Actor
Ellen Corby
- Racine, Wisconsin, USA
- Also:
- Actress
- Writer
- Script Department
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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).
Filmography · 34 of 34
Writer
2 credits
Actor
32 creditsJuneli(2023)
Amy Baker (1 Episode) , Pearlie Mae (1 Episode) , Bess Wright (1 Episode) , Pearlie Mae Yochim (1 Episode)
TV
A Fine Pair(1968)
Maddy Walker
Film
The Night of the Grizzly(1966)
Hazel Squires
Film
The Family Jewels(1965)
Airline Passenger
Film
The Strangler(1964)
Mrs. Kroll
Film
Saintly Sinners(1962)
Mrs. McKenzie
Film
Visit to a Small Planet(1960)
Mrs. Mabel Mayberry
FilmAs Young as We Are(1958)
Nettie McPherson
Film
Vertigo(1958)
Manager of McKittrick Hotel
Film
Macabre(1958)
Miss Kushins
Film
The Seventh Sin(1957)
Sister Saint Joseph
Film
God Is My Partner(1957)
Mrs. Dalton
Film
Rockabilly Baby(1957)
Mrs. Wellington
Film
Illegal(1955)
Miss Hinkel
Film
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters(1954)
Amelia Gravesend
Film
Untamed Heiress(1954)
Mrs. Flanny
Film
The Vanquished(1953)
Mrs. Barbour
Film
Monsoon(1952)
Katie
Film
Fearless Fagan(1952)
Mrs. Ardley
Film
The Big Trees(1952)
Sister Blackburn
Film
On Moonlight Bay(1951)
Miss Mary Stevens
Film
The Sea Hornet(1951)
Mrs. Drinkwater
Film
Goodbye, My Fancy(1951)
Miss Birdshaw
Film
Angels in the Outfield(1951)
Sister Veronica
Film
Caged(1950)
Emma Barber
Film
Captain China(1950)
Miss Endicott
Film
Harriet Craig(1950)
Lottie
Film
The Gunfighter(1950)
Mrs. Devlin
Film
Strike It Rich(1948)
Mrs. Annie Harkins
Film
The Truth About Murder(1946)
Betty - Ashton's Secretary
Film
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