Born 1911 (age 87) · Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Appears in 206 titles

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

Vertigo
8.1
Vertigo
1958
as Manager of McKittrick Hotel
It's a Wonderful Life
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Ms. Davis (uncredited)
Sabrina
7.5
Sabrina
1954
as Miss McCardie
Shane
7.3
Shane
1953
as Liz Torrey
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
The Spiral Staircase
7.0
The Spiral Staircase
1946
as Neighbour (uncredited)
Sons of the Desert
7.1
Sons of the Desert
1933
as Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)
Little Women
7.4
Little Women
1949
as Sophie
The Gunfighter
7.4
The Gunfighter
1950
as Mrs. Devlin
Pocketful of Miracles
7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Soho Sal
Babes in Toyland
6.3
Babes in Toyland
1934
as Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
6.9
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
6.4
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Orphanage matron (uncredited)
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
6.8
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966
as Neva Tremaine
Born to Kill
6.7
Born to Kill
1947
as Maid (uncredited)
Support Your Local Gunfighter
6.6
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Abigail
Caged
7.1
Caged
1950
as Emma Barber
Bedlam
6.6
Bedlam
1946
as Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)
Night Passage
6.5
Night Passage
1957
as Mrs. Feeney
The Family Jewels
6.5
The Family Jewels
1965
as Airline Passenger