Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 3, 1911
Place of Birth
Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Also Known As
- Ellen Hansen
- Ellen Hansen Corby
Ellen Corby
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 - Movies
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ms. Davis (uncredited)
Vertigo
as Manager of McKittrick Hotel
Shane
as Liz Torrey
Sabrina
as Miss McCardie
Angels in the Outfield
as Sister Veronica
Little Women
as Sophie
Pocketful of Miracles
as Soho Sal
Mighty Joe Young
as Orphanage matron (uncredited)
Caged
as Emma Barber
The Gunfighter
as Mrs. Devlin
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Perry Mason
as Old Lady Card Player
The Red Skelton Show
as Little Old Lady
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Bonanza
as Lorna Doone Mayberry
Bonanza
as Cora Milford
Ironside
as Agnes Fairchild
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as The Chief Nurse
Lassie
as Amy Baker