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Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

Actor·1911–1999·Racine, Wisconsin, USA

9 horror credits

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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Actor9 films

The Legend of Lylah Clare

The Legend of Lylah Clare

Script Girl

1968
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

Neva Tremaine

1966
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Lily

1964 3.3
The Strangler

The Strangler

Mrs. Kroll

1964 3.0
Macabre

Macabre

Miss Kushins

1958
Vertigo

Vertigo

Manager of McKittrick Hotel

1958 4.3
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters

The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters

Amelia Gravesend

1954
Bedlam

Bedlam

Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)

1946
The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

Neighbour (uncredited)

1946 3.8