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Ellen Corby
AKA: Ellen Hansen · Ellen Hansen Corby
Acting
Born: 1911
Racine, Wisconsin, USA
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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
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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Dinah! | 1974 | Self |
| The Waltons | 1972 | Esther Walton |
| The Waltons | 1972 | Story |
| The Partners | 1971 | Contributor |
| Night Gallery | 1970 | Miss Patience |
| The Odd Couple | 1970 | Florence |
| Nanny and the Professor | 1970 | Mrs. Kaufman |
| Love, American Style | 1969 | Granny Gambler |
| Lancer | 1968 | Contributor |
| Adam-12 | 1968 | Mrs. Cunningham |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1968 | Mrs. Feathertree |
| The Outsider | 1968 | Contributor |
| The High Chaparral | 1967 | Mrs. Dilts |
| The Invaders | 1967 | Aunt Sara |
| CBS Playhouse | 1966 | Contributor |
| Felony Squad | 1966 | Contributor |
| Batman | 1966 | Mrs. Green |
| The F.B.I. | 1965 | Mrs. Anderson |
| Honey West | 1965 | 'Nellie Peedy' |
| Laredo | 1965 | Contributor |
| Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | 1964 | Mother |
| Daniel Boone | 1964 | Hilda Brock |
| The Addams Family | 1964 | Mother Lurch |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1963 | Charlotte |
| The Lucy Show | 1962 | Miss Tanner |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962 | Self |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1962 | Emma Poke |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | 1962 | The Chief Nurse |
| The Virginian | 1962 | Mrs. Clancy |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1961 | Self |
| Ben Casey | 1961 | Contributor |
| Hazel | 1961 | Minerva Anderson |
| Dr. Kildare | 1961 | Ainsley Hallie |
| 87th Precinct | 1961 | Mrs. Brodek |
| Surfside 6 | 1960 | Addie Horton |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1960 | Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh |
| Thriller | 1960 | Mrs. Peele |
| Adventures in Paradise | 1959 | Sister Julia |
| Dennis the Menace | 1959 | Miss Douglas |
| Lock-Up | 1959 | Contributor |
| Bonanza | 1959 | Cora Milford |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1958 | Martha Ward |
| The Rifleman | 1958 | Mrs. Avery |
| The Texan | 1958 | Katy Clayton |
| The Donna Reed Show | 1958 | Christine Moss |
| Bronco | 1958 | Emma Hardin |
| Trackdown | 1957 | Henrietta Porter |
| Alcoa Theatre | 1957 | Elvira Moss |
| Wagon Train | 1957 | Aunt Em |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | 1957 | Harriet Smith |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | 1956 | Contributor |
| Matinee Theater | 1955 | Contributor |
| The 20th Century Fox Hour | 1955 | Minerva Comstock |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1955 | Emma |
| Cheyenne | 1955 | Hortense Durango |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | 1955 | Mrs. Jane McGill |
| The Millionaire | 1955 | Nancy Marlborough |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | 1954 | Woman at Burton Ridge Land Office |
| Studio 57 | 1954 | Contributor |
| Lassie | 1954 | Pearlie Mae Yochim |
| The Whistler | 1954 | Contributor |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | 1952 | Aunt Ellen |
| The Ford Television Theatre | 1952 | Mabel |
| Dragnet | 1951 | Contributor |
| I Love Lucy | 1951 | Miss Hanna |
| The Red Skelton Show | 1951 | Little Old Lady |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1944 | Self - Nominee |