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 (1997)
Movie
Grandma Walton
A Walton Wedding (1995)
Movie
Grandma Esther Walton
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)
Movie
Esther Walton
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain (1982)
Movie
Grandma Walton
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain (1982)
Movie
Great-Gandmaw
All the Way Home (1981)
Movie
Self
Dinah! (1974)
TV
Ma Floyd
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974)
Movie
Esther Walton
The Waltons (1972)
TV
6
Gertrude
Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
Movie
1
Esther Walton
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
Movie
Mrs. Simmons
A Tattered Web (1971)
Movie
The Partners (1971)
TV
Abigail
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
Movie
1
Teacher
Cannon (1971)
Movie
Miss Patience
Night Gallery (1970)
TV
Florence
The Odd Couple (1970)
TV
6
Nanny and the Professor (1970)
TV
5.3
Maddy Walker
A Fine Pair (1968)
Movie
Lancer (1968)
TV
Camille Gearhardt / Mrs. Cunningham
Adam-12 (1968)
TV
7.5
Mrs. Feathertree
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
TV
5.45
The Outsider (1968)
TV
Script Girl
The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
Movie
Mrs. Dilts
The High Chaparral (1967)
TV
6
Molly Cobb
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)
TV
Etta Pettibone (uncredited)
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
Movie
4.25
Ironside (1967)
TV
6
Rango (1967)
TV
Aunt Sara
The Invaders (1967)
TV
6
Mrs. Walters
Mr. Terrific (1967)
TV
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
TV
Felony Squad (1966)
TV
Anna Miller
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Movie
8
Hazel Squires
The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
Movie
Neva Tremaine
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966)
Movie
Mrs. Green
Batman (1966)
TV
5
Hannah Beecher / Elizabeth Page / Mrs. Stone / Mary Carmichael / Aunt Florrie Buell / Mrs. Anderson
The F.B.I. (1965)
TV
Get Smart (1965)
TV
6.3
'Nellie Peedy'
Honey West (1965)
TV
6
Laredo (1965)
TV
6
Emmie Pearson
The Big Valley (1965)
TV
6.2
Martha / Martha / Martha O'Reilly
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
TV
4.33
Airline Passenger
The Family Jewels (1965)
Movie
Lily
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Movie
Mother
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
TV
Hilda Brock
Daniel Boone (1964)
TV
5.75
The Baileys of Balboa (1964)
TV
The Addams Family (1964)
TV
7.75
Mrs. Kroll
The Strangler (1964)
Movie
Widow
4 for Texas (1963)
Movie
Charlotte
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
TV
The Farmer's Daughter (1963)
TV
Mrs. Murdock / Mrs. Barlow
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Irene
The Caretakers (1963)
Movie
Vacation Playhouse (1963)
TV
Going My Way (1962)
TV
Miss Tanner / Woman in Park
The Lucy Show (1962)
TV
Emma Poke
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
TV
6
The Chief Nurse
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
TV
5
Mrs. Clancy
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Mrs. Healy
Saints and Sinners (1962)
TV
Mrs. McKenzie
Saintly Sinners (1962)
Movie
Soho Sal
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Movie
Self
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
TV
Ben Casey (1961)
TV
4.75
Miss Minnie
Hazel (1961)
TV
Ainsley Hallie
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Mrs. Brodek
87th Precinct (1961)
TV
Surfside 6 (1960)
TV
Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV
6
Mrs. Peele
Thriller (1960)
TV
Maria
The Chevy Mystery Show (1960)
TV
Mrs. Mabel Mayberry
Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
Movie
Aunt Emily
Tom, Dick and Harriet (1960)
Movie
Dennis the Menace (1959)
TV
6
Carrie Blyden
The Rebel (1959)
TV
Lock Up (1959)
TV
Mrs. Walters
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
TV
Cora Milford / Lorna Doone Mayberry
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Tightrope (1959)
TV
Martha Ward
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Miss Kushins
Macabre (1958)
Movie
The Rifleman (1958)
TV
6.67
Katy Clayton
The Texan (1958)
TV
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
TV
6
Bronco (1958)
TV
Peter Gunn (1958)
TV
6
Nettie McPherson
As Young As We Are (1958)
Movie
Manager of McKittrick Hotel
Vertigo (1958)
Movie
6.63
Mrs. Raiden
All Mine to Give (1957)
Movie
Mrs. Wellington
Rockabilly Baby (1957)
Movie
Henrietta Porter / Henrietta
Trackdown (1957)
TV
Ruth Purcell / Emma Birch
The Restless Gun (1957)
TV
Old Lady Card Player
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Mrs. Feeney
Night Passage (1957)
Movie
Harriet Smith / Miss Carter
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
TV
Mrs. Dalton
God Is My Partner (1957)
Movie
Sister Saint Joseph
The Seventh Sin (1957)
Movie
Martha - Maid
Meet McGraw (1957)
TV
Sarah Farrell
Stagecoach To Fury (1956)
Movie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
TV
Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)
Slightly Scarlet (1956)
Movie
Matinee Theater (1955)
TV
Miss Hinkel
Illegal (1955)
Movie
Minerva Comstock
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
TV
Emma / Maggie Ryan / Marie McGurk / Miss Samantha
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Cheyenne (1955)
TV
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
TV
Nancy Marlborough / Bedelia Buckley
The Millionaire (1955)
TV
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954)
TV
6
Lassie (1954)
TV
8
Miss McCardie
Sabrina (1954)
Movie
3.5
Mrs. Croffman
About Mrs. Leslie (1954)
Movie
Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)
Susan Slept Here (1954)
Movie
The Whistler (1954)
TV
Amelia Gravesend
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954)
Movie
4.33
Mrs. Flanny
Untamed Heiress (1954)
Movie
The Man Behind the Badge (1953)
TV
Singing Woman
A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)
Movie
Jennie
Letter to Loretta (1953)
TV
Mrs. Barbour
The Vanquished (1953)
Movie
Liz Torrey
Shane (1953)
Movie
4.33
First Townswoman
Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)
Movie
Frankie, Joan's maid / Gracie Jordan / Ma Jericho
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Katie
Monsoon (1952)
Movie
Aunt Ellen
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
TV
4.75
Elsie / Martha - Maid
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
Mrs. Ardley
Fearless Fagan (1952)
Movie
Sister Blackburn
The Big Trees (1952)
Movie
Dragnet (1951)
TV
7
Miss Della (uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman (1951)
Movie
Mrs. Drinkwater
The Sea Hornet (1951)
Movie
Sister Veronica
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Movie
Miss Hanna
I Love Lucy (1951)
TV
7.33
Mrs. McGonigle
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
Movie
Miss Mary Stevens
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
Movie
Miss Birdshaw
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
Movie
Annie
The Mating Season (1951)
Movie
Lottie
Harriet Craig (1950)
Movie
Nurse / Aunt / Lavinia Penniman / Norah
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Jeanette Moore
Edge of Doom (1950)
Movie
Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
Peggy (1950)
Movie
Mrs. Devlin
The Gunfighter (1950)
Movie
Emma Barber
Caged (1950)
Movie
Miss Endicott
Captain China (1950)
Movie
Félicité
Madame Bovary (1949)
Movie
Orphanage matron (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Movie
Sophie
Little Women (1949)
Movie
Miss Simmons
Rusty Saves a Life (1949)
Movie
Nurse who reads paper to Susan
A Woman's Secret (1949)
Movie
Agnes (uncredited)
The Dark Past (1948)
Movie
Annie Harkins
Strike It Rich (1948)
Movie
Colpeck's Secretary
Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
Movie
Hilda - Maid (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
Movie
6
Aunt Trina
I Remember Mama (1948)
Movie
Mother at Party (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
Movie
Marge
Forever Amber (1947)
Movie
Mrs. Wills
Railroaded! (1947)
Movie
6
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Movie
6
Cathy, the Maid
The Fabulous Joe (1947)
Movie
Writer
Hoppy's Holiday (1947)
Movie
They Won't Believe Me (1947)
Movie
Courtroom Spectator
The Unfaithful (1947)
Movie
2
Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)
Living in a Big Way (1947)
Movie
Observer in Crowd (uncredited)
The Long Night (1947)
Movie
Maid (uncredited)
Born to Kill (1947)
Movie
Gertrude's Mother
Beat the Band (1947)
Movie
Ms. Davis (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Movie
5.45
Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
Sister Kenny (1946)
Movie
Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)
Crack-Up (1946)
Movie
Rita
Lover Come Back (1946)
Movie
Bedlam (1946)
Movie
Maid (uncredited)
The Dark Corner (1946)
Movie
Betty
The Truth About Murder (1946)
Movie
Mother
From This Day Forward (1946)
Movie
Neighbour (uncredited)
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
Movie
Swiss Maid (uncredited)
Cornered (1945)
Movie
Writer
Twilight on the Trail (1941)
Movie
Writer
The Broken Coin (1936)
Movie
Secretary
Speed Limited (1935)
Movie
Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland (1934)
Movie
8
Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)
Sons of the Desert (1933)
Movie
10
Telemarketer (uncredited)
Rafter Romance (1933)
Movie
Bit part
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
1957
1951
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1911-06-03
Deathday1999-04-14 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceRacine, Wisconsin, United States of America
RelationshipsFrancis Corby (1934-01-01 - 1944-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEllen Hansen, Ellen Hansen Corby
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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