Clara Blandick

Known for

Acting

Born

June 4, 1876

Birthplace

Onboard American ship in Hong Kong

Died

April 15, 1962 (aged 85)

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.

Best known work

The Wizard of Oz

1939

Heaven Can Wait

1943

A Star Is Born

1937

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

The Big Store

1941

She-Wolf of London

1946

Three on a Match

1932

Life with Father

1947

Gentleman Jim

1942

Filmography

1950
Riding High
as Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950
Key to the City
as Liza, Silas' housekeeper
1949
Mr. Soft Touch
as Susan Balmuss
1948
The Bride Goes Wild
as Aunt Pewtie
1947
Life with Father
as Miss Wiggins
1947
Philo Vance Returns
as Stella Blendon
1946
She-Wolf of London
as Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)
1946
So Goes My Love
as Mrs. Meade
1946
A Stolen Life
as Martha
1946
Claudia and David
as Mrs. Barry
1946
People Are Funny
as Grandma Wilson
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
1943
Du Barry Was a Lady
as Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
1943
Heaven Can Wait
as Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
1942
Gentleman Jim
as Woman on Train (uncredited)
1942
Lady in a Jam
as Tourist (uncredited)
1942
Rings on Her Fingers
1941
One Foot in Heaven
as Sister Watkins (uncredited)
1941
It Started with Eve
as Nurse
1941
Private Nurse
as Miss Phillips
1941
The Big Store
as Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)
1941
The Get-Away
as Mrs. Higgins