Ellen Corby
Actor · Story · Screenplay
Born Jun 3, 1911 · Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Active 1933–1999 · Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
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.
Filmography
Vertigo (1958) — Manager of McKittrick HotelIt's a Wonderful Life (1946) — Ms. Davis (uncredited)Sabrina (1954) — Miss McCardieThe Addams Family (1964) — Mother LurchGet Smart (1965) — Agnes DavenportShane (1953) — Liz TorreyBatman (1966) — Mrs. GreenBonanza (1959) — Cora Milford · Lorna Doone MayberryI Love Lucy (1951) — Miss HannaAlfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Emma · Miss Samantha · Marie McGurk · Maggie RyanHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) — LilyLittle Women (1949) — SophieSons of the Desert (1933) — Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)The Gunfighter (1950) — Mrs. DevlinThe Spiral Staircase (1946) — Neighbour (uncredited)The Andy Griffith Show (1960) — Myrt 'Hubcaps' LeshPocketful of Miracles (1961) — Soho SalPerry Mason (1957) — Old Lady Card PlayerNight Gallery (1970) — Miss PatienceHawaii Five-O (1968) — Mrs. FeathertreeThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — The Chief NurseThe Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) — Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) — Emma PokeThe Waltons (1972) — Esther Walton · Story