Hollywood Icons, Then and Now
Take a look back at these Hollywood icons in their early days to see how far they've come in their careers.
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Works
Riding HighMrs. Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)1950
Key to the CityLiza, Silas' housekeeper1950
Mr. Soft TouchSusan Balmuss1949
The Bride Goes WildAunt Pewtie1948
Life with FatherMiss Wiggins1947
Philo Vance ReturnsStella Blendon1947
She-Wolf of LondonMrs. McBroom (uncredited)1946
So Goes My LoveMrs. Meade1946
A Stolen LifeMartha1946
Claudia and DavidMrs. Barry1946
People Are FunnyGrandma Wilson1946
Frontier GalAbigail1945
Pillow of DeathBelle Kincaid1945
Can't Help SingingAunt Cissy1944
Shadow of SuspicionMother Randall1944
Du Barry Was a LadyOld Lady on Subway (uncredited)1943
Heaven Can WaitGrandmother Van Cleve (uncredited)1943
Gentleman JimWoman on Train (uncredited)1942
Road to MoroccoAunt Lucy in Photo (uncredited)1942
Lady in a JamTourist (uncredited)1942
One Foot in HeavenSister Watkins (uncredited)1941
It Started with EveNurse1941
Private NurseMiss Phillips1941
The Big StoreCustomer Seeking Record (uncredited)1941
The Get-AwayMrs. Higgins1941
The Nurse's SecretAunt Juliet Mitchell1941
The Wagons Roll at NightMrs. Williams1941
Youth Will Be ServedMiss Bradshaw1940
North West Mounted PoliceMrs. Burns1940
Dreaming Out LoudJessica Spencer1940
TomboyAunt Martha1940
Alice in MovielandGrandmother1940
Swanee RiverMrs. Griffin1939
Drums Along the MohawkMrs. Borst1939
The Star MakerMiss Esther Jones1939
The Wizard of OzAuntie Em1939
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMiss Watson1939
Tom Sawyer, DetectiveAunt Polly1938
Swing, Sister, SwingMa Sisler1938
Professor BewareMrs. Green - Landlady1938
Crime RingPhoebe Sawyer1938
My Old Kentucky HomeJulia 'Granny' Blair1938- Small Town BoyMrs. Armstrong1937
You Can't Have EverythingTownswoman (uncredited)1937
The Road BackWilly's Mother1937
Wings Over HonoluluEvie Curtis1937
A Star Is BornAunt Mattie (uncredited)1937
Her Husband's SecretaryAgatha 'Aunt Gussie' Kingdon1937
Make Way for a LadyMrs. Dell, Drew's Maid1936- In His StepsMartha Adams1936
The Gorgeous HussyLouisa Abbott1936
Anthony AdverseMrs. Jorham1936
The Case of the Velvet ClawsMary F. O'Daugherty1936
Hearts DividedAunt Ellen1936
The Trail of the Lonesome PineGaptown Landlady1936
Party WireMathilda Sherman1935
Straight from the HeartMrs. Anderson1935
Transient LadyEva Branham1935
The Winning TicketAunt Maggie1935
Fugitive LadyAunt Margaret1934
Broadway BillMrs. Peterson1934
JealousyMrs. Douglas1934
The President VanishesMrs. Delling1934
The Girl from MissouriMiss Newberry1934
Sisters Under the SkinMiss Gower1934
Harold TeenMa Lovewell1934
The Show-OffMrs. 'Ma'1934
1934
BelovedMiss Murfee1934
Going HollywoodMs. Perkins1933
Ever in My HeartAnna, the Cook1933
Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseMinerva Winterslip1933
Turn Back the ClockMrs. Gimlet, Joe's Mother1933
Three Cornered MoonRonald’s Landlady (uncredited)1933
The Mind ReaderAuntie (uncredited)1933
Child of ManhattanAunt Sophie1933
The Bitter Tea of General YenMrs. Jackson (uncredited)1932
RockabyeBrida1932
Three on a MatchMrs. Keaton (uncredited)1932
Life BeginsMrs. West1932
The Strange Case of Clara DeaneMrs. Lyons (scenes deleted)1932
The Wet ParadeMrs. Tarleton1932
ShopwornMrs. Helen Livingston1932
PossessedMrs. Martin1931
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick WallingfordMrs. Layton1931
Murder at MidnightAunt Julia Gray Kennedy1931
Bought!Mrs. Sprig1931
Huckleberry FinnAunt Polly1931
I Take This WomanRanch Wife1931
Laughing SinnersSalvation Army Woman1931
DaybreakFrau Hoffman1931
It's a Wise ChildMrs. Stanton1931
The Drums of JeopardyAunt Abbie1931
The Easiest WayAgnes Murdock1931
InspirationMadeleine's Mother (uncredited)1931
Once a SinnerMrs. Mason1931
Tom SawyerAunt Polly1930
The Last of the DuanesMrs. Duane1930
RomanceAbigail Armstrong1930
The Sins of the ChildrenMartha Wagenkampf1930
Men Are Like ThatMa Fisher1930
The Girl Said NoMrs. Ward1930
Burning UpMrs. Minnie Winkle1930
Poor AubreyMrs. Fisher - Aubrey's Mother-in-Law1930
Wise GirlsMrs. Bence1929
Peggy, the Will O' the WispMrs. Donnelly1917
The Stolen TriumphMrs. Rowley1916
The Cabaret SingerMrs. Denton1915
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- Alternative names
- Clara Blanchard Dickey
- Clara Dickey
- BornJune 04, 1876Onboard American ship in Hong Kong
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