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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Racine, Wisconsin, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1911-06-03 |
| Died | 1999-04-14 |
Movies
A Walton Easter
as Grandma Walton
1997
A Walton Wedding
as Grandma Walton
1995
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as Grandma Walton
1993
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
as Esther Walton
1982
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
as Grandma Walton
1982
All the Way Home
as Great-Gandmaw
1981
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
as Ma Floyd
1974
Napoleon and Samantha
as Gertrude
1972
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
as Esther Walton
1971
A Tattered Web
as Mrs. Simmons
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Abigail
1971
Cannon
as Teacher
1971
A Fine Pair
as Maddy Walker
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Script Girl
1968
The Gnome-Mobile
as Etta Pettibone (uncredited)
1967
The Glass Bottom Boat
as Anna Miller
1966
The Night of the Grizzly
as Hazel Squires
1966
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
as Neva Tremaine
1966
The Family Jewels
as Airline Passenger
1965
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
as Lily
1964
The Strangler
as Mrs. Kroll
1964
4 for Texas
as Widow
1963
The Caretakers
as Irene
1963
Saintly Sinners
as Mrs. McKenzie
1962
Pocketful of Miracles
as Soho Sal
1961
Visit to a Small Planet
as Mrs. Mabel Mayberry
1960
Tom, Dick and Harriet
as Aunt Emily
1960
Macabre
as Miss Kushins
1958
As Young As We Are
as Nettie McPherson
1958
Vertigo
as Manager of McKittrick Hotel
1958
All Mine to Give
as Mrs. Raiden
1957
Rockabilly Baby
as Mrs. Wellington
1957
Night Passage
as Mrs. Feeney
1957
God Is My Partner
as Mrs. Dalton
1957
The Seventh Sin
as Sister Saint Joseph
1957
Stagecoach To Fury
as Sarah Farrell
1956
Slightly Scarlet
as Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)
1956
Illegal
as Miss Hinkel
1955
Sabrina
as Miss McCardie
1954
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Croffman
1954
Susan Slept Here
as Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)
1954
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
as Amelia Gravesend
1954
Untamed Heiress
as Mrs. Flanny
1954
A Lion Is in the Streets
as Singing Woman
1953
The Vanquished
as Mrs. Barbour
1953
Shane
as Liz Torrey
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
as First Townswoman
1953
Monsoon
as Katie
1952
Fearless Fagan
as Mrs. Ardley
1952
The Big Trees
as Sister Blackburn
1952
The Barefoot Mailman
as Miss Della (uncredited)
1951
The Sea Hornet
as Mrs. Drinkwater
1951
Angels in the Outfield
as Sister Veronica
1951
Here Comes the Groom
as Mrs. McGonigle
1951
On Moonlight Bay
as Miss Mary Stevens
1951
Goodbye, My Fancy
as Miss Birdshaw
1951
The Mating Season
as Annie
1951
Harriet Craig
as Lottie
1950
Edge of Doom
as Jeanette Moore
1950
Peggy
as Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
1950
The Gunfighter
as Mrs. Devlin
1950
Caged
as Emma Barber
1950
Captain China
as Miss Endicott
1950
Madame Bovary
as Félicité
1949
Mighty Joe Young
as Orphanage matron (uncredited)
1949
Little Women
as Sophie
1949
Rusty Saves a Life
as Miss Simmons
1949
A Woman's Secret
as Nurse who reads paper to Susan
1949
The Dark Past
as Agnes (uncredited)
1948
Strike It Rich
as Annie Harkins
1948
Fighting Father Dunne
as Colpeck's Secretary
1948
The Noose Hangs High
as Hilda - Maid (uncredited)
1948
I Remember Mama
as Aunt Trina
1948
The Judge Steps Out
as Mother at Party (uncredited)
1947
Forever Amber
as Marge
1947
Railroaded!
as Mrs. Wills (uncredited)
1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1947
The Fabulous Joe
as Cathy, the Maid
1947
The Unfaithful
as Courtroom Spectator
1947
Living in a Big Way
as Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)
1947
The Long Night
as Observer in Crowd (uncredited)
1947
Born to Kill
as Maid (uncredited)
1947
Beat the Band
as Gertrude's Mother
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ms. Davis (uncredited)
1946
Sister Kenny
as Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
1946
Crack-Up
as Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)
1946
Lover Come Back
as Rita
1946
1946
The Dark Corner
as Maid (uncredited)
1946
The Truth About Murder
as Betty - Ashton's Secretary (uncredited)
1946
From This Day Forward
as Mother
1946
The Spiral Staircase
as Neighbour (uncredited)
1946
Cornered
as Swiss Maid (uncredited)
1945
The Broken Coin
as Bit Part (uncredited)
1936
Speed Limited
as Secretary
1935
Babes in Toyland
as Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
1934
Sons of the Desert
as Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)
1933
Rafter Romance
as Telemarketer (uncredited)
1933
