Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

Known for
Acting
Born
June 3, 1911
Died
April 14, 1999 (aged 87)
Birthplace
Racine, Wisconsin, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Corby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2025
My Mom Jayne poster

My Mom Jayne

Movie · as archive footage

2017
Mansfield 66/67 poster

Mansfield 66/67

Movie

1997
A Walton Easter poster

A Walton Easter

Movie · as Grandma Walton

1995
A Walton Wedding poster

A Walton Wedding

Movie · as Grandma Walton

1993
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion poster

A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion

Movie · as Grandma Walton

1982
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain poster

A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain

Movie · as Esther Walton

1982
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain poster

A Wedding on Waltons Mountain

Movie · as Grandma Walton

1981
All the Way Home poster

All the Way Home

Movie · as Great-Gandmaw

1980
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons poster

The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons

Movie

1974
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd poster

The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd

Movie · as Ma Floyd

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 8 eps

1972
Napoleon and Samantha poster

Napoleon and Samantha

Movie · as Gertrude

1972
The Waltons poster

The Waltons

TV · as Esther Walton · 143 eps

1971
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story poster

The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

Movie · as Esther Walton

1971
Cannon poster

Cannon

Movie · as Teacher

1971
A Tattered Web poster

A Tattered Web

Movie · as Mrs. Simmons

1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter poster

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Movie · as Abigail

1971
The Partners

The Partners

TV · 1 ep

1970
The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple

TV · as Florence · 1 ep

1970
Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery

TV · as Miss Patience · 1 ep

1970
Nanny and the Professor poster

Nanny and the Professor

TV · as Mrs. Kaufman · 1 ep

1970
Dan August poster

Dan August

TV · as Agnes Oaks · 1 ep

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Mrs. Feathertree · 1 ep

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · as The Little Old Lady, Granny Gambler · 1 ep

1969
The Bill Cosby Show poster

The Bill Cosby Show

TV · as Mrs. Hilberman · 1 ep

1968
The Legend of Lylah Clare poster

The Legend of Lylah Clare

Movie · as Script Girl

1968
A Fine Pair poster

A Fine Pair

Movie · as Maddy Walker

1968
Lancer poster

Lancer

TV · 1 ep

1968
The Outsider poster

The Outsider

TV · 1 ep

1968
Adam-12 poster

Adam-12

TV · as Camille Gearhardt, Mrs. Cunningham · 1 ep

1967
The Gnome-Mobile poster

The Gnome-Mobile

Movie · as Etta Pettibone (uncredited)

1967
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · as Agnes Fairchild · 1 ep

1967
The High Chaparral poster

The High Chaparral

TV · as Mrs. Dilts · 1 ep

1967
Rango poster

Rango

TV · 1 ep

1967
Mr. Terrific poster

Mr. Terrific

TV · as Mrs. Walters · 1 ep

1967
The Invaders poster

The Invaders

TV · as Aunt Sara · 1 ep

1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett poster

The Guns of Will Sonnett

TV · as Molly Cobb · 1 ep

1967
Judd, for the Defense poster

Judd, for the Defense

TV · as Prison matron · 1 ep

1966
The Night of the Grizzly poster

The Night of the Grizzly

Movie · as Hazel Squires

1966
The Glass Bottom Boat poster

The Glass Bottom Boat

Movie · as Anna Miller

1966
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken poster

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

Movie · as Neva Tremaine

1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

TV · as Madame Bloor · 1 ep

1966
Batman poster

Batman

TV · as Mrs. Green · 1 ep

1966
Felony Squad poster

Felony Squad

TV · 1 ep

1966
CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1965
The Family Jewels poster

The Family Jewels

Movie · as Airline Passenger

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as Mrs. Stone, Mary Carmichael, Elizabeth Page, Aunt Florrie Buell, Hannah Beecher, Mrs. Anderson · 1 ep

1965
Get Smart poster

Get Smart

TV · as Agnes Davenport · 1 ep

1965
Laredo poster

Laredo

TV · 1 ep

1965
The Big Valley poster

The Big Valley

TV · as Emmie Pearson · 1 ep

1965
Honey West poster

Honey West

TV · as 'Nellie Peedy' · 1 ep

1965
Please Don't Eat the Daisies poster

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

TV · as Martha O'Reilly · 2 eps

1964
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte poster

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Movie · as Lily

1964
The Strangler poster

The Strangler

Movie · as Mrs. Kroll

1964
Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone

TV · as Hilda Brock · 1 ep

1964
The Addams Family poster

The Addams Family

TV · as Mother Lurch · 1 ep

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

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

TV · as Mother · 2 eps

1964
The Baileys of Balboa poster

The Baileys of Balboa

TV · as Miss Engeldorf · 1 ep

1963
4 for Texas poster

4 for Texas

Movie · as Widow

1963
The Caretakers poster

The Caretakers

Movie · as Irene

1963
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Mrs. Barlow, Mrs. Murdock · 1 ep

1963
The Farmer's Daughter poster

The Farmer's Daughter

TV · 1 ep

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · as Miss Purdy, Charlotte · 1 ep

1963
Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1962
Saintly Sinners poster

Saintly Sinners

Movie · as Mrs. McKenzie

1962
The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show

TV · as Miss Tanner, Woman in Park · 1 ep

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

TV · as Emma Poke · 1 ep

1962
Saints and Sinners poster

Saints and Sinners

TV · as Mrs. Healy · 1 ep

1962
Going My Way poster

Going My Way

TV · 1 ep

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Mrs. Clancy · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as The Chief Nurse · 1 ep

1961
Pocketful of Miracles poster

Pocketful of Miracles

Movie · as Soho Sal

1961
Ben Casey poster

Ben Casey

TV · 1 ep

1961
Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare

TV · as Ainsley Hallie · 1 ep

1961
Hazel poster

Hazel

TV · as Miss Minnie, Minerva Anderson · 1 ep

1961
87th Precinct poster

87th Precinct

TV · as Mrs. Brodek · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Asphalt Jungle poster

The Asphalt Jungle

TV · as Mrs. Peterson · 1 ep

1960
Tom, Dick and Harriet poster

Tom, Dick and Harriet

Movie · as Aunt Emily

1960
Visit to a Small Planet poster

Visit to a Small Planet

Movie · as Mrs. Mabel Mayberry

1960
The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show

TV · as Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh · 1 ep

1960
Surfside 6 poster

Surfside 6

TV · as Addie Horton · 1 ep

1960
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Mrs. Peele · 1 ep

1960
The Chevy Mystery Show poster

The Chevy Mystery Show

TV · as Maria · 1 ep

1960
The Tall Man poster

The Tall Man

TV · as Hannah Blossom · 1 ep

1959
Lock-Up poster

Lock-Up

TV · 2 eps

1959
The Rebel poster

The Rebel

TV · as Carrie Blyden · 1 ep

1959
Tightrope poster

Tightrope

TV · as Hazel Mason · 1 ep

1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

TV · as Mrs. Walters · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Lorna Doone Mayberry, Cora Milford · 1 ep

1959
Dennis the Menace poster

Dennis the Menace

TV · as Miss Douglas · 1 ep

1959
Adventures in Paradise poster

Adventures in Paradise

TV · as Sister Julia · 1 ep

1958
Vertigo poster

Vertigo

Movie · as Manager of McKittrick Hotel

1958
Macabre poster

Macabre

Movie · as Miss Kushins

1958
As Young As We Are

As Young As We Are

Movie · as Nettie McPherson

1958
Peter Gunn poster

Peter Gunn

TV · 1 ep

1958
The Donna Reed Show poster

The Donna Reed Show

TV · as Christine Moss · 1 ep

1958
The Texan poster

The Texan

TV · as Katy Clayton · 1 ep

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

TV · as Martha Ward · 1 ep

1958
The Rifleman poster

The Rifleman

TV · as Mrs. Avery, Mrs. Morgan · 1 ep

1958
Bronco poster

Bronco

TV · as Emma Hardin · 1 ep

1957
Night Passage poster

Night Passage

Movie · as Mrs. Feeney

1957
All Mine to Give poster

All Mine to Give

Movie · as Mrs. Raiden

1957
The Seventh Sin poster

The Seventh Sin

Movie · as Sister Saint Joseph

1957
God Is My Partner poster

God Is My Partner

Movie · as Mrs. Dalton

1957
Rockabilly Baby poster

Rockabilly Baby

Movie · as Mrs. Wellington

1957
Trackdown poster

Trackdown

TV · as Henrietta Porter · 23 eps

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as Old Lady Card Player · 1 ep

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

TV · as Harriet Smith, Miss Carter · 1 ep

1957
The Restless Gun poster

The Restless Gun

TV · as Ruth Purcell, Emma Birch, Mrs. Amy Morgan · 1 ep

1957
Alcoa Theatre poster

Alcoa Theatre

TV · as Elvira Moss · 1 ep

1957
Wagon Train poster

Wagon Train

TV · as Aunt Em · 2 eps

1956
Stagecoach to Fury poster

Stagecoach to Fury

Movie · as Sarah Farrell

1956
Slightly Scarlet poster

Slightly Scarlet

Movie · as Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)

1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

TV · 1 ep

1955
Illegal poster

Illegal

Movie · as Miss Hinkel

1955
Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne

TV · as Hortense Durango · 1 ep

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Maggie Ryan, Marie McGurk, Miss Samantha, Emma · 1 ep

1955
The Millionaire poster

The Millionaire

TV · as Nancy Marlborough, Bedelia Buckley · 1 ep

1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp poster

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

TV · as Mrs. Jane McGill · 1 ep

1955
Matinee Theater poster

Matinee Theater

TV · 2 eps

1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour poster

The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV · as Minerva Comstock · 1 ep

1955
The Bob Cummings Show poster

The Bob Cummings Show

TV · as Nurse · 1 ep

1954
Sabrina poster

Sabrina

Movie · as Miss McCardie

1954
Susan Slept Here poster

Susan Slept Here

Movie · as Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)

1954
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters poster

The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters

Movie · as Amelia Gravesend

1954
About Mrs. Leslie poster

About Mrs. Leslie

Movie · as Mrs. Croffman

1954
Untamed Heiress poster

Untamed Heiress

Movie · as Mrs. Flanny

1954
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin poster

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

TV · as Sally Benton · 1 ep

1954
The Whistler poster

The Whistler

TV · 1 ep

1954
Studio 57 poster

Studio 57

TV · 2 eps

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Woman at Burton Ridge Land Office · 1 ep

1954
Lassie poster

Lassie

TV · as Pearlie Mae, Pearlie Mae Yochim, Bess Wright, Amy Baker · 1 ep

1954
Hey Mulligan

Hey Mulligan

TV · as Martha · 1 ep

1953
Shane poster

Shane

Movie · as Liz Torrey

1953
A Lion Is in the Streets poster

A Lion Is in the Streets

Movie · as Singing Woman

1953
Woman They Almost Lynched poster

Woman They Almost Lynched

Movie · as First Townswoman

1953
The Vanquished poster

The Vanquished

Movie · as Mrs. Barbour

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Frankie, Joan's maid, Ma Jericho, Gracie Jordan · 1 ep

1953
The Man Behind the Badge poster

The Man Behind the Badge

TV · 1 ep

1953
Letter to Loretta poster

Letter to Loretta

TV · as Jennie · 1 ep

1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre poster

Revlon Mirror Theatre

TV · as Mrs. Logan, Clara · 1 ep

1953
You Are There poster

You Are There

TV · 1 ep

1952
The Big Trees poster

The Big Trees

Movie · as Sister Blackburn

1952
Fearless Fagan poster

Fearless Fagan

Movie · as Mrs. Ardley

1952
Monsoon poster

Monsoon

Movie · as Katie

1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet poster

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

TV · as Aunt Ellen · 1 ep

1952
Four Star Playhouse poster

Four Star Playhouse

TV · as Elsie, Martha - Maid · 1 ep

1952
My Hero poster

My Hero

TV · as Henrietta Sullivan · 1 ep

1952
The Ford Television Theatre poster

The Ford Television Theatre

TV · as Mabel · 1 ep

1952
Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1951
On Moonlight Bay poster

On Moonlight Bay

Movie · as Miss Mary Stevens

1951
Goodbye, My Fancy poster

Goodbye, My Fancy

Movie · as Miss Birdshaw

1951
The Mating Season poster

The Mating Season

Movie · as Annie

1951
The Barefoot Mailman poster

The Barefoot Mailman

Movie · as Miss Della (uncredited)

1951
Here Comes the Groom poster

Here Comes the Groom

Movie · as Mrs. McGonigle

1951
Angels in the Outfield poster

Angels in the Outfield

Movie · as Sister Veronica

1951
The Sea Hornet poster

The Sea Hornet

Movie · as Mrs. Drinkwater

1951
I Love Lucy poster

I Love Lucy

TV · as Miss Hanna · 1 ep

1951
Dragnet poster

Dragnet

TV · as Thelma Keene · 1 ep

1951
The Red Skelton Show poster

The Red Skelton Show

TV · as Little Old Lady · 1 ep

1950
Caged poster

Caged

Movie · as Emma Barber

1950
Edge of Doom poster

Edge of Doom

Movie · as Jeanette Moore

1950
The Gunfighter poster

The Gunfighter

Movie · as Mrs. Devlin

1950
Harriet Craig poster

Harriet Craig

Movie · as Lottie

1950
Captain China poster

Captain China

Movie · as Miss Endicott

1950
Peggy poster

Peggy

Movie · as Mrs. Privet, the Librarian

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Nurse, Norah, Aunt, Lavinia Penniman, Martha, Harriet · 1 ep

1949
Little Women poster

Little Women

Movie · as Sophie

1949
Madame Bovary poster

Madame Bovary

Movie · as Félicité

1949
Mighty Joe Young poster

Mighty Joe Young

Movie · as Orphanage matron (uncredited)

1949
A Woman's Secret poster

A Woman's Secret

Movie · as Nurse who reads paper to Susan

1949
Rusty Saves a Life poster

Rusty Saves a Life

Movie · as Miss Simmons

1948
I Remember Mama poster

I Remember Mama

Movie · as Aunt Trina

1948
Fighting Father Dunne poster

Fighting Father Dunne

Movie · as Colpeck's Secretary

1948
The Dark Past poster

The Dark Past

Movie · as Agnes (uncredited)

1948
Strike It Rich poster

Strike It Rich

Movie · as Annie Harkins

1948
The Noose Hangs High poster

The Noose Hangs High

Movie · as Hilda - Maid (uncredited)

1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer poster

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Movie · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

1947
Living in a Big Way poster

Living in a Big Way

Movie · as Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)

1947
They Won't Believe Me poster

They Won't Believe Me

Movie · as Screaming Woman in Courtroom (uncredited)

1947
The Judge Steps Out poster

The Judge Steps Out

Movie · as Mother at Party (uncredited)

1947
Born to Kill poster

Born to Kill

Movie · as Maid (uncredited)

1947
The Long Night poster

The Long Night

Movie · as Observer in Crowd (uncredited)

1947
Forever Amber poster

Forever Amber

Movie · as Marge

1947
The Unfaithful poster

The Unfaithful

Movie · as Courtroom Spectator

1947
Railroaded! poster

Railroaded!

Movie · as Mrs. Wills (uncredited)

1947
Beat the Band poster

Beat the Band

Movie · as Gertrude's Mother

1947
The Fabulous Joe poster

The Fabulous Joe

Movie · as Cathy, the Maid

1946
It's a Wonderful Life poster

It's a Wonderful Life

Movie · as Ms. Davis (uncredited)

1946
Bedlam poster

Bedlam

Movie · as Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)

1946
Lover Come Back poster

Lover Come Back

Movie · as Rita

1946
The Truth About Murder poster

The Truth About Murder

Movie · as Betty

1946
Sister Kenny poster

Sister Kenny

Movie · as Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)

1946
The Spiral Staircase poster

The Spiral Staircase

Movie · as Neighbour (uncredited)

1946
The Locket poster

The Locket

Movie · as Ginny (uncredited)

1946
From This Day Forward poster

From This Day Forward

Movie · as Mother

1946
The Dark Corner poster

The Dark Corner

Movie · as Maid (uncredited)

1946
Crack-Up poster

Crack-Up

Movie · as Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)

1945
Cornered poster

Cornered

Movie · as Swiss Maid (uncredited)

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep

1936
The Broken Coin

The Broken Coin

Movie · as Bit Part (uncredited)

1935
Speed Limited poster

Speed Limited

Movie · as Secretary

1934
Babes in Toyland poster

Babes in Toyland

Movie · as Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)

1933
Sons of the Desert poster

Sons of the Desert

Movie · as Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)

1933
Rafter Romance poster

Rafter Romance

Movie · as Telemarketer (uncredited)