Ellen Corby
American actress (1911-1999) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 87
Ellen Hansen Corby was an American actress and screenwriter. She performed in over 200 films and television series from the 1930s to the 1990s. She played the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards.
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The WaltonsSeries, Writer1971
Support Your Local GunfighterFilm, Abigail1968
Adam-12Series, Camille Gearhardt1967
The Gnome-MobileFilm, Etta Pettibone (uncredited)1966
BatmanSeries, Mrs. Green
The Ghost and Mr. ChickenFilm, 1966Neva Tremaine1965
Get SmartSeries, Agnes Davenport1964
Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteFilm, Lily1963
4 for TexasFilm, Widow1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries, The Chief Nurse1960
The Andy Griffith ShowSeries, Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh1958
The RiflemanSeries, Mrs. Avery
MacabreFilm, 1958Miss Kushins1957
Perry MasonSeries, Old Lady Card Player1956
Slightly ScarletFilm, Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)1955
IllegalFilm, Miss Hinkel1954
LassieSeries, Amy Baker1953
ShaneFilm, Liz Torrey1950
CagedFilm, Emma Barber1949
A Woman's SecretFilm, Nurse who reads paper to Susan1947
Born to KillFilm, Maid (uncredited)1946
BedlamFilm, Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)1944
Golden Globe AwardsSeries1933
Sons of the DesertFilm, Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)1911Born3 June 1911People around Ellen
Frank Capra Directed It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Vincent Sherman Directed The Waltons and Harriet Craig
Robert Aldrich Produced 4 for Texas (1963)
Jack Elam Also in Pocketful of Miracles and 4 for Texas
Edith Evanson Also in Caged, Forever Amber and Madame Bovary
Vincente Minnelli Directed Madame Bovary (1949)
George Stevens Directed Shane (1953)
Edward Dmytryk Directed Till the End of Time and Cornered- Frank Tashlin Directed Susan Slept Here (1954)
Sidney Franklin Produced The Story of Three Loves (1953)
Pandro S. Berman Produced Madame Bovary and Living in a Big Way
William F. Claxton Directed God Is My Partner and Rockabilly Baby- Bernard McEveety Directed The Waltons and Napoleon and Samantha
Charles Lane Also in It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
Richard Thomas Directed The Waltons
Alan Hale, Jr. Also in The Gunfighter and The Big Trees
Bess Flowers Also in Vertigo and Pocketful of Miracles
Alf Kjellin Directed The Waltons
Nancy Kulp Also in Sabrina and Shane
Queenie Smith Also in Caged and The Waltons
Lawrence Dobkin Directed The Waltons, also in Illegal (1955)
Dave Willock Also in 4 for Texas (1963)
Alan Rafkin Directed Angel in My Pocket (1969)
Martha Hyer Also in Sabrina and The Night of the Grizzly
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It's a Wonderful Life 1946
Vertigo 1958
Sabrina 1954
The Gunfighter 1950
Little Women 1949
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
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Television 24
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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).
