Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

🎂 3rd June 1911 (114 yrs) 📍 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).

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Ellen Corby

🎬 Movies Featuring Ellen Corby

A Walton Easter

A Walton Easter (1997)

as Grandma Walton
A Walton Wedding

A Walton Wedding (1995)

as Grandma Walton
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993)

as Grandma Walton
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain (1982)

as Esther Walton
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain (1982)

as Grandma Walton
All the Way Home

All the Way Home (1981)

as Great-Gandmaw
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974)

as Ma Floyd
Napoleon and Samantha

Napoleon and Samantha (1972)

as Gertrude
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)

as Esther Walton
A Tattered Web

A Tattered Web (1971)

as Mrs. Simmons
Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

as Abigail
Cannon

Cannon (1971)

as Teacher
A Fine Pair

A Fine Pair (1968)

as Maddy Walker
The Legend of Lylah Clare

The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)

as Script Girl
The Gnome-Mobile

The Gnome-Mobile (1967)

as Etta Pettibone (uncredited)
The Glass Bottom Boat

The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)

as Anna Miller
The Night of the Grizzly

The Night of the Grizzly (1966)

as Hazel Squires
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966)

as Neva Tremaine
The Family Jewels

The Family Jewels (1965)

as Airline Passenger
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

as Lily
The Strangler

The Strangler (1964)

as Mrs. Kroll
4 for Texas

4 for Texas (1963)

as Widow
The Caretakers

The Caretakers (1963)

as Irene
Saintly Sinners

Saintly Sinners (1962)

as Mrs. McKenzie
Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

as Soho Sal
Visit to a Small Planet

Visit to a Small Planet (1960)

as Mrs. Mabel Mayberry
Tom, Dick and Harriet

Tom, Dick and Harriet (1960)

as Aunt Emily
Macabre

Macabre (1958)

as Miss Kushins
No Image

As Young As We Are (1958)

as Nettie McPherson
Vertigo

Vertigo (1958)

as Manager of McKittrick Hotel
All Mine to Give

All Mine to Give (1957)

as Mrs. Raiden
Rockabilly Baby

Rockabilly Baby (1957)

as Mrs. Wellington
Night Passage

Night Passage (1957)

as Mrs. Feeney
God Is My Partner

God Is My Partner (1957)

as Mrs. Dalton
The Seventh Sin

The Seventh Sin (1957)

as Sister Saint Joseph
Stagecoach To Fury

Stagecoach To Fury (1956)

as Sarah Farrell
Slightly Scarlet

Slightly Scarlet (1956)

as Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)
Illegal

Illegal (1955)

as Miss Hinkel
Sabrina

Sabrina (1954)

as Miss McCardie
About Mrs. Leslie

About Mrs. Leslie (1954)

as Mrs. Croffman
Susan Slept Here

Susan Slept Here (1954)

as Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters

The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954)

as Amelia Gravesend
Untamed Heiress

Untamed Heiress (1954)

as Mrs. Flanny
A Lion Is in the Streets

A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)

as Singing Woman
The Vanquished

The Vanquished (1953)

as Mrs. Barbour
Shane

Shane (1953)

as Liz Torrey
Woman They Almost Lynched

Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)

as First Townswoman
Monsoon

Monsoon (1952)

as Katie
Fearless Fagan

Fearless Fagan (1952)

as Mrs. Ardley
The Big Trees

The Big Trees (1952)

as Sister Blackburn
The Barefoot Mailman

The Barefoot Mailman (1951)

as Miss Della (uncredited)
The Sea Hornet

The Sea Hornet (1951)

as Mrs. Drinkwater
Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield (1951)

as Sister Veronica
Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom (1951)

as Mrs. McGonigle
On Moonlight Bay

On Moonlight Bay (1951)

as Miss Mary Stevens
Goodbye, My Fancy

Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)

as Miss Birdshaw
The Mating Season

The Mating Season (1951)

as Annie
Harriet Craig

Harriet Craig (1950)

as Lottie
Edge of Doom

Edge of Doom (1950)

as Jeanette Moore
Peggy

Peggy (1950)

as Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter (1950)

as Mrs. Devlin
Caged

Caged (1950)

as Emma Barber
Captain China

Captain China (1950)

as Miss Endicott
Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary (1949)

as Félicité
Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

as Orphanage matron (uncredited)
Little Women

Little Women (1949)

as Sophie
Rusty Saves a Life

Rusty Saves a Life (1949)

as Miss Simmons
A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret (1949)

as Nurse who reads paper to Susan
The Dark Past

The Dark Past (1948)

as Agnes (uncredited)
Strike It Rich

Strike It Rich (1948)

as Annie Harkins
Fighting Father Dunne

Fighting Father Dunne (1948)

as Colpeck's Secretary
The Noose Hangs High

The Noose Hangs High (1948)

as Hilda - Maid (uncredited)
I Remember Mama

I Remember Mama (1948)

as Aunt Trina
The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out (1947)

as Mother at Party (uncredited)
Forever Amber

Forever Amber (1947)

as Marge
Railroaded!

Railroaded! (1947)

as Mrs. Wills (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Fabulous Joe

The Fabulous Joe (1947)

as Cathy, the Maid
They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me (1947)

The Unfaithful

The Unfaithful (1947)

as Courtroom Spectator
Living in a Big Way

Living in a Big Way (1947)

as Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)
The Long Night

The Long Night (1947)

as Observer in Crowd (uncredited)
Born to Kill

Born to Kill (1947)

as Maid (uncredited)
Beat the Band

Beat the Band (1947)

as Gertrude's Mother
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

as Ms. Davis (uncredited)
The Locket

The Locket (1946)

as Ginny (uncredited)
Sister Kenny

Sister Kenny (1946)

as Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
Crack-Up

Crack-Up (1946)

as Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)
Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back (1946)

as Rita
Bedlam

Bedlam (1946)

as Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)
The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner (1946)

as Maid (uncredited)
The Truth About Murder

The Truth About Murder (1946)

as Betty
From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward (1946)

as Mother
The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase (1946)

as Neighbour (uncredited)
Cornered

Cornered (1945)

as Swiss Maid (uncredited)
No Image

The Broken Coin (1936)

as Bit Part (uncredited)
Speed Limited

Speed Limited (1935)

as Secretary
Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland (1934)

as Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert (1933)

as Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)
Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance (1933)

as Telemarketer (uncredited)
Because I Love Him

Because I Love Him (N/A)

as Mrs. Logan