Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1911-06-03
Deathday: 1999-04-14 (87 years old)

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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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Filmography

all 185

Movies 102

TV Shows 83

Writer 3

self 2

Grandma Walton
A Walton Easter

A Walton Easter (1997)

Movie
Grandma Walton
A Walton Wedding

A Walton Wedding (1995)

Movie
Grandma Esther Walton
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)

Movie
Esther Walton
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain (1982)

Movie
Grandma Walton
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain (1982)

Movie
Great-Gandmaw
All the Way Home

All the Way Home (1981)

Movie
Self
Dinah!

Dinah! (1974)

TV
Ma Floyd
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974)

Movie
Esther Walton
The Waltons

The Waltons (1972)

TV
6
Gertrude
Napoleon and Samantha

Napoleon and Samantha (1972)

Movie
1
Esther Walton
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)

Movie
Mrs. Simmons
A Tattered Web

A Tattered Web (1971)

Movie
The Partners

The Partners (1971)

TV
Abigail
Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

Movie
1
Teacher
Cannon

Cannon (1971)

Movie
Miss Patience
Night Gallery

Night Gallery (1970)

TV
Florence
The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple (1970)

TV
6
Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor (1970)

TV
5.3
Maddy Walker
A Fine Pair

A Fine Pair (1968)

Movie
Lancer

Lancer (1968)

TV
Camille Gearhardt / Mrs. Cunningham
Adam-12

Adam-12 (1968)

TV
7.5
Mrs. Feathertree
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

TV
5.45
The Outsider

The Outsider (1968)

TV
Script Girl
The Legend of Lylah Clare

The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)

Movie
Mrs. Dilts
The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral (1967)

TV
6
Molly Cobb
The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)

TV
Etta Pettibone (uncredited)
The Gnome-Mobile

The Gnome-Mobile (1967)

Movie
4.25
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
Rango

Rango (1967)

TV
Aunt Sara
The Invaders

The Invaders (1967)

TV
6
Mrs. Walters
Mr. Terrific

Mr. Terrific (1967)

TV
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)

TV
Felony Squad

Felony Squad (1966)

TV
Anna Miller
The Glass Bottom Boat

The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)

Movie
8
Hazel Squires
The Night of the Grizzly

The Night of the Grizzly (1966)

Movie
Neva Tremaine
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966)

Movie
Mrs. Green
Batman

Batman (1966)

TV
5
Hannah Beecher / Elizabeth Page / Mrs. Stone / Mary Carmichael / Aunt Florrie Buell / Mrs. Anderson
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I. (1965)

TV
Get Smart

Get Smart (1965)

TV
6.3
'Nellie Peedy'
Honey West

Honey West (1965)

TV
6
Laredo

Laredo (1965)

TV
6
Emmie Pearson
The Big Valley

The Big Valley (1965)

TV
6.2
Martha / Martha / Martha O'Reilly
Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)

TV
4.33
Airline Passenger
The Family Jewels

The Family Jewels (1965)

Movie
Lily
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

Movie
Mother
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)

TV
Hilda Brock
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone (1964)

TV
5.75
The Baileys of Balboa

The Baileys of Balboa (1964)

TV
The Addams Family

The Addams Family (1964)

TV
7.75
Mrs. Kroll
The Strangler

The Strangler (1964)

Movie
Widow
4 for Texas

4 for Texas (1963)

Movie
Charlotte
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

TV
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter (1963)

TV
Mrs. Murdock / Mrs. Barlow
The Fugitive

The Fugitive (1963)

TV
3.5
Irene
The Caretakers

The Caretakers (1963)

Movie
Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse (1963)

TV
Going My Way

Going My Way (1962)

TV
Miss Tanner / Woman in Park
The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show (1962)

TV
Emma Poke
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)

TV
6
The Chief Nurse
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

TV
5
Mrs. Clancy
The Virginian

The Virginian (1962)

TV
Mrs. Healy
Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners (1962)

TV
Mrs. McKenzie
Saintly Sinners

Saintly Sinners (1962)

Movie
Soho Sal
Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

Movie
Self
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

TV
Ben Casey

Ben Casey (1961)

TV
4.75
Miss Minnie
Hazel

Hazel (1961)

TV
Ainsley Hallie
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Mrs. Brodek
87th Precinct

87th Precinct (1961)

TV
Surfside 6

Surfside 6 (1960)

TV
Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

TV
6
Mrs. Peele
Thriller

Thriller (1960)

TV
Maria
The Chevy Mystery Show

The Chevy Mystery Show (1960)

TV
Mrs. Mabel Mayberry
Visit to a Small Planet

Visit to a Small Planet (1960)

Movie
Aunt Emily
Tom, Dick and Harriet

Tom, Dick and Harriet (1960)

Movie
Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace (1959)

TV
6
Carrie Blyden
The Rebel

The Rebel (1959)

TV
Lock Up

Lock Up (1959)

TV
Mrs. Walters
The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)

TV
Cora Milford / Lorna Doone Mayberry
Bonanza

Bonanza (1959)

TV
1
Tightrope

Tightrope (1959)

TV
Martha Ward
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip (1958)

TV
Miss Kushins
Macabre

Macabre (1958)

Movie
The Rifleman

The Rifleman (1958)

TV
6.67
Katy Clayton
The Texan

The Texan (1958)

TV
The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show (1958)

TV
6
Bronco

Bronco (1958)

TV
Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn (1958)

TV
6
Nettie McPherson
As Young As We Are

As Young As We Are (1958)

Movie
Manager of McKittrick Hotel
Vertigo

Vertigo (1958)

Movie
6.63
Mrs. Raiden
All Mine to Give

All Mine to Give (1957)

Movie
Mrs. Wellington
Rockabilly Baby

Rockabilly Baby (1957)

Movie
Henrietta Porter / Henrietta
Trackdown

Trackdown (1957)

TV
Ruth Purcell / Emma Birch
The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun (1957)

TV
Old Lady Card Player
Perry Mason

Perry Mason (1957)

TV
4.33
Mrs. Feeney
Night Passage

Night Passage (1957)

Movie
Harriet Smith / Miss Carter
Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)

TV
Mrs. Dalton
God Is My Partner

God Is My Partner (1957)

Movie
Sister Saint Joseph
The Seventh Sin

The Seventh Sin (1957)

Movie
Martha - Maid
Meet McGraw

Meet McGraw (1957)

TV
Sarah Farrell
Stagecoach To Fury

Stagecoach To Fury (1956)

Movie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)

TV
Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)
Slightly Scarlet

Slightly Scarlet (1956)

Movie
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater (1955)

TV
Miss Hinkel
Illegal

Illegal (1955)

Movie
Minerva Comstock
The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)

TV
Emma / Maggie Ryan / Marie McGurk / Miss Samantha
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Cheyenne

Cheyenne (1955)

TV
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)

TV
Nancy Marlborough / Bedelia Buckley
The Millionaire

The Millionaire (1955)

TV
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)

TV
6
Lassie

Lassie (1954)

TV
8
Miss McCardie
Sabrina

Sabrina (1954)

Movie
3.5
Mrs. Croffman
About Mrs. Leslie

About Mrs. Leslie (1954)

Movie
Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)
Susan Slept Here

Susan Slept Here (1954)

Movie
The Whistler

The Whistler (1954)

TV
Amelia Gravesend
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters

The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954)

Movie
4.33
Mrs. Flanny
Untamed Heiress

Untamed Heiress (1954)

Movie
The Man Behind the Badge

The Man Behind the Badge (1953)

TV
Singing Woman
A Lion Is in the Streets

A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)

Movie
Jennie
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta (1953)

TV
Mrs. Barbour
The Vanquished

The Vanquished (1953)

Movie
Liz Torrey
Shane

Shane (1953)

Movie
4.33
First Townswoman
Woman They Almost Lynched

Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)

Movie
Frankie, Joan's maid / Gracie Jordan / Ma Jericho
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Katie
Monsoon

Monsoon (1952)

Movie
Aunt Ellen
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)

TV
4.75
Elsie / Martha - Maid
Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse (1952)

TV
Mrs. Ardley
Fearless Fagan

Fearless Fagan (1952)

Movie
Sister Blackburn
The Big Trees

The Big Trees (1952)

Movie
Dragnet

Dragnet (1951)

TV
7
Miss Della (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman

The Barefoot Mailman (1951)

Movie
Mrs. Drinkwater
The Sea Hornet

The Sea Hornet (1951)

Movie
Sister Veronica
Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Movie
Miss Hanna
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy (1951)

TV
7.33
Mrs. McGonigle
Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom (1951)

Movie
Miss Mary Stevens
On Moonlight Bay

On Moonlight Bay (1951)

Movie
Miss Birdshaw
Goodbye, My Fancy

Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)

Movie
Annie
The Mating Season

The Mating Season (1951)

Movie
Lottie
Harriet Craig

Harriet Craig (1950)

Movie
Nurse / Aunt / Lavinia Penniman / Norah
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Jeanette Moore
Edge of Doom

Edge of Doom (1950)

Movie
Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
Peggy

Peggy (1950)

Movie
Mrs. Devlin
The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter (1950)

Movie
Emma Barber
Caged

Caged (1950)

Movie
Miss Endicott
Captain China

Captain China (1950)

Movie
Félicité
Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary (1949)

Movie
Orphanage matron (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Movie
Sophie
Little Women

Little Women (1949)

Movie
Miss Simmons
Rusty Saves a Life

Rusty Saves a Life (1949)

Movie
Nurse who reads paper to Susan
A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret (1949)

Movie
Agnes (uncredited)
The Dark Past

The Dark Past (1948)

Movie
Annie Harkins
Strike It Rich

Strike It Rich (1948)

Movie
Colpeck's Secretary
Fighting Father Dunne

Fighting Father Dunne (1948)

Movie
Hilda - Maid (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High

The Noose Hangs High (1948)

Movie
6
Aunt Trina
I Remember Mama

I Remember Mama (1948)

Movie
Mother at Party (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out (1947)

Movie
Marge
Forever Amber

Forever Amber (1947)

Movie
Mrs. Wills
Railroaded!

Railroaded! (1947)

Movie
6
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

Movie
6
Cathy, the Maid
The Fabulous Joe

The Fabulous Joe (1947)

Movie
Writer
Hoppy's Holiday

Hoppy's Holiday (1947)

Movie
They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me (1947)

Movie
Courtroom Spectator
The Unfaithful

The Unfaithful (1947)

Movie
2
Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)
Living in a Big Way

Living in a Big Way (1947)

Movie
Observer in Crowd (uncredited)
The Long Night

The Long Night (1947)

Movie
Maid (uncredited)
Born to Kill

Born to Kill (1947)

Movie
Gertrude's Mother
Beat the Band

Beat the Band (1947)

Movie
Ms. Davis (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Movie
5.45
Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny (1946)

Movie
Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)
Crack-Up

Crack-Up (1946)

Movie
Rita
Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back (1946)

Movie
Bedlam

Bedlam (1946)

Movie
Maid (uncredited)
The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner (1946)

Movie
Betty
The Truth About Murder

The Truth About Murder (1946)

Movie
Mother
From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward (1946)

Movie
Neighbour (uncredited)
The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Movie
Swiss Maid (uncredited)
Cornered

Cornered (1945)

Movie
Writer
Twilight on the Trail

Twilight on the Trail (1941)

Movie
Writer
The Broken Coin

The Broken Coin (1936)

Movie
Secretary
Speed Limited

Speed Limited (1935)

Movie
Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland (1934)

Movie
8
Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)
Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert (1933)

Movie
10
Telemarketer (uncredited)
Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance (1933)

Movie
Bit part
Buster's Big Chance

Buster's Big Chance (1928)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.24
Based on 1.54 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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1951
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Ellen CorbyEllen Corby

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1911-06-03

Deathday
1999-04-14 (87 years old)

Birth Place
Racine, Wisconsin, United States of America

Relationships
Francis Corby (1934-01-01 - 1944-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Ellen Hansen, Ellen Hansen Corby

Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series


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