Ellen Corby
Acting1911Racine, 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).
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Known For
Acting History
1997
A Walton Easter
as Grandma Walton
1995
A Walton Wedding
as Grandma Walton
1993
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
as Grandma Walton
1982
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
as Esther Walton
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
as Grandma Walton
1981
All the Way Home
as Great-Gandmaw
1977
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
1975
Dinah!
TVas Self• 8 eps
1974
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
as Ma Floyd
1972
Napoleon and Samantha
as Gertrude
Love, American Style
TVas Granny Gambler• 1 eps
The Waltons
TVas Esther Walton• 143 eps
Night Gallery
TVas Miss Patience• 1 eps
The Waltons
TVStory
1971
A Tattered Web
as Mrs. Simmons
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
as Esther Walton
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Abigail
Cannon
as Teacher
The Odd Couple
TVas Florence• 1 eps
1970
Nanny and the Professor
TVas Mrs. Kaufman• 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
TVas Little Old Lady• 1 eps
The F.B.I.
TVas Mrs. Anderson• 1 eps
Dan August
TVas Agnes Oaks
1969
The Bill Cosby Show
TVas Mrs. Hilberman
Adam-12
TVas Mrs. Cunningham• 1 eps
Ironside
TVas Agnes Fairchild• 1 eps
1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare
as Script Girl
A Fine Pair
as Maddy Walker
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Mrs. Feathertree• 1 eps
Lassie
TVas Amy Baker• 1 eps
The High Chaparral
TVas Mrs. Dilts• 1 eps
Batman
TVas Mrs. Green• 1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
TVas Molly Cobb• 1 eps
1967
The Gnome-Mobile
as Etta Pettibone (uncredited)
The Big Valley
TVas Emmie Pearson• 1 eps
The Invaders
TVas Aunt Sara• 1 eps
Mr. Terrific
TVas Mrs. Walters
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Madame Bloor• 1 eps
1966
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Neva Tremaine
The Night of the Grizzly
as Hazel Squires
The Fugitive
TVas Mrs. Murdock• 1 eps
Honey West
TVas 'Nellie Peedy'• 1 eps
Get Smart
TVas Agnes Davenport• 1 eps
1965
The Family Jewels
as Airline Passenger
The Donna Reed Show
TVas Christine Moss• 1 eps
Daniel Boone
TVas Hilda Brock• 1 eps
The Addams Family
TVas Mother Lurch• 1 eps
Hazel
TVas Miss Minnie / Minerva Anderson• 1 eps
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
TVas Martha O'Reilly
1964
The Strangler
as Mrs. Kroll
The Beverly Hillbillies
TVas Emma Poke• 1 eps
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TVas Mother• 2 eps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas Charlotte• 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas The Chief Nurse• 1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Mrs. Clancy• 1 eps
1963
The Caretakers
as Irene
4 for Texas
as Widow
Bonanza
TVas Cora Milford / Lorna Doone Mayberry• 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
TVas Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh• 1 eps
The Lucy Show
TVas Woman in Park• 1 eps
1962
Saintly Sinners
as Mrs. McKenzie
Cheyenne
TVas Hortense Durango• 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
TVas Ainsley Hallie• 1 eps
87th Precinct
TVas Mrs. Brodek• 1 eps
1961
Pocketful of Miracles
as Soho Sal
Surfside 6
TVas Addie Horton• 1 eps
The Tall Man
TVas Hannah Blossom• 1 eps
The Rifleman
TVas Mrs. Morgan• 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self
1960
Visit to a Small Planet
as Mrs. Mabel Mayberry
Tom, Dick and Harriet
as Aunt Emily
Thriller
TVas Mrs. Peele• 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Emma / Maggie Ryan / Miss Samantha / Marie McGurk• 1 eps
Dennis the Menace
TVas Miss Douglas• 1 eps
Adventures in Paradise
TVas Sister Julia• 1 eps
The Rebel
TVas Carrie Blyden• 1 eps
The Chevy Mystery Show
TVas Maria• 1 eps
Tightrope
TVas Hazel Mason• 1 eps
1959
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TVas Miss Carter• 1 eps
Wagon Train
TVas Aunt Em• 2 eps
Perry Mason
TVas Old Lady Card Player• 1 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TVas Mrs. Walters• 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
TVas Martha Ward• 1 eps
1958
Macabre
as Miss Kushins
As Young As We Are
as Nettie McPherson
Vertigo
as Manager of McKittrick Hotel
Trackdown
TVas Henrietta• 1 eps
The Restless Gun
TVas Mrs. Amy Morgan• 1 eps
The Texan
TVas Katy Clayton• 1 eps
Alcoa Theatre
TVas Elvira Moss• 1 eps
1957
All Mine to Give
as Mrs. Raiden
Night Passage
as Mrs. Feeney
The Seventh Sin
as Sister Saint Joseph
God Is My Partner
as Mrs. Dalton
Rockabilly Baby
as Mrs. Wellington
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TVas Minerva Comstock• 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TVas Mrs. Jane McGill• 1 eps
1956
Slightly Scarlet
as Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)
Stagecoach To Fury
as Sarah Farrell
The Millionaire
TVas Bedelia Buckley• 1 eps
I Love Lucy
TVas Miss Hanna• 1 eps
1955
1954
Susan Slept Here
as Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Croffman
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
as Amelia Gravesend
Sabrina
as Miss McCardie
Untamed Heiress
as Mrs. Flanny
The Wonderful World of Disney
TVas Woman at Burton Ridge Land Office
Four Star Playhouse
TVas Martha - Maid• 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
TVas Mabel• 1 eps
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
TVas Sally Benton
1953
Shane
as Liz Torrey
A Lion Is in the Streets
as Singing Woman
Woman They Almost Lynched
as First Townswoman
General Electric Theater
TVas Frankie, Joan's maid / Gracie Jordan / Ma Jericho
Letter to Loretta
TVas Jennie
1952
The Big Trees
as Sister Blackburn
Fearless Fagan
as Mrs. Ardley
Monsoon
as Katie
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
TVas Aunt Ellen• 1 eps
1951
Angels in the Outfield
as Sister Veronica
On Moonlight Bay
as Miss Mary Stevens
Goodbye, My Fancy
as Miss Birdshaw
Here Comes the Groom
as Mrs. McGonigle
The Mating Season
as Annie
The Barefoot Mailman
as Miss Della (uncredited)
The Sea Hornet
as Mrs. Drinkwater
1950
Captain China
as Miss Endicott
Peggy
as Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
Harriet Craig
as Lottie
Caged
as Emma Barber
The Gunfighter
as Mrs. Devlin
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Nurse / Aunt / Martha / Lavinia Penniman / Harriet / Norah
1949
Mighty Joe Young
as Orphanage matron (uncredited)
Rusty Saves a Life
as Miss Simmons
Madame Bovary
as Félicité
Little Women
as Sophie
A Woman's Secret
as Nurse who reads paper to Susan
1948
The Dark Past
as Agnes (uncredited)
I Remember Mama
as Aunt Trina Halvorsen
The Noose Hangs High
as Hilda - Maid (uncredited)
Fighting Father Dunne
as Colpeck's Secretary
Strike It Rich
as Annie Harkins
1947
Forever Amber
as Marge
Living in a Big Way
as Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)
The Unfaithful
as Courtroom Spectator
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Born to Kill
as Maid (uncredited)
Railroaded!
as Mrs. Wills (uncredited)
The Long Night
as Observer in Crowd (uncredited)
Beat the Band
as Gertrude's Mother
The Judge Steps Out
as Mother at Party (uncredited)
The Fabulous Joe
as Cathy, the Maid
Hoppy's Holiday
Story
1946
The Locket
as Ginny (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ms. Davis (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
as Maid (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
as Rita
Crack-Up
as Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)
Bedlam
as Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
as Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
The Spiral Staircase
as Neighbour (uncredited)
From This Day Forward
as Mother
The Truth About Murder
as Betty
1945
Cornered
as Swiss Maid (uncredited)
1941
Twilight on the Trail
Screenplay
1936
The Broken Coin
as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Broken Coin
Story
1935
Speed Limited
as Secretary
1934
Babes in Toyland
as Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
1933
Rafter Romance
as Telemarketer (uncredited)
Sons of the Desert
as Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)