1941
The Get-AwayMrs. Higgins - 1941
The Nurse's SecretAunt Juliet Mitchell - 1940
Alice in MovielandGrandmother - 1940
North West Mounted PoliceMrs. Burns - 1940
Dreaming Out LoudJessica Spencer - 1940
Youth Will Be ServedMiss Bradshaw - 1940
TomboyAunt Martha - 1939
The Wizard of OzAuntie Em - 1939
The Star MakerMiss Esther Jones - 1939
Swanee RiverMrs. Griffin - 1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMiss Watson - 1939
Drums Along the MohawkMrs. Borst - 1938
Swing, Sister, SwingMa Sisler - 1938
My Old Kentucky HomeJulia 'Granny' Blair - 1938
Professor BewareMrs. Green - Landlady - 1938
Crime RingPhoebe Sawyer - 1938
Tom Sawyer, DetectiveAunt Polly - 1937
A Star Is BornAunt Mattie (uncredited) - 1937
Small Town BoyMrs. Armstrong - 1937
The Road BackWilly's Mother - 1937
You Can't Have EverythingTownswoman (uncredited) - 1937
Wings Over HonoluluEvie Curtis - 1937
Her Husband's SecretaryAgatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon - 1936In His StepsMartha Adams
- 1936
The Case of the Velvet ClawsMary F. O'Daugherty - 1936
The Trail of the Lonesome PineGaptown Landlady - 1936
Anthony AdverseMrs. Jorham - 1936
The Gorgeous HussyLouisa Abbott - 1936
Hearts DividedAunt Ellen - 1936
Make Way for a LadyMrs. Dell, Drew's Maid - 1935
Straight from the HeartMrs. Anderson - 1935
Party WireMathilda Sherman - 1935
Transient LadyEva Branham - 1935
The Winning TicketAunt Maggie - 1934
Sisters Under the SkinMiss Gower - 1934
BelovedMiss Murfee - 1934
Fugitive LadyAunt Margaret - 1934
The Girl from MissouriMiss Newberry - 1934
Harold TeenMa Lovewell - 1934
The Show-OffMrs. 'Ma' - 1934
Broadway BillMrs. Peterson - 1934
The President VanishesMrs. Delling - 1934
JealousyMrs. Douglas - 1934
As the Earth TurnsCora - 1933
Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseMinerva Winterslip - 1933
Child of ManhattanAunt Sophie - 1933
The Mind ReaderAuntie (uncredited) - 1933
Three Cornered MoonRonald’s Landlady (uncredited) - 1933
Ever in My HeartAnna, the Cook - 1933
Going HollywoodMs. Perkins - 1933
Turn Back the ClockMrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother - 1932
ShopwornMrs. Helen Livingston - 1932
The Strange Case of Clara DeaneMrs. Lyons (scenes deleted) - 1932
RockabyeBrida - 1932
The Bitter Tea of General YenMrs. Jackson (uncredited) - 1932
Three on a MatchMrs. Keaton (uncredited) - 1932
Life BeginsMrs. West - 1932
The Wet ParadeMrs. Tarleton - 1931
Bought!Mrs. Sprig - 1931
Once a SinnerMrs. Mason - 1931
PossessedMrs. Martin - 1931
Huckleberry FinnAunt Polly - 1931
It's a Wise ChildMrs. Stanton - 1931
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick WallingfordMrs. Layton - 1931
InspirationMadeleine's Mother (uncredited) - 1931
Murder at MidnightAunt Julia Gray Kennedy - 1931
The Drums of JeopardyAunt Abbie - 1931
The Easiest WayAgnes Murdock - 1931
Laughing SinnersSalvation Army Woman - 1931
I Take This WomanRanch Wife - 1931
DaybreakFrau Hoffman - 1930
Men Are Like ThatMa Fisher - 1930
RomanceAbigail Armstrong - 1930
Tom SawyerAunt Polly - 1930
The Last of the DuanesMrs. Duane - 1930
Poor AubreyMrs. Fisher - Aubrey's Mother-in-Law - 1930
The Girl Said NoMrs. Ward - 1930
Burning UpMrs. Minnie Winkle - 1930
The Sins of the ChildrenMartha Wagenkampf - 1929
Wise GirlsMrs. Bence - 1917
Peggy, the Will O' the WispMrs. Donnelly - 1916
The Stolen TriumphMrs. Rowley - 1915
The Cabaret SingerMrs. Denton