Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

1911-06-03 – 1999-04-14 (age 87) Racine, Wisconsin, USA
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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

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life

1946

as Ms. Davis (uncredited)

Vertigo
Vertigo

1958

as Manager of McKittrick Hotel

Sabrina
Sabrina

1954

as Miss McCardie

Shane
Shane

1953

as Liz Torrey

Little Women
Little Women

1949

as Sophie

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield

1951

as Sister Veronica

Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Soho Sal

Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland

1934

as Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)

Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young

1949

as Orphanage matron (uncredited)

The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter

1950

as Mrs. Devlin

Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert

1933

as Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)

Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary

1949

as FΓ©licitΓ©

The Gnome-Mobile
The Gnome-Mobile

1967

as Etta Pettibone (uncredited)

The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Legend of Lylah Clare

1968

as Script Girl

Slightly Scarlet
Slightly Scarlet

1956

as Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)

4 for Texas
4 for Texas

1963

as Widow

Caged
Caged

1950

as Emma Barber

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

1966

as Neva Tremaine

Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny

1946

as Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)