Person
Ellen Corby
Acting · 1911–1999 · Racine, Wisconsin, USA
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.
Known for
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Perry Mason
Old Lady Card Player
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Rifleman
Mrs. Morgan
Bonanza
Lorna Doone Mayberry
The Andy Griffith Show
Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh
Wagon Train
Aunt Em
Dragnet
1951
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Chief Nurse
Lassie
Bess Wright
Filmography
- 2017Mansfield 66/67
- 1997A Walton EasterGrandma Walton
- 1995A Walton WeddingGrandma Walton
- 1993A Walton Thanksgiving ReunionGrandma Walton
- 1982A Day for Thanks on Waltons MountainEsther Walton
- 1982A Wedding on Waltons MountainGrandma Walton
- 1981All the Way HomeGreat-Gandmaw
- 1980The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
- 1974Dinah!Self
- 1974The Story of Pretty Boy FloydMa Floyd
- 1972The WaltonsEsther Walton
- 1972Napoleon and SamanthaGertrude
- 1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryEsther Walton
- 1971A Tattered WebMrs. Simmons
- 1971The Partners
- 1971Support Your Local GunfighterAbigail
- 1971CannonTeacher
- 1970Night GalleryMiss Patience
- 1970The Odd CoupleFlorence
- 1970Dan AugustAgnes Oaks
- 1970Nanny and the ProfessorMrs. Kaufman
- 1969Love, American StyleThe Little Old Lady
- 1969The Bill Cosby ShowMrs. Hilberman
- 1968A Fine PairMaddy Walker
- 1968Lancer
- 1968Adam-12Camille Gearhardt
- 1968Hawaii Five-OMrs. Feathertree
- 1968The Outsider
- 1968The Legend of Lylah ClareScript Girl
- 1967The High ChaparralMrs. Dilts
- 1967The Guns of Will SonnettMolly Cobb
- 1967The Gnome-MobileEtta Pettibone (uncredited)
- 1967IronsideAgnes Fairchild
- 1967Rango
- 1967The InvadersAunt Sara
- 1967Mr. TerrificMrs. Walters
- 1966CBS Playhouse
- 1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Madame Bloor
- 1966Felony Squad
- 1966The Glass Bottom BoatAnna Miller
- 1966The Night of the GrizzlyHazel Squires
- 1966The Ghost and Mr. ChickenNeva Tremaine
- 1966BatmanMrs. Green
- 1965The F.B.I.Mrs. Stone
- 1965Get SmartAgnes Davenport
- 1965Honey West'Nellie Peedy'
- 1965Laredo
- 1965The Big ValleyEmmie Pearson
- 1965Please Don't Eat the DaisiesMartha O'Reilly
- 1965The Family JewelsAirline Passenger
- 1964Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteLily
- 1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Mother
- 1964Daniel BooneHilda Brock
- 1964The Baileys of Balboa
- 1964The Addams FamilyMother Lurch
- 1964The StranglerMrs. Kroll
- 19634 for TexasWidow
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreMiss Purdy
- 1963The Farmer's Daughter
- 1963The FugitiveMrs. Barlow
- 1963The CaretakersIrene
- 1963Vacation Playhouse
- 1962Going My Way
- 1962The Lucy ShowMiss Tanner
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1962The Beverly HillbilliesEmma Poke
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourThe Chief Nurse
- 1962The VirginianMrs. Clancy
- 1962Saints and SinnersMrs. Healy
- 1962Saintly SinnersMrs. McKenzie
- 1961Pocketful of MiraclesSoho Sal
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1961HazelMiss Minnie
- 1961Dr. KildareAinsley Hallie
- 196187th PrecinctMrs. Brodek
- 1961The Asphalt JungleMrs. Peterson
- 1960Surfside 6Addie Horton
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowMyrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh
- 1960ThrillerMrs. Peele
- 1960The Tall ManHannah Blossom
- 1960The Chevy Mystery ShowMaria
- 1960Visit to a Small PlanetMrs. Mabel Mayberry
- 1960Tom, Dick and HarrietAunt Emily
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseSister Julia
- 1959The RebelCarrie Blyden
- 1959Dennis the MenaceMiss Douglas
- 1959Lock-Up
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonMrs. Walters
- 1959BonanzaLorna Doone Mayberry
- 1959TightropeHazel Mason
- 195877 Sunset StripMartha Ward
- 1958MacabreMiss Kushins
- 1958The RiflemanMrs. Morgan
- 1958The TexanKaty Clayton
- 1958The Donna Reed ShowChristine Moss
- 1958BroncoEmma Hardin
- 1958Peter Gunn
- 1958As Young As We AreNettie McPherson
- 1958VertigoManager of McKittrick Hotel
- 1957All Mine to GiveMrs. Raiden
- 1957Rockabilly BabyMrs. Wellington
- 1957TrackdownHenrietta Porter
- 1957Alcoa TheatreElvira Moss
- 1957The Restless GunRuth Purcell
- 1957Perry MasonOld Lady Card Player
- 1957Wagon TrainAunt Em
- 1957Night PassageMrs. Feeney
- 1957God Is My PartnerMrs. Dalton
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveHarriet Smith
- 1957The Seventh SinSister Saint Joseph
- 1956Stagecoach To FurySarah Farrell
- 1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
- 1956Slightly ScarletMartha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1955IllegalMiss Hinkel
- 1955The 20th Century Fox HourMinerva Comstock
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMaggie Ryan
- 1955CheyenneHortense Durango
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpMrs. Jane McGill
- 1955The MillionaireNancy Marlborough
- 1955The Bob Cummings ShowNurse
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyWoman at Burton Ridge Land Office
- 1954The Adventures of Rin Tin TinSally Benton
- 1954Studio 57
- 1954LassieBess Wright
- 1954SabrinaMiss McCardie
- 1954Hey MulliganMartha
- 1954About Mrs. LeslieMrs. Croffman
- 1954Susan Slept HereCoffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)
- 1954The Whistler
- 1954The Bowery Boys Meet the MonstersAmelia Gravesend
- 1954Untamed HeiressMrs. Flanny
- 1953The Man Behind the Badge
- 1953A Lion Is in the StreetsSinging Woman
- 1953Letter to LorettaJennie
- 1953Revlon Mirror TheatreMrs. Logan
- 1953The VanquishedMrs. Barbour
- 1953ShaneLiz Torrey
- 1953Woman They Almost LynchedFirst Townswoman
- 1953General Electric TheaterFrankie, Joan's maid
- 1953You Are There
- 1952My HeroHenrietta Sullivan
- 1952MonsoonKatie
- 1952The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietAunt Ellen
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreMabel
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseElsie
- 1952Fearless FaganMrs. Ardley
- 1952The Big TreesSister Blackburn
- 1952Chevron Theatre
- 1951Dragnet
- 1951The Barefoot MailmanMiss Della (uncredited)
- 1951The Sea HornetMrs. Drinkwater
- 1951Angels in the OutfieldSister Veronica
- 1951I Love LucyMiss Hanna
- 1951The Red Skelton ShowLittle Old Lady
- 1951Here Comes the GroomMrs. McGonigle
- 1951On Moonlight BayMiss Mary Stevens
- 1951Goodbye, My FancyMiss Birdshaw
- 1951The Mating SeasonAnnie
- 1950Harriet CraigLottie
- 1950Lux Video Theatre
- 1950Edge of DoomJeanette Moore
- 1950PeggyMrs. Privet, the Librarian
- 1950The GunfighterMrs. Devlin
- 1950CagedEmma Barber
- 1950Captain ChinaMiss Endicott
- 1949Madame BovaryFélicité
- 1949Mighty Joe YoungOrphanage matron (uncredited)
- 1949Little WomenSophie
- 1949Rusty Saves a LifeMiss Simmons
- 1949A Woman's SecretNurse who reads paper to Susan
- 1948The Dark PastAgnes (uncredited)
- 1948Strike It RichAnnie Harkins
- 1948Fighting Father DunneColpeck's Secretary
- 1948The Noose Hangs HighHilda - Maid (uncredited)
- 1948I Remember MamaAunt Trina
- 1947The Judge Steps OutMother at Party (uncredited)
- 1947Forever AmberMarge
- 1947Railroaded!Mrs. Wills (uncredited)
- 1947The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1947The Fabulous JoeCathy, the Maid
- 1947Hoppy's HolidayStory
- 1947They Won't Believe MeScreaming Woman in Courtroom (uncredited)
- 1947The UnfaithfulCourtroom Spectator
- 1947Living in a Big WayBroken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)
- 1947The Long NightObserver in Crowd (uncredited)
- 1947Born to KillMaid (uncredited)
- 1947Beat the BandGertrude's Mother
- 1946It's a Wonderful LifeMs. Davis (uncredited)
- 1946The LocketGinny (uncredited)
- 1946Sister KennyHospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
- 1946Crack-UpReynold's Maid (Uncredited)
- 1946Lover Come BackRita
- 1946BedlamBetty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)
- 1946The Dark CornerMaid (uncredited)
- 1946The Truth About MurderBetty
- 1946From This Day ForwardMother
- 1946The Spiral StaircaseNeighbour (uncredited)
- 1945CorneredSwiss Maid (uncredited)
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
- 1941Twilight on the TrailScreenplay
- 1936The Broken CoinBit Part (uncredited)
- 1935Speed LimitedSecretary
- 1934Babes in ToylandTownswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
- 1933Sons of the DesertPartygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)
- 1933Rafter RomanceTelemarketer (uncredited)
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