Aunt Em — The Wizard of Oz Character Profile

About Aunt Em

A kind and caring farm woman in Kansas who reveals Dorothy's true origins as a foundling at the doorstep. She plays a minor role in the Kansas storyline.

Character Facts

Played by

Mary Carr

Appears in

The Wizard of Oz (1925)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Wizard of Oz

• Wizard of Oz (Charles Murray)
• Tin Woodsman / Farmhand (Oliver Hardy)
• Lady Vishuss (Virginia Pearson)
• Scarecrow / Toymaker (Larry Semon)
• Prince Kynd (Bryant Washburn)
• Uncle Henry / Prince of Whales (Frank Alexander)
• Prime Minister Kruel (Josef Swickard)
• Ambassador Wikked (Otto Lederer)
• Herald Trumpeter (Rosalind Byrne)