Ellen Corby
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Perry Mason
Old Lady Card Player
1957
Series
Lassie
Pearlie Mae
1954
Series
Lassie
Pearlie Mae Yochim
1954
Series
Lassie
Bess Wright
1954
Series
Lassie
Amy Baker
1954
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Rifleman
Mrs. Avery
1958
Series
The Rifleman
Mrs. Morgan
1958
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh
1960
Series
Dragnet
1951
Series
Dragnet
Thelma Keene
1951
Series
Bonanza
Lorna Doone Mayberry
1959
Series
Bonanza
Cora Milford
1959
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Mrs. Feathertree
1968
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Ironside
Agnes Fairchild
1967
Series
The Fugitive
Mrs. Barlow
1963
Series
The Fugitive
Mrs. Murdock
1963
Series
The Donna Reed Show
Christine Moss
1958
Series
Batman
Mrs. Green
1966
Series
Wagon Train
Aunt Em
1957
Series
Adam-12
Camille Gearhardt
1968
Series
Adam-12
Mrs. Cunningham
1968
Series
The Waltons
Esther Walton
1972
Series
Matinee Theater
1955
Series
The Virginian
Mrs. Clancy
1962
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Miss Purdy
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Charlotte
1963
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Chief Nurse
1962
Series
Daniel Boone
Hilda Brock
1964
Series
Get Smart
Agnes Davenport
1965
Series
The Red Skelton Show
Little Old Lady
1951
Series
The Lucy Show
Miss Tanner
1962
Series
The Lucy Show
Woman in Park
1962
Series
Cheyenne
Hortense Durango
1955
Series
Love, American Style
The Little Old Lady
1969
Series
Love, American Style
Granny Gambler
1969
Series
Peter Gunn
1958
Series
Dr. Kildare
Ainsley Hallie
1961
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
Emma Poke
1962
Series
I Love Lucy
Miss Hanna
1951
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Elsie
1952
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Martha - Maid
1952
Series
Thriller
Mrs. Peele
1960
Series
The F.B.I.
Mrs. Stone
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Mary Carmichael
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Elizabeth Page
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Aunt Florrie Buell
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Hannah Beecher
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Mrs. Anderson
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Emmie Pearson
1965
Series
Ben Casey
1961
Series
Night Gallery
Miss Patience
1970
Film
It's a Wonderful Life
Ms. Davis (uncredited)
1946
Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Mrs. Jane McGill
1955
Series
The High Chaparral
Mrs. Dilts
1967
Series
The Invaders
Aunt Sara
1967
Series
The Addams Family
Mother Lurch
1964
Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Harriet Smith
1957
Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Miss Carter
1957
Series
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Aunt Ellen
1952
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Maggie Ryan
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Marie McGurk
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Miss Samantha
1955
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Emma
1955
Series
The Odd Couple
Florence
1970
Series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Mother
1964
Series
Hazel
Miss Minnie
1961
Series
Hazel
Minerva Anderson
1961
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Surfside 6
Addie Horton
1960
Series
The Millionaire
Nancy Marlborough
1955
Series
The Millionaire
Bedelia Buckley
1955
Series
The Rebel
Carrie Blyden
1959
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Martha Ward
1958
Series
Adventures in Paradise
Sister Julia
1959
Series
Dennis the Menace
Miss Douglas
1959
Film
Vertigo
Manager of McKittrick Hotel
1958
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Mabel
1952
Series
Felony Squad
1966
Series
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Molly Cobb
1967
Series
The Texan
Katy Clayton
1958
Series
Bronco
Emma Hardin
1958
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Minerva Comstock
1955
Series
Lancer
1968
Series
Studio 57
1954
Series
Trackdown
Henrietta Porter
1957
Series
Trackdown
Henrietta
1957
Series
Laredo
1965
Series
Judd, for the Defense
Prison matron
1967
Series
Honey West
'Nellie Peedy'
1965
Series
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Series
Alcoa Theatre
Elvira Moss
1957
Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Mrs. Walters
1959
Series
87th Precinct
Mrs. Brodek
1961
Series
The Tall Man
Hannah Blossom
1960
Series
Lock-Up
1959
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Nurse
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Norah
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Aunt
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Lavinia Penniman
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Martha
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Harriet
1950
Series
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Madame Bloor
1966
Series
You Are There
1953
Series
The Bill Cosby Show
Mrs. Hilberman
1969
Film
Sabrina
Miss McCardie
1954
Vacation Playhouse
1963
CBS Playhouse
1966
Series
The Outsider
1968
Series
The Restless Gun
Ruth Purcell
1957
Series
The Restless Gun
Emma Birch
1957
Series
The Restless Gun
Mrs. Amy Morgan
1957
Chevron Theatre
1952
Series
Nanny and the Professor
Mrs. Kaufman
1970
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Woman at Burton Ridge Land Office
1954
Series
The Farmer's Daughter
1963
Series
The Man Behind the Badge
1953
Series
The Bob Cummings Show
Nurse
1955
Series
Dan August
Agnes Oaks
1970
Series
Going My Way
1962
Series
Tightrope
Hazel Mason
1959
Series
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Sally Benton
1954
Series
Mr. Terrific
Mrs. Walters
1967
Film
Little Women
Sophie
1949
Series
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Martha O'Reilly
1965
Film
Shane
Liz Torrey
1953
Series
The Whistler
1954
The Chevy Mystery Show
Maria
1960
Hey Mulligan
Martha
1954
Film
Angels in the Outfield
Sister Veronica
1951
Series
Saints and Sinners
Mrs. Healy
1962
Series
My Hero
Henrietta Sullivan
1952
The Partners
1971
Series
Rango
1967
Series
Letter to Loretta
Jennie
1953
Series
The Asphalt Jungle
Mrs. Peterson
1961
Film
Mighty Joe Young
Orphanage matron (uncredited)
1949
Film
Babes in Toyland
Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
1934
Film
Pocketful of Miracles
Soho Sal
1961
Film
The Gnome-Mobile
Etta Pettibone (uncredited)
1967
Film
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Lily
1964
Series
General Electric Theater
Frankie, Joan's maid
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Ma Jericho
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Gracie Jordan
1953
Film
4 for Texas
Widow
1963
Film
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Abigail
1971
Series
The Baileys of Balboa
Miss Engeldorf
1964
Film
The Gunfighter
Mrs. Devlin
1950
Film
The Glass Bottom Boat
Anna Miller
1966
Series
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Mrs. Logan
1953
Series
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Clara
1953
Film
Night Passage
Mrs. Feeney
1957
Film
Forever Amber
Marge
1947
Film
Caged
Emma Barber
1950
Film
Sons of the Desert
Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)
1933
Film
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Neva Tremaine
1966
Film
Madame Bovary
Félicité
1949
Film
The Night of the Grizzly
Hazel Squires
1966
Film
Susan Slept Here
Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)
1954
Film
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Script Girl
1968
Film
Napoleon and Samantha
Gertrude
1972
Film
The Locket
Ginny (uncredited)
1946
Film
The Spiral Staircase
Neighbour (uncredited)
1946
Film
Bedlam
Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)
1946
Film
The Long Night
Observer in Crowd (uncredited)
1947
Film
Mansfield 66/67
2017
Film
I Remember Mama
Aunt Trina
1948
Film
Edge of Doom
Jeanette Moore
1950
Film
A Woman's Secret
Nurse who reads paper to Susan
1949
Film
Cornered
Swiss Maid (uncredited)
1945
Film
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Esther Walton
1971
Film
Sister Kenny
Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
1946
Film
Goodbye, My Fancy
Miss Birdshaw
1951
Film
The Big Trees
Sister Blackburn
1952
Film
The Family Jewels
Airline Passenger
1965
Film
Born to Kill
Maid (uncredited)
1947
Film
They Won't Believe Me
Screaming Woman in Courtroom (uncredited)
1947
Film
A Walton Easter
Grandma Walton
1997
Film
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
Grandma Walton
1982
Film
The Dark Corner
Maid (uncredited)
1946
Film
The Vanquished
Mrs. Barbour
1953
Film
Illegal
Miss Hinkel
1955
Film
Visit to a Small Planet
Mrs. Mabel Mayberry
1960
Film
Macabre
Miss Kushins
1958
Film
God Is My Partner
Mrs. Dalton
1957
Film
The Judge Steps Out
Mother at Party (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Dark Past
Agnes (uncredited)
1948
Film
The Unfaithful
Courtroom Spectator
1947
Film
Here Comes the Groom
Mrs. McGonigle
1951
Film
On Moonlight Bay
Miss Mary Stevens
1951
Film
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
Grandma Walton
1993
Film
Slightly Scarlet
Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)
1956
Film
A Fine Pair
Maddy Walker
1968
Film
Monsoon
Katie
1952
Film
The Mating Season
Annie
1951
Film
Living in a Big Way
Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)
1947
Film
Tom, Dick and Harriet
Aunt Emily
1960
Film
All Mine to Give
Mrs. Raiden
1957
Film
From This Day Forward
Mother
1946
Film
Crack-Up
Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)
1946
Film
All the Way Home
Great-Gandmaw
1981
Film
Railroaded!
Mrs. Wills (uncredited)
1947
Film
About Mrs. Leslie
Mrs. Croffman
1954
Film
Captain China
Miss Endicott
1950
Film
A Lion Is in the Streets
Singing Woman
1953
Film
The Noose Hangs High
Hilda - Maid (uncredited)
1948
Film
Woman They Almost Lynched
First Townswoman
1953
Film
Untamed Heiress
Mrs. Flanny
1954
Film
Fighting Father Dunne
Colpeck's Secretary
1948
Film
The Caretakers
Irene
1963
Film
A Walton Wedding
Grandma Walton
1995
Film
Rusty Saves a Life
Miss Simmons
1949
Film
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
Amelia Gravesend
1954
Film
Cannon
Teacher
1971
Film
A Tattered Web
Mrs. Simmons
1971
Film
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
Ma Floyd
1974
Film
Harriet Craig
Lottie
1950
Film
Rockabilly Baby
Mrs. Wellington
1957
Film
The Strangler
Mrs. Kroll
1964
Film
The Fabulous Joe
Cathy, the Maid
1947
Film
Stagecoach To Fury
Sarah Farrell
1956
Film
The Seventh Sin
Sister Saint Joseph
1957
Film
Peggy
Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
1950
Film
The Truth About Murder
Betty
1946
Film
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
Esther Walton
1982
Film
Fearless Fagan
Mrs. Ardley
1952
Film
Rafter Romance
Telemarketer (uncredited)
1933
Film
Lover Come Back
Rita
1946
Film
The Sea Hornet
Mrs. Drinkwater
1951
Film
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
1980
Film
The Barefoot Mailman
Miss Della (uncredited)
1951
As Young As We Are
Nettie McPherson
1958
Film
Strike It Rich
Annie Harkins
1948
Film
Saintly Sinners
Mrs. McKenzie
1962
Film
Speed Limited
Secretary
1935
The Broken Coin
Bit Part (uncredited)
1936
Film
Beat the Band
Gertrude's Mother
1947