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Ellen Corby

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Ellen Corby

Born June 3, 1911 in Racine, Wisconsin, USADied April 14, 1999101 films

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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Vertigo poster8.1Vertigo1958Sabrina poster7.5Sabrina1954Shane poster7.3Shane1953Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte poster7.3Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte1964Little Women poster7.4Little Women1949Sons of the Desert poster7.1Sons of the Desert1933The Gunfighter poster7.4The Gunfighter1950The Spiral Staircase poster7.0The Spiral Staircase1946

Filmography

101 films as actor
  1. 1997A Walton EasterGrandma Walton
  2. 1995A Walton WeddingGrandma Walton
  3. 1993A Walton Thanksgiving ReunionGrandma Walton
  4. 1982A Day for Thanks on Waltons MountainEsther Walton
  5. 1982A Wedding on Waltons MountainGrandma Walton
  6. 1981All the Way HomeGreat-Gandmaw
  7. 1980The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
  8. 1974The Story of Pretty Boy FloydMa Floyd
  9. 1972Napoleon and SamanthaGertrude
  10. 1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryEsther Walton
  11. 1971A Tattered WebMrs. Simmons
  12. 1971Support Your Local GunfighterAbigail
  13. 1971CannonTeacher
  14. 1968A Fine PairMaddy Walker
  15. 1968The Legend of Lylah ClareScript Girl
  16. 1967The Gnome-MobileEtta Pettibone (uncredited)
  17. 1966The Glass Bottom BoatAnna Miller
  18. 1966The Night of the GrizzlyHazel Squires
  19. 1966The Ghost and Mr. ChickenNeva Tremaine
  20. 1965The Family JewelsAirline Passenger
  21. 1964Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteLily
  22. 1964The StranglerMrs. Kroll
  23. 19634 for TexasWidow
  24. 1963The CaretakersIrene
  25. 1962Saintly SinnersMrs. McKenzie
  26. 1961Pocketful of MiraclesSoho Sal
  27. 1960Visit to a Small PlanetMrs. Mabel Mayberry
  28. 1960Tom, Dick and HarrietAunt Emily
  29. 1958MacabreMiss Kushins
  30. 1958As Young As We AreNettie McPherson
  31. 1958VertigoManager of McKittrick Hotel
  32. 1957All Mine to GiveMrs. Raiden
  33. 1957Rockabilly BabyMrs. Wellington
  34. 1957Night PassageMrs. Feeney
  35. 1957God Is My PartnerMrs. Dalton
  36. 1957The Seventh SinSister Saint Joseph
  37. 1956Stagecoach To FurySarah Farrell
  38. 1956Slightly ScarletMartha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)
  39. 1955IllegalMiss Hinkel
  40. 1954SabrinaMiss McCardie
  41. 1954About Mrs. LeslieMrs. Croffman
  42. 1954Susan Slept HereCoffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)
  43. 1954The Bowery Boys Meet the MonstersAmelia Gravesend
  44. 1954Untamed HeiressMrs. Flanny
  45. 1953A Lion Is in the StreetsSinging Woman
  46. 1953The VanquishedMrs. Barbour
  47. 1953ShaneLiz Torrey
  48. 1953Woman They Almost LynchedFirst Townswoman
  49. 1952MonsoonKatie
  50. 1952Fearless FaganMrs. Ardley
  51. 1952The Big TreesSister Blackburn
  52. 1951The Barefoot MailmanMiss Della (uncredited)
  53. 1951The Sea HornetMrs. Drinkwater
  54. 1951Angels in the OutfieldSister Veronica
  55. 1951Here Comes the GroomMrs. McGonigle
  56. 1951On Moonlight BayMiss Mary Stevens
  57. 1951Goodbye, My FancyMiss Birdshaw
  58. 1951The Mating SeasonAnnie
  59. 1950Harriet CraigLottie
  60. 1950Edge of DoomJeanette Moore
  61. 1950PeggyMrs. Privet, the Librarian
  62. 1950The GunfighterMrs. Devlin
  63. 1950CagedEmma Barber
  64. 1950Captain ChinaMiss Endicott
  65. 1949Madame BovaryFélicité
  66. 1949Mighty Joe YoungOrphanage matron (uncredited)
  67. 1949Little WomenSophie
  68. 1949Rusty Saves a LifeMiss Simmons
  69. 1949A Woman's SecretNurse who reads paper to Susan
  70. 1948The Dark PastAgnes (uncredited)
  71. 1948Strike It RichAnnie Harkins
  72. 1948Fighting Father DunneColpeck's Secretary
  73. 1948The Noose Hangs HighHilda - Maid (uncredited)
  74. 1948I Remember MamaAunt Trina
  75. 1947The Judge Steps OutMother at Party (uncredited)
  76. 1947Forever AmberMarge
  77. 1947Railroaded!Mrs. Wills (uncredited)
  78. 1947The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
  79. 1947The Fabulous JoeCathy, the Maid
  80. 1947They Won't Believe MeScreaming Woman in Courtroom (uncredited)
  81. 1947The UnfaithfulCourtroom Spectator
  82. 1947Living in a Big WayBroken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)
  83. 1947The Long NightObserver in Crowd (uncredited)
  84. 1947Born to KillMaid (uncredited)
  85. 1947Beat the BandGertrude's Mother
  86. 1946It's a Wonderful LifeMs. Davis (uncredited)
  87. 1946The LocketGinny (uncredited)
  88. 1946Sister KennyHospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
  89. 1946Crack-UpReynold's Maid (Uncredited)
  90. 1946Lover Come BackRita
  91. 1946BedlamBetty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)
  92. 1946The Dark CornerMaid (uncredited)
  93. 1946The Truth About MurderBetty
  94. 1946From This Day ForwardMother
  95. 1946The Spiral StaircaseNeighbour (uncredited)
  96. 1945CorneredSwiss Maid (uncredited)
  97. 1936The Broken CoinBit Part (uncredited)
  98. 1935Speed LimitedSecretary
  99. 1934Babes in ToylandTownswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
  100. 1933Sons of the DesertPartygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)
  101. 1933Rafter RomanceTelemarketer (uncredited)