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
Vertigo
(1958)
Manager of McKittrick Hotel
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Ms. Davis (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
(1949)
Orphanage matron (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
(1950)
Mrs. Devlin
Sabrina
(1954)
Miss McCardie
Shane
(1953)
Liz Torrey
Little Women
(1949)
Sophie
Babes in Toyland
(1934)
Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
Caged
(1950)
Emma Barber
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
(1947)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Soho Sal
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
(1964)
Lily
Napoleon and Samantha
(1972)
Gertrude
Angels in the Outfield
(1951)
Sister Veronica
4 for Texas
(1963)
Widow
The Gnome-Mobile
(1967)
Etta Pettibone (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Rafter Romance
(1933)
Telemarketer (uncredited)
Sons of the Desert
(1933)
Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
(1934)
Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
Speed Limited
(1935)
Secretary
The Broken Coin
(1936)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Cornered
(1945)
Swiss Maid (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
(1946)
Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
From This Day Forward
(1946)
Mother
The Truth About Murder
(1946)
Betty
Bedlam
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Ms. Davis (uncredited)
Crack-Up
(1946)
Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)
The Spiral Staircase
(1946)
Neighbour (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
(1946)
Maid (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
(1946)
Rita
The Fabulous Joe
(1947)
Cathy, the Maid
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
(1947)
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Forever Amber
(1947)
Marge
The Long Night
(1947)
Observer in Crowd (uncredited)
They Won't Believe Me
(1947)
Beat the Band
(1947)
Gertrude's Mother
The Unfaithful
(1947)
Courtroom Spectator
Railroaded!
(1947)
Mrs. Wills (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
(1947)
Mother at Party (uncredited)
Living in a Big Way
(1947)
Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)
Born to Kill
(1947)
Maid (uncredited)
I Remember Mama
(1948)
Aunt Trina
The Dark Past
(1948)
Agnes (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High
(1948)
Hilda - Maid (uncredited)
Fighting Father Dunne
(1948)
Colpeck's Secretary
Strike It Rich
(1948)
Annie Harkins
Mighty Joe Young
(1949)
Orphanage matron (uncredited)
Little Women
(1949)
Sophie
Madame Bovary
(1949)
Félicité
Rusty Saves a Life
(1949)
Miss Simmons
A Woman's Secret
(1949)
Nurse who reads paper to Susan
The Gunfighter
(1950)
Mrs. Devlin
Edge of Doom
(1950)
Jeanette Moore
Caged
(1950)
Emma Barber
Harriet Craig
(1950)
Lottie
Peggy
(1950)
Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
Captain China
(1950)
Miss Endicott
The Mating Season
(1951)
Annie
The Barefoot Mailman
(1951)
Miss Della (uncredited)
Goodbye, My Fancy
(1951)
Miss Birdshaw
Angels in the Outfield
(1951)
Sister Veronica
The Sea Hornet
(1951)
Mrs. Drinkwater
On Moonlight Bay
(1951)
Miss Mary Stevens
Here Comes the Groom
(1951)
Mrs. McGonigle
Fearless Fagan
(1952)
Mrs. Ardley
Monsoon
(1952)
Katie
The Big Trees
(1952)
Sister Blackburn
A Lion Is in the Streets
(1953)
Singing Woman
The Vanquished
(1953)
Mrs. Barbour
Shane
(1953)
Liz Torrey
Woman They Almost Lynched
(1953)
First Townswoman
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
(1954)
Amelia Gravesend
About Mrs. Leslie
(1954)
Mrs. Croffman
Untamed Heiress
(1954)
Mrs. Flanny
Susan Slept Here
(1954)
Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)
Sabrina
(1954)
Miss McCardie
Illegal
(1955)
Miss Hinkel
Stagecoach To Fury
(1956)
Sarah Farrell
Slightly Scarlet
(1956)
Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)
Rockabilly Baby
(1957)
Mrs. Wellington
God Is My Partner
(1957)
Mrs. Dalton
The Seventh Sin
(1957)
Sister Saint Joseph
All Mine to Give
(1957)
Mrs. Raiden
Night Passage
(1957)
Mrs. Feeney
As Young As We Are
(1958)
Nettie McPherson
Macabre
(1958)
Miss Kushins
Vertigo
(1958)
Manager of McKittrick Hotel
Tom, Dick and Harriet
(1960)
Aunt Emily
Visit to a Small Planet
(1960)
Mrs. Mabel Mayberry
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Soho Sal
Saintly Sinners
(1962)
Mrs. McKenzie
The Caretakers
(1963)
Irene
4 for Texas
(1963)
Widow
The Strangler
(1964)
Mrs. Kroll
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
(1964)
Lily
The Family Jewels
(1965)
Airline Passenger
The Glass Bottom Boat
(1966)
Anna Miller
The Night of the Grizzly
(1966)
Hazel Squires
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken
(1966)
Neva Tremaine
The Gnome-Mobile
(1967)
Etta Pettibone (uncredited)
The Legend of Lylah Clare
(1968)
Script Girl
A Fine Pair
(1968)
Maddy Walker
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
(1971)
Esther Walton
A Tattered Web
(1971)
Mrs. Simmons
Cannon
(1971)
Teacher
Support Your Local Gunfighter
(1971)
Abigail
Napoleon and Samantha
(1972)
Gertrude
The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
(1974)
Ma Floyd
All the Way Home
(1981)
Great-Gandmaw
A Wedding on Waltons Mountain
(1982)
Grandma Walton
A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
(1982)
Esther Walton
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
(1993)
Grandma Walton
A Walton Wedding
(1995)
Grandma Walton
A Walton Easter
(1997)
Grandma Walton
Writing