Ellen Corby
Known for
Acting
Life
1911 – 1999 (aged 87)
Born in
Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Credits
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Biography
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).
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Known For
Vertigo
28 May 1958
It's a Wonderful Life
20 Dec 1946
Sabrina
01 Sep 1954
Shane
23 Apr 1953
Batman
12 Jan 1966
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
The Addams Family
18 Sep 1964
Get Smart
18 Sep 1965
Filmography
2017
1997
- A Walton Easteras Grandma Walton
1995
- A Walton Weddingas Grandma Walton
1993
- A Walton Thanksgiving Reunionas Grandma Walton
1982
- A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountainas Esther Walton
- A Wedding on Waltons Mountainas Grandma Walton
1981
- All the Way Homeas Great-Gandmaw
1974
- The Story of Pretty Boy Floydas Ma Floyd
1972
- The Waltonsas Esther Walton143 episodes
- Napoleon and Samanthaas Gertrude
1971
- The Homecoming: A Christmas Storyas Esther Walton
- A Tattered Webas Mrs. Simmons
- The Partners1 episode
- Support Your Local Gunfighteras Abigail
- Cannonas Teacher
1970
- Night Galleryas Miss Patience1 episode
- The Odd Coupleas Florence1 episode
- Dan Augustas Agnes Oaks1 episode
- Nanny and the Professoras Mrs. Kaufman1 episode
1969
- Love, American Styleas Granny Gambler1 episode
- The Bill Cosby Showas Mrs. Hilberman1 episode
1968
- A Fine Pairas Maddy Walker
- Lancer1 episode
- Adam-12as Mrs. Cunningham1 episode
- Hawaii Five-Oas Mrs. Feathertree1 episode
- The Outsider1 episode
- The Legend of Lylah Clareas Script Girl
1967
- The High Chaparralas Mrs. Dilts1 episode
- The Guns of Will Sonnettas Molly Cobb1 episode
- Judd, for the Defenseas Prison matron1 episode
- The Gnome-Mobileas Etta Pettibone (uncredited)
- Ironsideas Agnes Fairchild1 episode
- Rango1 episode
- The Invadersas Aunt Sara1 episode
- Mr. Terrificas Mrs. Walters1 episode
1966
- CBS Playhouse1 episode
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as Madame Bloor1 episode
- Felony Squad1 episode
- The Glass Bottom Boatas Anna Miller
- The Night of the Grizzlyas Hazel Squires
- The Ghost and Mr. Chickenas Neva Tremaine
- Batmanas Mrs. Green1 episode
1965
- The F.B.I.as Mrs. Anderson1 episode
- Get Smartas Agnes Davenport1 episode
- Honey Westas 'Nellie Peedy'1 episode
- Laredo1 episode
- The Big Valleyas Emmie Pearson1 episode
- Please Don't Eat the Daisiesas Martha O'Reilly2 episodes
- The Family Jewelsas Airline Passenger
1964
- Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotteas Lily
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.as Mother2 episodes
- Daniel Booneas Hilda Brock1 episode
- The Baileys of Balboaas Miss Engeldorf1 episode
- The Addams Familyas Mother Lurch1 episode
- The Strangleras Mrs. Kroll
1963
- 4 for Texasas Widow
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Charlotte1 episode
- The Farmer's Daughter1 episode
- The Fugitiveas Mrs. Murdock1 episode
- The Caretakersas Irene
- Vacation Playhouse1 episode
1962
- Going My Way1 episode
- The Lucy Showas Woman in Park1 episode
- The Beverly Hillbilliesas Emma Poke1 episode
- The Alfred Hitchcock Houras The Chief Nurse1 episode
- The Virginianas Mrs. Clancy1 episode
- Saints and Sinnersas Mrs. Healy1 episode
- Saintly Sinnersas Mrs. McKenzie
1961
- Pocketful of Miraclesas Soho Sal
- Ben Casey1 episode
- Hazelas Minerva Anderson1 episode
- Dr. Kildareas Ainsley Hallie1 episode
- 87th Precinctas Mrs. Brodek1 episode
- The Asphalt Jungleas Mrs. Peterson1 episode
1960
- Surfside 6as Addie Horton1 episode
- The Andy Griffith Showas Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh1 episode
- Thrilleras Mrs. Peele1 episode
- The Tall Manas Hannah Blossom1 episode
- The Chevy Mystery Showas Maria1 episode
- Visit to a Small Planetas Mrs. Mabel Mayberry
- Tom, Dick and Harrietas Aunt Emily
1959
- Adventures in Paradiseas Sister Julia1 episode
- The Rebelas Carrie Blyden1 episode
- Dennis the Menaceas Miss Douglas1 episode
- Lock-Up2 episodes
- The DuPont Show with June Allysonas Mrs. Walters1 episode
- Bonanzaas Cora Milford1 episode
- Tightropeas Hazel Mason1 episode
1958
- 77 Sunset Stripas Martha Ward1 episode
- Macabreas Miss Kushins
- The Riflemanas Mrs. Morgan1 episode
- The Texanas Katy Clayton1 episode
- The Donna Reed Showas Christine Moss1 episode
- Broncoas Emma Hardin1 episode
- Peter Gunn1 episode
- As Young As We Areas Nettie McPherson
- Vertigoas Manager of McKittrick Hotel
1957
- All Mine to Giveas Mrs. Raiden
- Rockabilly Babyas Mrs. Wellington
- Trackdownas Henrietta1 episode
- Alcoa Theatreas Elvira Moss1 episode
- The Restless Gunas Mrs. Amy Morgan1 episode
- Perry Masonas Old Lady Card Player1 episode
- Wagon Trainas Aunt Em2 episodes
- Night Passageas Mrs. Feeney
- God Is My Partneras Mrs. Dalton
- Richard Diamond, Private Detectiveas Miss Carter1 episode
- The Seventh Sinas Sister Saint Joseph
1956
- Stagecoach To Furyas Sarah Farrell
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie1 episode
- Slightly Scarletas Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)
1955
- Matinee Theater2 episodes
- Illegalas Miss Hinkel
- The 20th Century Fox Houras Minerva Comstock1 episode
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Emma1 episode
- Cheyenneas Hortense Durango1 episode
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earpas Mrs. Jane McGill1 episode
- The Millionaireas Bedelia Buckley1 episode
- The Bob Cummings Showas Nurse1 episode
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas Woman at Burton Ridge Land Office1 episode
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tinas Sally Benton1 episode
- Studio 572 episodes
- Lassieas Amy Baker1 episode
- Sabrinaas Miss McCardie
- Hey Mulliganas Martha1 episode
- About Mrs. Leslieas Mrs. Croffman
- Susan Slept Hereas Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)
- The Whistler1 episode
- The Bowery Boys Meet the Monstersas Amelia Gravesend
- Untamed Heiressas Mrs. Flanny
1953
- The Man Behind the Badge1 episode
- A Lion Is in the Streetsas Singing Woman
- Letter to Lorettaas Jennie1 episode
- Revlon Mirror Theatreas Clara1 episode
- The Vanquishedas Mrs. Barbour
- Shaneas Liz Torrey
- Woman They Almost Lynchedas First Townswoman
- General Electric Theateras Gracie Jordan1 episode
- You Are There1 episode
1952
- My Heroas Henrietta Sullivan1 episode
- Monsoonas Katie
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harrietas Aunt Ellen1 episode
- The Ford Television Theatreas Mabel1 episode
- Four Star Playhouseas Martha - Maid1 episode
- Fearless Faganas Mrs. Ardley
- The Big Treesas Sister Blackburn
- Chevron Theatre1 episode
1951
- Dragnetas Thelma Keene1 episode
- The Barefoot Mailmanas Miss Della (uncredited)
- The Sea Hornetas Mrs. Drinkwater
- Angels in the Outfieldas Sister Veronica
- I Love Lucyas Miss Hanna1 episode
- The Red Skelton Showas Little Old Lady1 episode
- Here Comes the Groomas Mrs. McGonigle
- On Moonlight Bayas Miss Mary Stevens
- Goodbye, My Fancyas Miss Birdshaw
- The Mating Seasonas Annie
1950
- Harriet Craigas Lottie
- Lux Video Theatreas Harriet1 episode
- Edge of Doomas Jeanette Moore
- Peggyas Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
- The Gunfighteras Mrs. Devlin
- Cagedas Emma Barber
- Captain Chinaas Miss Endicott
1949
- Madame Bovaryas Félicité
- Mighty Joe Youngas Orphanage matron (uncredited)
- Little Womenas Sophie
- Rusty Saves a Lifeas Miss Simmons
- A Woman's Secretas Nurse who reads paper to Susan
1948
- The Dark Pastas Agnes (uncredited)
- Strike It Richas Annie Harkins
- Fighting Father Dunneas Colpeck's Secretary
- The Noose Hangs Highas Hilda - Maid (uncredited)
- I Remember Mamaas Aunt Trina
1947
- The Judge Steps Outas Mother at Party (uncredited)
- Forever Amberas Marge
- Railroaded!as Mrs. Wills (uncredited)
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxeras Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- The Fabulous Joeas Cathy, the Maid
- They Won't Believe Meas Screaming Woman in Courtroom (uncredited)
- The Unfaithfulas Courtroom Spectator
- Living in a Big Wayas Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)
- The Long Nightas Observer in Crowd (uncredited)
- Born to Killas Maid (uncredited)
- Beat the Bandas Gertrude's Mother
1946
- It's a Wonderful Lifeas Ms. Davis (uncredited)
- The Locketas Ginny (uncredited)
- Sister Kennyas Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
- Crack-Upas Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)
- Lover Come Backas Rita
- Bedlamas Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)
- The Dark Corneras Maid (uncredited)
- The Truth About Murderas Betty
- From This Day Forwardas Mother
- The Spiral Staircaseas Neighbour (uncredited)
1945
- Corneredas Swiss Maid (uncredited)
1936
- The Broken Coinas Bit Part (uncredited)
1935
- Speed Limitedas Secretary
1934
- Babes in Toylandas Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
1933
- Sons of the Desertas Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)
- Rafter Romanceas Telemarketer (uncredited)