Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

Acting

Birthday

1911/06/03

Day of death

1999/04/14 (87 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Also know as

Ellen Hansen, Ellen Hansen Corby

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Corby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting
Pocketful of Miracles
7.3

(1961) Pocketful of Miracles

as Soho Sal

Vertigo
8.2

(1958) Vertigo

as Manager of McKittrick Hotel

The Gnome-Mobile
6.2

(1967) The Gnome-Mobile

as Etta Pettibone (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

(1946) It's a Wonderful Life

as Ms. Davis (uncredited)

Shane
7.4

(1953) Shane

as Liz Torrey

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
7.3

(1964) Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

as Lily

The Night of the Grizzly
5.8

(1966) The Night of the Grizzly

as Hazel Squires

Sabrina
7.5

(1954) Sabrina

as Miss McCardie

Night Passage
6.4

(1957) Night Passage

as Mrs. Feeney

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
6.9

(1947) The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

On Moonlight Bay
6.3

(1951) On Moonlight Bay

as Miss Mary Stevens

Caged
7.1

(1950) Caged

as Emma Barber

Macabre
6.0

(1958) Macabre

as Miss Kushins

Edge of Doom
5.9

(1950) Edge of Doom

as Jeanette Moore

The Strangler
6.3

(1964) The Strangler

as Mrs. Kroll

The Big Trees
5.5

(1952) The Big Trees

as Sister Blackburn

Little Women
7.4

(1949) Little Women

as Sophie

I Remember Mama
7.1

(1948) I Remember Mama

as Aunt Trina

Madame Bovary
6.7

(1949) Madame Bovary

as Félicité

The Gunfighter
7.3

(1950) The Gunfighter

as Mrs. Devlin

Mighty Joe Young
6.4

(1949) Mighty Joe Young

as Orphanage matron (uncredited)

4 for Texas
5.1

(1963) 4 for Texas

as Widow

Illegal
6.4

(1955) Illegal

as Miss Hinkel

All Mine to Give
6.2

(1957) All Mine to Give

as Mrs. Raiden

Susan Slept Here
6.0

(1954) Susan Slept Here

as Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)

A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
5.3

(1982) A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

as Esther Walton

A Woman's Secret
5.6

(1949) A Woman's Secret

as Nurse who reads paper to Susan

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
7.2

(1971) The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

as Esther Walton

Harriet Craig
7.5

(1950) Harriet Craig

as Lottie

The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
5.2

(1954) The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters

as Amelia Gravesend

About Mrs. Leslie
7.0

(1954) About Mrs. Leslie

as Mrs. Croffman

0.0

(1936) The Broken Coin

as Bit Part (uncredited)

A Lion Is in the Streets
5.1

(1953) A Lion Is in the Streets

as Singing Woman

Goodbye, My Fancy
5.9

(1951) Goodbye, My Fancy

as Miss Birdshaw

The Seventh Sin
4.8

(1957) The Seventh Sin

as Sister Saint Joseph

Stagecoach To Fury
5.0

(1956) Stagecoach To Fury

as Sarah Farrell

Bedlam
6.6

(1946) Bedlam

as Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)

Lover Come Back
6.2

(1946) Lover Come Back

as Rita

Fearless Fagan
4.6

(1952) Fearless Fagan

as Mrs. Ardley

The Truth About Murder
4.0

(1946) The Truth About Murder

as Betty

Saintly Sinners
3.0

(1962) Saintly Sinners

as Mrs. McKenzie

The Mating Season
6.6

(1951) The Mating Season

as Annie

The Legend of Lylah Clare
5.9

(1968) The Legend of Lylah Clare

as Script Girl

Fighting Father Dunne
6.0

(1948) Fighting Father Dunne

as Colpeck's Secretary

The Dark Past
5.8

(1948) The Dark Past

as Agnes (uncredited)

6.2

(1958) As Young As We Are

as Nettie McPherson

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
5.0

(1982) A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

as Grandma Walton

Cannon
4.5

(1971) Cannon

as Teacher

Cornered
6.1

(1945) Cornered

as Swiss Maid (uncredited)

The Family Jewels
6.5

(1965) The Family Jewels

as Airline Passenger

Speed Limited
0.0

(1935) Speed Limited

as Secretary

Captain China
4.6

(1950) Captain China

as Miss Endicott

The Caretakers
6.2

(1963) The Caretakers

as Irene

God Is My Partner
5.0

(1957) God Is My Partner

as Mrs. Dalton

Sons of the Desert
7.0

(1933) Sons of the Desert

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

The Glass Bottom Boat
6.3

(1966) The Glass Bottom Boat

as Anna Miller

Living in a Big Way
5.0

(1947) Living in a Big Way

as Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)

They Won't Believe Me
6.4

(1947) They Won't Believe Me

as ---

Woman They Almost Lynched
6.3

(1953) Woman They Almost Lynched

as First Townswoman

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
6.7

(1966) The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

as Neva Tremaine

Rafter Romance
6.5

(1933) Rafter Romance

as Telemarketer (uncredited)

Untamed Heiress
6.0

(1954) Untamed Heiress

as Mrs. Flanny

Sister Kenny
6.8

(1946) Sister Kenny

as Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)

All the Way Home
7.0

(1981) All the Way Home

as Great-Gandmaw

The Judge Steps Out
7.0

(1947) The Judge Steps Out

as Mother at Party (uncredited)

Born to Kill
6.7

(1947) Born to Kill

as Maid (uncredited)

The Long Night
5.6

(1947) The Long Night

as Observer in Crowd (uncredited)

Babes in Toyland
6.3

(1934) Babes in Toyland

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

The Barefoot Mailman
4.0

(1951) The Barefoot Mailman

as Miss Della (uncredited)

The Spiral Staircase
7.0

(1946) The Spiral Staircase

as Neighbour (uncredited)

Forever Amber
6.0

(1947) Forever Amber

as Marge

Strike It Rich
0.0

(1948) Strike It Rich

as Annie Harkins

The Locket
6.4

(1946) The Locket

as Ginny (uncredited)

Here Comes the Groom
5.2

(1951) Here Comes the Groom

as Mrs. McGonigle

Tom, Dick and Harriet
0.0

(1960) Tom, Dick and Harriet

as Aunt Emily

Angels in the Outfield
6.7

(1951) Angels in the Outfield

as Sister Veronica

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
7.5

(1993) A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

as Grandma Walton

The Unfaithful
5.8

(1947) The Unfaithful

as Courtroom Spectator

The Sea Hornet
5.0

(1951) The Sea Hornet

as Mrs. Drinkwater

Peggy
4.7

(1950) Peggy

as Mrs. Privet, the Librarian

Rockabilly Baby
6.0

(1957) Rockabilly Baby

as Mrs. Wellington

Napoleon and Samantha
6.2

(1972) Napoleon and Samantha

as Gertrude

Railroaded!
6.6

(1947) Railroaded!

as Mrs. Wills (uncredited)

Rusty Saves a Life
7.0

(1949) Rusty Saves a Life

as Miss Simmons

Monsoon
4.0

(1952) Monsoon

as Katie

Slightly Scarlet
6.2

(1956) Slightly Scarlet

as Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)

A Walton Easter
6.5

(1997) A Walton Easter

as Grandma Walton

From This Day Forward
5.2

(1946) From This Day Forward

as Mother

Beat the Band
4.0

(1947) Beat the Band

as Gertrude's Mother

The Noose Hangs High
6.8

(1948) The Noose Hangs High

as Hilda - Maid (uncredited)

Ruba al prossimo tuo
3.4

(1968) A Fine Pair

as Maddy Walker

A Tattered Web
5.0

(1971) A Tattered Web

as Mrs. Simmons

The Dark Corner
6.5

(1946) The Dark Corner

as Maid (uncredited)

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
4.0

(1974) The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

as Ma Floyd

Visit to a Small Planet
5.1

(1960) Visit to a Small Planet

as Mrs. Mabel Mayberry

The Vanquished
4.7

(1953) The Vanquished

as Mrs. Barbour

The Fabulous Joe
5.2

(1947) The Fabulous Joe

as Cathy, the Maid

Support Your Local Gunfighter
6.6

(1971) Support Your Local Gunfighter

as Abigail

Crack-Up
5.6

(1946) Crack-Up

as Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)

A Walton Wedding
0.0

(1995) A Walton Wedding

as Grandma Walton

Because I Love Him
0.0

Because I Love Him

as Mrs. Logan

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show

as Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh

Cheyenne
6.0

(1955) Cheyenne

as Hortense Durango

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as Henrietta Porter

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
6.6

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

as Madame Bloor

The F.B.I.
5.4

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Mrs. Stone

The Odd Couple
7.8

(1970) The Odd Couple

as Florence

Batman
7.3

(1966) Batman

as Mrs. Green

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Mrs. Feathertree

The Lucy Show
7.0

(1962) The Lucy Show

as Miss Tanner

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9

(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies

as Emma Poke

I Love Lucy
7.9

(1951) I Love Lucy

as Miss Hanna

Surfside 6
5.0

(1960) Surfside 6

as Addie Horton

Dragnet
6.4

(1951) Dragnet

as ---

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Old Lady Card Player

Night Gallery
7.8

(1970) Night Gallery

as Miss Patience

General Electric Theater
6.4

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Frankie, Joan's maid

Get Smart
7.9

(1965) Get Smart

as Agnes Davenport

Saints and Sinners
6.0

(1962) Saints and Sinners

as Mrs. Healy

Ironside
6.8

(1967) Ironside

as Agnes Fairchild

The Waltons
7.2

(1972) The Waltons

as Esther Walton

Laredo
6.3

(1965) Laredo

as ---

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Maggie Ryan

Going My Way
5.7

(1962) Going My Way

as ---

Felony Squad
6.4

(1966) Felony Squad

as ---

Nanny and the Professor
6.0

(1970) Nanny and the Professor

as Mrs. Kaufman

Daniel Boone
7.0

(1964) Daniel Boone

as Hilda Brock

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Mrs. Barlow

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as Nancy Marlborough

The High Chaparral
6.6

(1967) The High Chaparral

as Mrs. Dilts

5.0

(1971) The Partners

as ---

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Mrs. Clancy

The Farmer's Daughter
5.0

(1963) The Farmer's Daughter

as ---

Lancer
4.7

(1968) Lancer

as ---

Thriller
6.6

(1960) Thriller

as Mrs. Peele

Peter Gunn
6.4

(1958) Peter Gunn

as ---

6.3

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as ---

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.8

(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as Mrs. Jane McGill

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.2

(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Harriet Smith

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Mrs. Murdock

5.7

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Miss Purdy

The Big Valley
6.1

(1965) The Big Valley

as Emmie Pearson

Bronco
5.9

(1958) Bronco

as ---

The Donna Reed Show
6.2

(1958) The Donna Reed Show

as Christine Moss

6.3

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Nurse

Matinee Theater
5.0

(1955) Matinee Theater

as ---

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
6.9

(1954) The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

as Sally Benton

The Restless Gun
3.0

(1957) The Restless Gun

as Ruth Purcell

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
5.0

(1956) The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as ---

Lock-Up
6.2

(1959) Lock-Up

as ---

The Rebel
4.7

(1959) The Rebel

as Carrie Blyden

Ben Casey
5.6

(1961) Ben Casey

as ---

The Addams Family
8.0

(1964) The Addams Family

as Mother Lurch

The Baileys of Balboa
7.7

(1964) The Baileys of Balboa

as ---

0.0

(1954) The Whistler

as ---

Honey West
7.0

(1965) Honey West

as 'Nellie Peedy'

Rango
0.0

(1967) Rango

as ---

7.0

(1963) Vacation Playhouse

as ---

Tightrope
5.5

(1959) Tightrope

as Hazel Mason

Dr. Kildare
5.5

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Ainsley Hallie

The Man Behind the Badge
5.5

(1953) The Man Behind the Badge

as ---

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.3

(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Mrs. Walters

Letter to Loretta
6.5

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Jennie

The Outsider
5.2

(1968) The Outsider

as ---

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
5.9

(1952) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

as Aunt Ellen

The Restless Gun
3.0

(1957) The Restless Gun

as Emma Birch

The Texan
5.5

(1958) The Texan

as Katy Clayton

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.4

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Minerva Comstock

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Martha Ward

Mr. Terrific
7.5

(1967) Mr. Terrific

as Mrs. Walters

Hazel
6.8

(1961) Hazel

as Miss Minnie

The Lucy Show
7.0

(1962) The Lucy Show

as Woman in Park

87th Precinct
7.5

(1961) 87th Precinct

as Mrs. Brodek

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.0

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

as Mother

The F.B.I.
5.4

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Elizabeth Page

The F.B.I.
5.4

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Mary Carmichael

The F.B.I.
5.4

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Hannah Beecher

The F.B.I.
5.4

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Aunt Florrie Buell

The F.B.I.
5.4

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Mrs. Anderson

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
6.2

(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Miss Carter

Adam-12
7.0

(1968) Adam-12

as Camille Gearhardt

6.3

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Norah

Adam-12
7.0

(1968) Adam-12

as Mrs. Cunningham

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as Bedelia Buckley

General Electric Theater
6.4

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Ma Jericho

General Electric Theater
6.4

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Gracie Jordan

6.3

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Lavinia Penniman

6.3

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Aunt

6.7

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Elsie

6.7

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Martha - Maid

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Lorna Doone Mayberry

Dinah!
6.7

(1974) Dinah!

as Self

5.7

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Charlotte

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Marie McGurk

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Miss Samantha

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Emma

Please Don't Eat the Daisies
6.6

(1965) Please Don't Eat the Daisies

as Martha O'Reilly

The Mike Douglas Show
5.4

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Invaders
6.8

(1967) The Invaders

as Aunt Sara

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Cora Milford

Dennis the Menace
6.5

(1959) Dennis the Menace

as Miss Douglas

The Guns of Will Sonnett
6.2

(1967) The Guns of Will Sonnett

as Molly Cobb

6.3

(1960) The Chevy Mystery Show

as Maria

Alcoa Theatre
6.5

(1957) Alcoa Theatre

as Elvira Moss

Dan August
6.8

(1970) Dan August

as Agnes Oaks

Love, American Style
6.1

(1969) Love, American Style

as The Little Old Lady

The Bill Cosby Show
5.4

(1969) The Bill Cosby Show

as Mrs. Hilberman

Love, American Style
6.1

(1969) Love, American Style

as Granny Gambler

Hazel
6.8

(1961) Hazel

as Minerva Anderson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Tall Man
6.3

(1960) The Tall Man

as Hannah Blossom

Adventures in Paradise
5.7

(1959) Adventures in Paradise

as Sister Julia

The Rifleman
7.1

(1958) The Rifleman

as Mrs. Morgan

The Rifleman
7.1

(1958) The Rifleman

as Mrs. Avery

Wagon Train
6.6

(1957) Wagon Train

as Aunt Em

The Restless Gun
3.0

(1957) The Restless Gun

as Mrs. Amy Morgan

Studio 57
0.0

(1954) Studio 57

as ---

The Bob Cummings Show
6.1

(1955) The Bob Cummings Show

as Nurse

Lassie
6.1

(1954) Lassie

as Bess Wright

Lassie
6.1

(1954) Lassie

as Amy Baker

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.8

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Woman at Burton Ridge Land Office

Lassie
6.1

(1954) Lassie

as Pearlie Mae

6.7

(1954) Hey Mulligan

as Martha

Lassie
6.1

(1954) Lassie

as Pearlie Mae Yochim

7.0

(1952) My Hero

as Henrietta Sullivan

The Red Skelton Show
7.4

(1951) The Red Skelton Show

as Little Old Lady

10.0

(1952) Chevron Theatre

as ---

The Ford Television Theatre
7.3

(1952) The Ford Television Theatre

as Mabel

6.3

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Harriet

6.3

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Martha

Revlon Mirror Theatre
0.0

(1953) Revlon Mirror Theatre

as Mrs. Logan

Revlon Mirror Theatre
0.0

(1953) Revlon Mirror Theatre

as Clara

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.9

(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as The Chief Nurse

Golden Globe Awards
7.2

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as Henrietta

The Asphalt Jungle
5.0

(1961) The Asphalt Jungle

as Mrs. Peterson