Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

Acting

Born June 3, 1911 · Racine, 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, f…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Lassie

Lassie

1954

Lassie

Lassie

1954

Lassie

Lassie

1954

Lassie

Lassie

1954

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

Acting(205)

2017Mansfield 66/67

1997A Walton EasterGrandma Walton

1995A Walton WeddingGrandma Walton

1993A Walton Thanksgiving ReunionGrandma Walton

1982A Day for Thanks on Waltons MountainEsther Walton

1982A Wedding on Waltons MountainGrandma Walton

1981All the Way HomeGreat-Gandmaw

1980The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons

1974The Story of Pretty Boy FloydMa Floyd

1972The WaltonsEsther Walton

1972Napoleon and SamanthaGertrude

1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryEsther Walton

1971A Tattered WebMrs. Simmons

1971The Partners

1971Support Your Local GunfighterAbigail

1971CannonTeacher

1970Night GalleryMiss Patience

1970The Odd CoupleFlorence

1970Dan AugustAgnes Oaks

1970Nanny and the ProfessorMrs. Kaufman

1969Love, American StyleThe Little Old Lady

1969The Bill Cosby ShowMrs. Hilberman

1968A Fine PairMaddy Walker

1968Adam-12Camille Gearhardt

1968Hawaii Five-OMrs. Feathertree

1968The Outsider

1968The Legend of Lylah ClareScript Girl

1967The High ChaparralMrs. Dilts

1967The Guns of Will SonnettMolly Cobb

1967The Gnome-MobileEtta Pettibone (uncredited)

1967IronsideAgnes Fairchild

1967The InvadersAunt Sara

1967Mr. TerrificMrs. Walters

1966CBS Playhouse

1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Madame Bloor

1966Felony Squad

1966The Glass Bottom BoatAnna Miller

1966The Night of the GrizzlyHazel Squires

1966The Ghost and Mr. ChickenNeva Tremaine

1966BatmanMrs. Green

1965The F.B.I.Mrs. Stone

1965Get SmartAgnes Davenport

1965Honey West'Nellie Peedy'

1965The Big ValleyEmmie Pearson

1965Please Don't Eat the DaisiesMartha O'Reilly

1965The Family JewelsAirline Passenger

1964Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteLily

1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Mother

1964Daniel BooneHilda Brock

1964The Baileys of Balboa

1964The Addams FamilyMother Lurch

1964The StranglerMrs. Kroll

19634 for TexasWidow

1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreMiss Purdy

1963The Farmer's Daughter

1963The FugitiveMrs. Barlow

1963The CaretakersIrene

1963Vacation Playhouse

1962Going My Way

1962The Lucy ShowMiss Tanner

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

1962The Beverly HillbilliesEmma Poke

1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourThe Chief Nurse

1962The VirginianMrs. Clancy

1962Saints and SinnersMrs. Healy

1962Saintly SinnersMrs. McKenzie

1961Pocketful of MiraclesSoho Sal

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

1961HazelMiss Minnie

1961Dr. KildareAinsley Hallie

196187th PrecinctMrs. Brodek

1961The Asphalt JungleMrs. Peterson

1960Surfside 6Addie Horton

1960The Andy Griffith ShowMyrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh

1960ThrillerMrs. Peele

1960The Tall ManHannah Blossom

1960The Chevy Mystery ShowMaria

1960Visit to a Small PlanetMrs. Mabel Mayberry

1960Tom, Dick and HarrietAunt Emily

1959Adventures in ParadiseSister Julia

1959The RebelCarrie Blyden

1959Dennis the MenaceMiss Douglas

1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonMrs. Walters

1959BonanzaLorna Doone Mayberry

1959TightropeHazel Mason

195877 Sunset StripMartha Ward

1958MacabreMiss Kushins

1958The RiflemanMrs. Morgan

1958The TexanKaty Clayton

1958The Donna Reed ShowChristine Moss

1958BroncoEmma Hardin

1958As Young As We AreNettie McPherson

1958VertigoManager of McKittrick Hotel

1957All Mine to GiveMrs. Raiden

1957Rockabilly BabyMrs. Wellington

1957TrackdownHenrietta Porter

1957Alcoa TheatreElvira Moss

1957The Restless GunRuth Purcell

1957Perry MasonOld Lady Card Player

1957Wagon TrainAunt Em

1957Night PassageMrs. Feeney

1957God Is My PartnerMrs. Dalton

1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveHarriet Smith

1957The Seventh SinSister Saint Joseph

1956Stagecoach To FurySarah Farrell

1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956Slightly ScarletMartha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)

1955Matinee Theater

1955IllegalMiss Hinkel

1955The 20th Century Fox HourMinerva Comstock

1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMaggie Ryan

1955CheyenneHortense Durango

1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpMrs. Jane McGill

1955The MillionaireNancy Marlborough

1955The Bob Cummings ShowNurse

1954The Wonderful World of DisneyWoman at Burton Ridge Land Office

1954The Adventures of Rin Tin TinSally Benton

1954LassieBess Wright

1954SabrinaMiss McCardie

1954Hey MulliganMartha

1954About Mrs. LeslieMrs. Croffman

1954Susan Slept HereCoffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)

1954The Whistler

1954The Bowery Boys Meet the MonstersAmelia Gravesend

1954Untamed HeiressMrs. Flanny

1953The Man Behind the Badge

1953A Lion Is in the StreetsSinging Woman

1953Letter to LorettaJennie

1953Revlon Mirror TheatreMrs. Logan

1953The VanquishedMrs. Barbour

1953ShaneLiz Torrey

1953Woman They Almost LynchedFirst Townswoman

1953General Electric TheaterFrankie, Joan's maid

1953You Are There

1952My HeroHenrietta Sullivan

1952MonsoonKatie

1952The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietAunt Ellen

1952The Ford Television TheatreMabel

1952Four Star PlayhouseElsie

1952Fearless FaganMrs. Ardley

1952The Big TreesSister Blackburn

1952Chevron Theatre

1951The Barefoot MailmanMiss Della (uncredited)

1951The Sea HornetMrs. Drinkwater

1951Angels in the OutfieldSister Veronica

1951I Love LucyMiss Hanna

1951The Red Skelton ShowLittle Old Lady

1951Here Comes the GroomMrs. McGonigle

1951On Moonlight BayMiss Mary Stevens

1951Goodbye, My FancyMiss Birdshaw

1951The Mating SeasonAnnie

1950Harriet CraigLottie

1950Lux Video Theatre

1950Edge of DoomJeanette Moore

1950PeggyMrs. Privet, the Librarian

1950The GunfighterMrs. Devlin

1950CagedEmma Barber

1950Captain ChinaMiss Endicott

1949Madame BovaryFélicité

1949Mighty Joe YoungOrphanage matron (uncredited)

1949Little WomenSophie

1949Rusty Saves a LifeMiss Simmons

1949A Woman's SecretNurse who reads paper to Susan

1948The Dark PastAgnes (uncredited)

1948Strike It RichAnnie Harkins

1948Fighting Father DunneColpeck's Secretary

1948The Noose Hangs HighHilda - Maid (uncredited)

1948I Remember MamaAunt Trina

1947The Judge Steps OutMother at Party (uncredited)

1947Forever AmberMarge

1947Railroaded!Mrs. Wills (uncredited)

1947The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)

1947The Fabulous JoeCathy, the Maid

1947They Won't Believe MeScreaming Woman in Courtroom (uncredited)

1947The UnfaithfulCourtroom Spectator

1947Living in a Big WayBroken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)

1947The Long NightObserver in Crowd (uncredited)

1947Born to KillMaid (uncredited)

1947Beat the BandGertrude's Mother

1946It's a Wonderful LifeMs. Davis (uncredited)

1946The LocketGinny (uncredited)

1946Sister KennyHospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)

1946Crack-UpReynold's Maid (Uncredited)

1946Lover Come BackRita

1946BedlamBetty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)

1946The Dark CornerMaid (uncredited)

1946The Truth About MurderBetty

1946From This Day ForwardMother

1946The Spiral StaircaseNeighbour (uncredited)

1945CorneredSwiss Maid (uncredited)

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee

1936The Broken CoinBit Part (uncredited)

1935Speed LimitedSecretary

1934Babes in ToylandTownswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)

1933Sons of the DesertPartygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)

1933Rafter RomanceTelemarketer (uncredited)

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