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Ellen Corby

Birthplace
Racine, Wisconsin, USA
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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 Wi…

Movies
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 ⭐ 8.3
as Ms. Davis (uncredited)
 Vertigo
Vertigo
1958 ⭐ 8.1
as Manager of McKittrick Hotel
 Sabrina
Sabrina
1954 ⭐ 7.5
as Miss McCardie
 Shane
Shane
1953 ⭐ 7.3
as Liz Torrey
 Little Women
Little Women
1949 ⭐ 7.4
as Sophie
 My Mom Jayne
My Mom Jayne
2025 ⭐ 8.0
as archive footage
 Bedlam
Bedlam
1946 ⭐ 6.7
as Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)
 Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young
1949 ⭐ 6.4
as Orphanage matron (uncredited)
 Slightly Scarlet
Slightly Scarlet
1956 ⭐ 6.2
as Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)
 The Gnome-Mobile
The Gnome-Mobile
1967 ⭐ 6.3
as Etta Pettibone (uncredited)
Web Series & TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 ⭐ 7.6
as Self
 The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 ⭐ 5.8
as Self
 Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957 ⭐ 7.7
as Old Lady Card Player
 The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 ⭐ 7.6
as Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh
 Bonanza
Bonanza
1959 ⭐ 7.5
as Lorna Doone Mayberry
 Bonanza
Bonanza
1959 ⭐ 7.5
as Cora Milford
 Lassie
Lassie
1954 ⭐ 6.3
as Amy Baker
 Lassie
Lassie
1954 ⭐ 6.3
as Pearlie Mae
 Lassie
Lassie
1954 ⭐ 6.3
as Bess Wright
 Lassie
Lassie
1954 ⭐ 6.3
as Pearlie Mae Yochim