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Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

Birthday: 1911-06-03 | Place of Birth: Racine, Wisconsin, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1993
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

as    Grandma Walton

1982
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

as    Grandma Walton

1974
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

as    Ma Floyd

1972
Napoleon and Samantha

as    Gertrude

1971
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

as    Esther Walton

1971
A Tattered Web

as    Mrs. Simmons

1969
A Fine Pair

as    Maddy Walker

1966
The Night of the Grizzly

as    Hazel Squires

1960
Visit to a Small Planet

as    Mrs. Mabel Mayberry

1958
Vertigo

as    Manager of McKittrick Hotel

1958
Macabre

as    Miss Kushins

1957
The Seventh Sin

as    Sister Saint Joseph

1956
Slightly Scarlet

as    Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)