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Clara Blandick

Acting Born Jun 4, 1876 Onboard American ship in Hong Kong 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

The Wizard of Oz

as Auntie Em

Full filmography

  • The Wizard of Oz (1939) as Auntie Em
  • Heaven Can Wait (1943) as Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
  • A Star Is Born (1937) as Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
  • Life with Father (1947) as Miss Wiggins
  • Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) as Mrs. Borst
  • Gentleman Jim (1942) as Woman on Train (uncredited)
  • Possessed (1931) as Mrs. Martin
  • The Big Store (1941) as Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)
  • The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) as Louisa Abbott
  • A Stolen Life (1946) as Martha
  • Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) as Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
  • Shopworn (1932) as Mrs. Helen Livingston
  • Swanee River (1939) as Mrs. Griffin
  • Romance (1930) as Abigail Armstrong
  • The Drums of Jeopardy (1931) as Aunt Abbie
  • Three on a Match (1932) as Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)
  • North West Mounted Police (1940) as Mrs. Burns
  • The Girl from Missouri (1934) as Miss Newberry
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) as Miss Watson
  • Riding High (1950) as Mrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932) as Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)
  • She-Wolf of London (1946) as Mrs. McBroom (uncredited)
  • The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) as Mrs. Williams
  • The Easiest Way (1931) as Agnes Murdock