Ellen Corby
Known for ActingBorn 1911-06-03 — died 1999-04-14Racine, Wisconsin, USA
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
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · as Ms. Davis (uncredited)
Vertigo
1958 · as Manager of McKittrick Hotel
Little Women
1949 · as Sophie
Sabrina
1954 · as Miss McCardie
Shane
1953 · as Liz Torrey
The Gunfighter
1950 · as Mrs. Devlin
Angels in the Outfield
1951 · as Sister Veronica
Mighty Joe Young
1949 · as Orphanage matron (uncredited)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964 · as Lily
Madame Bovary
1949 · as Félicité
Bedlam
1946 · as Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)
4 for Texas
1963 · as Widow
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 · as Soho Sal
Caged
1950 · as Emma Barber
Babes in Toyland
1934 · as Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
I Remember Mama
1948 · as Aunt Trina
Napoleon and Samantha
1972 · as Gertrude
The Dark Past
1948 · as Agnes (uncredited)