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Clara Blandick (1880–1962)

Actress

Clara Blandick was a character actress who was born aboard an American ship off the coast of Hong Kong on June 4, 1880. Little is known about her early life until she became an actress. Although she appeared in 118 films, she was primarily a stage actress. Clara actually began her film career at a late age... See full bio »

Born:

Clara Dickey
in on board an American ship, Hong Kong

Died:

(age 81) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
– Always a Bridesmaid (1951)
 
1950 Love That Brute
Landlady (uncredited)
 
1950 Key to the City
Liza, Silas' housekeeper
 
1949 The Silver Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. Jackson
– The Guiding Star (1949) … Mrs. Jackson
 
1949 Roots in the Soil
 
1949 Mr. Soft Touch
Susan Balmuss
 
1948 The Bride Goes Wild
Aunt Pewtie
 
1947 Life with Father
Miss Wiggins
 
1947 Philo Vance Returns
Stella Blendon
 
1946 A Stolen Life
Martha
 
1946 She-Wolf of London
Mrs. McBroom (scenes deleted)
 
1946 So Goes My Love
Mrs. Meade
 
1946 Claudia and David
Mrs. Barry (uncredited)
 
1946 People Are Funny
Grandma Wilson
 
1945 Pillow of Death
Belle Kincaid
 
1945 Frontier Gal
Abigail
 
1944 Can't Help Singing
Aunt Cissy
 
1944 Shadow of Suspicion
Mrs. Randall
 
1943 Heaven Can Wait
Grandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)
 
1943 Dixie
Mrs. Mason
 
1943 Du Barry Was a Lady
Old Lady on Subway (uncredited)
 
1942 Gentleman Jim
Woman on Train (uncredited)
 
1942 Lady in a Jam
Tourist (uncredited)
 
1942 Rings on Her Fingers
Mrs. Beasley
 
1941 One Foot in Heaven
Mrs. 'Sister' Watkins (uncredited)
 
1941 It Started with Eve
Nurse
 
1941 Private Nurse
Miss Phillips
 
1941 The Big Store
Customer Seeking Record (uncredited)
 
1941 The Getaway
Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
 
1941 The Nurse's Secret
Miss Juliet Mitchell
 
1941 The Wagons Roll at Night
Mrs. Williams
 
1940 Youth Will Be Served
Miss Bradshaw
 
1940 North West Mounted Police
Mrs. Burns
 
1940 Dreaming Out Loud
Jessica Spencer
 
1940 Anne of Windy Poplars
Mrs. Morton Pringle
 
1940 Tomboy
Aunt Martha
 
1940 Alice in Movieland (short)
Grandmother
 
1939 Swanee River
Mrs. Griffin
 
1939 Main Street Lawyer
Matron (uncredited)
 
1939 Drums Along the Mohawk
Mrs. Borst
 
1939 The Star Maker
Miss Esther Jones
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz
Auntie Em
 
1939 I Was a Convict
Aunt Sarah Scarlett
 
1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Miss Watson
 
1938 Tom Sawyer, Detective
Aunt Polly
 
1938 Swing, Sister, Swing
Ma Sisler
 
1938 Crime Ring
Phoebe Sawyer
 
1938 Professor Beware
Mrs. Green - Landlady (uncredited)
 
1938 My Old Kentucky Home
Julia 'Granny' Blair
 
1937 Small Town Boy
Mrs. Armstrong
 
1937 You Can't Have Everything
Townswoman (uncredited)
 
1937 The Road Back
Willy's Mother
 
1937 The League of Frightened Men (uncredited)
 
1937 Wings Over Honolulu
Evie Curtis
 
1937 A Star Is Born
Aunt Mattie (uncredited)
 
1937 Her Husband's Secretary
Agatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon
 
1936 Make Way for a Lady
Mrs. Dell, Drew's Maid
 
1936 In His Steps
Martha Adams
 
1936 The Gorgeous Hussy
Louisa Abbott
 
1936 The Case of the Velvet Claws
Judge Mary F. O'Daugherty
 
1936 Anthony Adverse
Mrs. Jorham
 
1936 Hearts Divided
Aunt Ellen
 
1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Landlady
 
1935 Party Wire
Mathilda Sherman
 
1935 Princess O'Hara
Miss Van Cortland
 
1935 Straight from the Heart
Mrs. Anderson
 
1935 Transient Lady
Eva Branham
 
1935 The Winning Ticket
Aunt Maggie
 
1934 Fugitive Lady
Aunt Margaret
 
1934 Broadway Bill
Mrs. Peterson
 
1934 Jealousy
Mrs. Douglas
 
1934 The President Vanishes
Mrs. Delling
 
1934 The Girl from Missouri
Miss Newberry
 
1934 Sisters Under the Skin
Miss Gower
 
1934 Harold Teen
Ma Lovewell
 
1934 The Show-Off
Mrs. 'Ma'
 
1934 As the Earth Turns
Cora
 
1934 Beloved
Miss Murfee
 
1933 Going Hollywood
Ms. Perkins (uncredited)
 
1933 Ever in My Heart
Anna, the Cook
 
1933 Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Minerva Winterslip
 
1933 One Sunday Afternoon
Mrs. Brush (scenes deleted)
 
1933 Turn Back the Clock
Joe's Mother
 
1933 Three-Cornered Moon
Ronald's Landlady (uncredited)
 
1933 The Mind Reader
Auntie (uncredited)
 
1933 Child of Manhattan
Aunt Sophie
 
1933 The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)
 
1932 Rockabye
Brida
 
1932 Three on a Match
Mrs. Keaton (uncredited)
 
1932 Life Begins
Mrs. West
 
1932 Two Against the World
Aunt Agatha (uncredited)
 
1932 The Strange Case of Clara Deane
Mrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)
 
1932 Shopworn
Mrs. Helen Livingston
 
1932 The Wet Parade
Mrs. Tarleton
 
1931 Possessed
Mother
 
1931 New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
Mrs. Layton
 
1931 Murder at Midnight
Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy
 
1931 Bought!
Mrs. Sprigg
 
1931 Huckleberry Finn
Aunt Polly
 
1931 I Take This Woman
Sue Barnes
 
1931 Laughing Sinners
Salvation Army Woman (uncredited)
 
1931 Daybreak
Frau Hoffman
 
1931 It's a Wise Child
Mrs. Stanton
 
1931 The Drums of Jeopardy
Abbie Krantz
 
1931 The Easiest Way
Agnes
 
1931 Inspiration
Madeleine's Mother (uncredited)
 
1931 Once a Sinner
Mrs. Mason
 
1930 Tom Sawyer
Aunt Polly
 
1930 The Last of the Duanes
Mrs. Duane
 
1930 Romance
Miss Armstrong
 
1930 The Sins of the Children
Martha Wagenkampf
 
1930 Men Are Like That
Ma Fisher
 
1930 The Girl Said No
Mrs. Ward
 
1930 Burning Up
Mrs. Minnie Winkle (uncredited)
 
1930 Poor Aubrey (short)
Mrs. Fisher - Aubrey's Mother-in-Law
 
1929 Wise Girls
Ma
 
1917 Peggy, the Will O' the Wisp
Mrs. Donnelly
 
1916 The Stolen Triumph
Mrs. Rowley
 
1915 The Legacy of Folly (short)
Mrs. Hale - Clement's Aunt
 
1915 The Seventh Commandment (short)
Anna Craig - Simon's Wife
 
1915 The Cabaret Singer (short)
Mrs. Denton
 
1914 Mrs. Black Is Back
Emily Mason
 
1914 His Inspiration (short)
Anna - Franz's Wife
 
1911 The Maid's Double (short)
Mistress/Maid
 
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2005 Because of the Wonderful Things It Does: The Legacy of Oz (video documentary short)
Auntie Em
 
1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV documentary)
Herself/Aunt Em
 
1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series)
 
1950 Riding High
Mrs. Peterson (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1901). Stage Play: If I Were King. Drama. Written by Justin Huntly McCarthy. Garden Theatre: 14 Oct 1901- Dec 1901 (closing date unknown/56 performances). Cast: Herbert Ayling (as "Colin De Cayeulx"), B.B. Belcher (as "De Nontoillet"), Clara Blandick (as "Jehanneton") [Broadway debut]... See more »

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Suffering from severe arthritis and impending blindness, Clara fixed her hair, dressed up in her best outfit, placed her favorite photos and memorabilia around her room and sadly left this world by overdosing on sleeping tablets. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini