Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Female

Birthday

1876-06-04

Day of Death

1962-04-15 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Onboard American ship in Hong Kong

Also Known As

Clara Blanchard Dickey

Clara Dickey

Clara Blandick

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.

Known For

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve

Possessed

Possessed

Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan

Men Are Like That

Men Are Like That

Party Wire

Party Wire

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

A Star Is Born

Acting

The Wizard of Oz

1939

The Wizard of Oz

as

Auntie Em

Youth Will Be Served

1940

Youth Will Be Served

as

Miss Bradshaw

So Goes My Love

1946

So Goes My Love

as

Mrs. Meade

People Are Funny

1946

People Are Funny

as

Grandma Wilson

It Started with Eve

1941

It Started with Eve

as

Nurse

She-Wolf of London

1946

She-Wolf of London

as

Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

1936

The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

as

Gaptown Landlady

A Stolen Life

1946

A Stolen Life

as

Martha

Straight from the Heart

1935

Straight from the Heart

as

Mrs. Anderson

Mr. Soft Touch

1949

Mr. Soft Touch

as

Susan Balmuss

Can't Help Singing

1944

Can't Help Singing

as

Aunt Cissy

Possessed

1931

Possessed

as

Mrs. Martin

The Winning Ticket

1935

The Winning Ticket

as

Aunt Maggie

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

as

Miss Watson

Broadway Bill

1934

Broadway Bill

as

Mrs. Peterson

Romance

1930

Romance

as

Abigail Armstrong

Child of Manhattan

1933

Child of Manhattan

as

Aunt Sophie

Turn Back the Clock

1933

Turn Back the Clock

as

Mrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother

Riding High

1950

Riding High

as

Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Gorgeous Hussy

1936

The Gorgeous Hussy

as

Louisa Abbott

Philo Vance Returns

1947

Philo Vance Returns

as

Stella Blendon

Crime Ring

1938

Crime Ring

as

Phoebe Sawyer

Life Begins

1932

Life Begins

as

Mrs. West

Ever in My Heart

1933

Ever in My Heart

as

Anna, the Cook

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936

The Case of the Velvet Claws

as

Mary F. O'Daugherty

Bought!

1931

Bought!

as

Mrs. Sprig

Frontier Gal

1945

Frontier Gal

as

Abigail

The Cabaret Singer

1915

The Cabaret Singer

as

Mrs. Denton

Men Are Like That

1930

Men Are Like That

as

Ma Fisher

The Sins of the Children

1930

The Sins of the Children

as

Martha Wagenkampf

Hearts Divided

1936

Hearts Divided

as

Aunt Ellen

Tomboy

1940

Tomboy

as

Aunt Martha

The Girl Said No

1930

The Girl Said No

as

Mrs. Ward

Claudia and David

1946

Claudia and David

as

Mrs. Barry

Small Town Boy

1937

Small Town Boy

as

Mrs. Armstrong

1939

The Star Maker

as

Miss Esther Jones

The Mind Reader

1933

The Mind Reader

as

Auntie (uncredited)

Tom Sawyer, Detective

1938

Tom Sawyer, Detective

as

Aunt Polly

Key to the City

1950

Key to the City

as

Liza, Silas' housekeeper

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

1931

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

as

Mrs. Layton

The Drums of Jeopardy

1931

The Drums of Jeopardy

as

Aunt Abbie

Burning Up

1930

Burning Up

as

Mrs. Minnie Winkle

Laughing Sinners

1931

Laughing Sinners

as

Salvation Army Woman

As the Earth Turns

1934

As the Earth Turns

as

Cora

Wise Girls

1929

Wise Girls

as

Mrs. Bence

Party Wire

1935

Party Wire

as

Mathilda Sherman

Alice in Movieland

1940

Alice in Movieland

as

Grandmother

The Girl from Missouri

1934

The Girl from Missouri

as

Miss Newberry

Huckleberry Finn

1931

Huckleberry Finn

as

Aunt Polly

Private Nurse

1941

Private Nurse

as

Miss Phillips

The Last of the Duanes

1930

The Last of the Duanes

as

Mrs. Duane

Rockabye

1932

Rockabye

as

Brida

Shadow of Suspicion

1944

Shadow of Suspicion

as

Mother Randall

The Show-Off

1934

The Show-Off

as

Mrs. 'Ma'

Once a Sinner

1931

Once a Sinner

as

Mrs. Mason

You Can't Have Everything

1937

You Can't Have Everything

as

Townswoman (uncredited)

The President Vanishes

1934

The President Vanishes

as

Mrs. Delling

Going Hollywood

1933

Going Hollywood

as

Ms. Perkins

Transient Lady

1935

Transient Lady

as

Eva Branham

The Big Store

1941

The Big Store

as

Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)

The Easiest Way

1931

The Easiest Way

as

Agnes Murdock

The Nurse's Secret

1941

The Nurse's Secret

as

Aunt Juliet Mitchell

Her Husband's Secretary

1937

Her Husband's Secretary

as

Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon

Life with Father

1947

Life with Father

as

Miss Wiggins

Professor Beware

1938

Professor Beware

as

Mrs. Green - Landlady

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

Drums Along the Mohawk

as

Mrs. Borst

Swanee River

1939

Swanee River

as

Mrs. Griffin

Murder at Midnight

1931

Murder at Midnight

as

Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy

Wings Over Honolulu

1937

Wings Over Honolulu

as

Evie Curtis

Daybreak

1931

Daybreak

as

Frau Hoffman

My Old Kentucky Home

1938

My Old Kentucky Home

as

Julia 'Granny' Blair

Shopworn

1932

Shopworn

as

Mrs. Helen Livingston

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

as

Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

In His Steps

1936

In His Steps

as

Martha Adams

Fugitive Lady

1934

Fugitive Lady

as

Aunt Margaret

North West Mounted Police

1940

North West Mounted Police

as

Mrs. Burns

Pillow of Death

1945

Pillow of Death

as

Belle Kincaid

Three Cornered Moon

1933

Three Cornered Moon

as

Ronald’s Landlady (uncredited)

Harold Teen

1934

Harold Teen

as

Ma Lovewell

Gentleman Jim

1942

Gentleman Jim

as

Woman on Train (uncredited)

The Bride Goes Wild

1948

The Bride Goes Wild

as

Aunt Pewtie

Dreaming Out Loud

1940

Dreaming Out Loud

as

Jessica Spencer

Du Barry Was a Lady

1943

Du Barry Was a Lady

as

Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)

The Get-Away

1941

The Get-Away

as

Mrs. Higgins

The Wet Parade

1932

The Wet Parade

as

Mrs. Tarleton

Swing, Sister, Swing

1938

Swing, Sister, Swing

as

Ma Sisler

Make Way for a Lady

1936

Make Way for a Lady

as

Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid

I Take This Woman

1931

I Take This Woman

as

Ranch Wife

Poor Aubrey

1930

Poor Aubrey

as

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

Inspiration

1931

Inspiration

as

Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)

1937

A Star Is Born

as

Aunt Mattie (uncredited)

It's a Wise Child

1931

It's a Wise Child

as

Mrs. Stanton

Tom Sawyer

1930

Tom Sawyer

as

Aunt Polly

Anthony Adverse

1936

Anthony Adverse

as

Mrs. Jorham

Three on a Match

1932

Three on a Match

as

Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

1933

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

as

Minerva Winterslip

Jealousy

1934

Jealousy

as

Mrs. Douglas

Rings on Her Fingers

1942

Rings on Her Fingers

as

Road to Morocco

1942

Road to Morocco

as

Aunt Lucy in Photo (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait

1943

Heaven Can Wait

as

Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

The Wagons Roll at Night

as

Mrs. Williams

Beloved

1934

Beloved

as

Miss Murfee

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

1932

The Strange Case of Clara Deane

as

Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)

One Foot in Heaven

1941

One Foot in Heaven

as

Sister Watkins (uncredited)

The Road Back

1937

The Road Back

as

Willy's Mother

The Dark Side of Oz

1995

The Dark Side of Oz

as

Auntie Em (archive footage)

The Stolen Triumph

1916

The Stolen Triumph

as

Mrs. Rowley

Lady in a Jam

1942

Lady in a Jam

as

Tourist (uncredited)

Production

Crew

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