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Ellen Corby

Acting

Ellen Corby

Born June 3, 1911 · Racine, Wisconsin, USA · Died April 14, 1999

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

Vertigo

IMDb8.2

Vertigo

Manager of McKittrick Hotel

It's a Wonderful Life

IMDb8.6

It's a Wonderful Life

Ms. Davis (uncredited)

Sabrina

IMDb7.6

Sabrina

Miss McCardie

Shane

7.3 TMDB

Shane

Liz Torrey

Batman

7.3 TMDB

Batman

Mrs. Green

Bonanza

7.5 TMDB

Bonanza

Lorna Doone Mayberry, Cora Milford

The Addams Family

8.0 TMDB

The Addams Family

Mother Lurch

Get Smart

8.0 TMDB

Get Smart

Agnes Davenport

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

7.3 TMDB

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Lily

The Spiral Staircase

7.0 TMDB

The Spiral Staircase

Neighbour (uncredited)

Sons of the Desert

7.1 TMDB

Sons of the Desert

Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8 TMDB

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Maggie Ryan, Marie McGurk, Miss Samantha, Emma

I Love Lucy

7.9 TMDB

I Love Lucy

Miss Hanna

Little Women

7.4 TMDB

Little Women

Sophie

The Gunfighter

IMDb7.7

The Gunfighter

Mrs. Devlin

Pocketful of Miracles

7.3 TMDB

Pocketful of Miracles

Soho Sal

The Andy Griffith Show

7.6 TMDB

The Andy Griffith Show

Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh

Hawaii Five-O

7.2 TMDB

Hawaii Five-O

Mrs. Feathertree

Babes in Toyland

6.3 TMDB

Babes in Toyland

Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

6.9 TMDB

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Filmography

  1. 2025My Mom Jaynearchive footageMovie
  2. 2017Mansfield 66/67Movie
  3. 1972The WaltonsEsther Walton, StorySeries
  4. 1972Napoleon and SamanthaGertrudeMovie
  5. 1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryEsther WaltonMovie
  6. 1971Support Your Local GunfighterAbigailMovie
  7. 1970Night GalleryMiss PatienceSeries
  8. 1970The Odd CoupleFlorenceSeries
  9. 1970Nanny and the ProfessorMrs. KaufmanSeries
  10. 1969Love, American StyleThe Little Old Lady, Granny GamblerSeries
  11. 1969The Bill Cosby ShowMrs. HilbermanSeries
  12. 1969Hawaii Five-OMrs. FeathertreeSeries
  13. 1968Adam-12Camille Gearhardt, Mrs. CunninghamSeries
  14. 1968The Legend of Lylah ClareScript GirlMovie
  15. 1967The High ChaparralMrs. DiltsSeries
  16. 1967The Gnome-MobileEtta Pettibone (uncredited)Movie
  17. 1967IronsideAgnes FairchildSeries
  18. 1967The InvadersAunt SaraSeries
  19. 1966The Glass Bottom BoatAnna MillerMovie
  20. 1966The Night of the GrizzlyHazel SquiresMovie
  21. 1966The Ghost and Mr. ChickenNeva TremaineMovie
  22. 1966BatmanMrs. GreenSeries
  23. 1965The F.B.I.Mrs. Stone, Mary Carmichael, Elizabeth Page, Aunt Florrie Buell, Hannah Beecher, Mrs. AndersonSeries
  24. 1965Get SmartAgnes DavenportSeries
  25. 1965Honey West'Nellie Peedy'Series
  26. 1965LaredoSeries
  27. 1965The Big ValleyEmmie PearsonSeries
  28. 1965The Family JewelsAirline PassengerMovie
  29. 1964Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteLilyMovie
  30. 1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.MotherSeries
  31. 1964Daniel BooneHilda BrockSeries
  32. 1964The Addams FamilyMother LurchSeries
  33. 1964The StranglerMrs. KrollMovie
  34. 19634 for TexasWidowMovie
  35. 1963The FugitiveMrs. Barlow, Mrs. MurdockSeries
  36. 1963The CaretakersIreneMovie
  37. 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
  38. 1962The Lucy ShowMiss Tanner, Woman in ParkSeries
  39. 1962The Beverly HillbilliesEmma PokeSeries
  40. 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourThe Chief NurseSeries
  41. 1962The VirginianMrs. ClancySeries
  42. 1961Pocketful of MiraclesSoho SalMovie
  43. 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
  44. 1961Ben CaseySeries
  45. 1961HazelMiss Minnie, Minerva AndersonSeries
  46. 1961Dr. KildareAinsley HallieSeries
  47. 1960The Andy Griffith ShowMyrt 'Hubcaps' LeshSeries
  48. 1960ThrillerMrs. PeeleSeries
  49. 1960Visit to a Small PlanetMrs. Mabel MayberryMovie
  50. 1959Dennis the MenaceMiss DouglasSeries
  51. 1959The RebelCarrie BlydenSeries
  52. 1959BonanzaLorna Doone Mayberry, Cora MilfordSeries
  53. 195877 Sunset StripMartha WardSeries
  54. 1958MacabreMiss KushinsMovie
  55. 1958The RiflemanMrs. Avery, Mrs. MorganSeries
  56. 1958The Donna Reed ShowChristine MossSeries
  57. 1958Peter GunnSeries
  58. 1958VertigoManager of McKittrick HotelMovie
  59. 1957All Mine to GiveMrs. RaidenMovie
  60. 1957Perry MasonOld Lady Card PlayerSeries
  61. 1957Wagon TrainAunt EmSeries
  62. 1957Night PassageMrs. FeeneyMovie
  63. 1957The Seventh SinSister Saint JosephMovie
  64. 1956Slightly ScarletMartha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)Movie
  65. 1955IllegalMiss HinkelMovie
  66. 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMaggie Ryan, Marie McGurk, Miss Samantha, EmmaSeries
  67. 1955CheyenneHortense DurangoSeries
  68. 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpMrs. Jane McGillSeries
  69. 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyWoman at Burton Ridge Land OfficeSeries
  70. 1954The Adventures of Rin Tin TinSally BentonSeries
  71. 1954LassieAmy Baker, Pearlie Mae, Bess Wright, Pearlie Mae YochimSeries
  72. 1954SabrinaMiss McCardieMovie
  73. 1954Susan Slept HereCoffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)Movie
  74. 1954The Bowery Boys Meet the MonstersAmelia GravesendMovie
  75. 1953A Lion Is in the StreetsSinging WomanMovie
  76. 1953The VanquishedMrs. BarbourMovie
  77. 1953ShaneLiz TorreyMovie
  78. 1953Woman They Almost LynchedFirst TownswomanMovie
  79. 1952The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietAunt EllenSeries
  80. 1952Four Star PlayhouseElsie, Martha - MaidSeries
  81. 1952The Big TreesSister BlackburnMovie
  82. 1951DragnetSeries
  83. 1951Angels in the OutfieldSister VeronicaMovie
  84. 1951I Love LucyMiss HannaSeries
  85. 1951The Red Skelton ShowLittle Old LadySeries
  86. 1951Here Comes the GroomMrs. McGonigleMovie
  87. 1951On Moonlight BayMiss Mary StevensMovie
  88. 1951Goodbye, My FancyMiss BirdshawMovie
  89. 1951The Mating SeasonAnnieMovie
  90. 1950Harriet CraigLottieMovie
  91. 1950Edge of DoomJeanette MooreMovie
  92. 1950The GunfighterMrs. DevlinMovie
  93. 1950CagedEmma BarberMovie
  94. 1949Madame BovaryFélicitéMovie
  95. 1949Mighty Joe YoungOrphanage matron (uncredited)Movie
  96. 1949Little WomenSophieMovie
  97. 1949A Woman's SecretNurse who reads paper to SusanMovie
  98. 1948The Dark PastAgnes (uncredited)Movie
  99. 1948The Noose Hangs HighHilda - Maid (uncredited)Movie
  100. 1948I Remember MamaAunt TrinaMovie
  101. 1947Forever AmberMargeMovie
  102. 1947Railroaded!Mrs. Wills (uncredited)Movie
  103. 1947The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)Movie
  104. 1947They Won't Believe MeScreaming Woman in Courtroom (uncredited)Movie
  105. 1947The UnfaithfulCourtroom SpectatorMovie
  106. 1947The Long NightObserver in Crowd (uncredited)Movie
  107. 1947Born to KillMaid (uncredited)Movie
  108. 1946It's a Wonderful LifeMs. Davis (uncredited)Movie
  109. 1946The LocketGinny (uncredited)Movie
  110. 1946Sister KennyHospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)Movie
  111. 1946Crack-UpReynold's Maid (Uncredited)Movie
  112. 1946BedlamBetty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)Movie
  113. 1946The Dark CornerMaid (uncredited)Movie
  114. 1946From This Day ForwardMotherMovie
  115. 1946The Spiral StaircaseNeighbour (uncredited)Movie
  116. 1945CorneredSwiss Maid (uncredited)Movie
  117. 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries
  118. 1934Babes in ToylandTownswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)Movie
  119. 1933Sons of the DesertPartygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)Movie
  120. 1933Rafter RomanceTelemarketer (uncredited)Movie