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Ellen Corby

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1911-06-03

Day of Death

1999-04-14

Place of Birth

Racine, Wisconsin, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Corby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (102)

⭐ 4.8 Role: Unknown

Mansfield 66/67

2017
⭐ 7.3 Role: Grandma Walton

A Walton Easter

1997
⭐ 0 Role: Grandma Walton

A Walton Wedding

1995
⭐ 7.3 Role: Grandma Walton

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

1993
⭐ 5.8 Role: Esther Walton

A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

1982
⭐ 6.0 Role: Grandma Walton

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

1982
⭐ 7.0 Role: Great-Gandmaw

All the Way Home

1981
⭐ 7.8 Role: Unknown

The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons

1980
⭐ 5.0 Role: Ma Floyd

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

1974
⭐ 6.2 Role: Gertrude

Napoleon and Samantha

1972
⭐ 7.3 Role: Esther Walton

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

1971
⭐ 5.4 Role: Mrs. Simmons

A Tattered Web

1971
⭐ 6.6 Role: Abigail

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971
⭐ 5.0 Role: Teacher

Cannon

1971
⭐ 4.5 Role: Maddy Walker

A Fine Pair

1968