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Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

Birthday: 1911-06-03 | Place of Birth: Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Ellen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She is best remembered for playing the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards. She was also nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Aunt Trina in I Remember Mama (1948). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Corby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1972
Napoleon and Samantha

as    Gertrude

1971
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

as    Esther Walton

1969
A Fine Pair

as    Maddy Walker

1966
The Night of the Grizzly

as    Hazel Squires

1960
Visit to a Small Planet

as    Mrs. Mabel Mayberry

1958
Vertigo

as    Manager of McKittrick Hotel

1958
Macabre

as    Miss Kushins

1956
Slightly Scarlet

as    Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)

1956
Stagecoach To Fury

as    Sarah Farrell

1955
Illegal

as    Miss Hinkel

1954
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters

as    Amelia Gravesend

1954
About Mrs. Leslie

as    Mrs. Croffman

1953
Woman They Almost Lynched

as    First Townswoman

1953
The Vanquished

as    Mrs. Barbour

1952
Fearless Fagan

as    Mrs. Ardley

1952
The Big Trees

as    Sister Blackburn

1951
Goodbye, My Fancy

as    Miss Birdshaw

1951
The Barefoot Mailman

as    Miss Della (uncredited)

1951
On Moonlight Bay

as    Miss Mary Stevens

1951
Angels in the Outfield

as    Sister Veronica

1950
Caged

as    Emma Barber

1950
Harriet Craig

as    Lottie

1950
The Gunfighter

as    Mrs. Devlin

1948
I Remember Mama

as    Aunt Trina

1948
The Noose Hangs High

as    Hilda - Maid (uncredited)

1947
Railroaded!

as    Mrs. Wills

1946
The Truth About Murder

as    Betty

1946
The Dark Corner

as    Maid (uncredited)