Ellen Corby
Known for
Ellen Corby is, by now, a veteran American actress with the kind of filmography that takes a while to scroll through. 'Sabrina' is a second title with real reach. By genre, drama dominates the list. Work has kept arriving for 93 years, which is its own kind of achievement. Among all the titles, 'Vertigo' is the one that reached the widest audience.
Ellen Corby
88 Movies
76 Series
Ellen Corby is, by now, a veteran American actress with the kind of filmography that takes a while to scroll through. 'Sabrina' is a second title with real reach. By genre, drama dominates the list. Work has kept arriving for 93 years, which is its own kind of achievement. Among all the titles, 'Vertigo' is the one that reached the widest audience.
Movies
Plays Manager of McKittrick Hotel
Vertigo
1958
Plays Miss McCardie
Sabrina
1954
Plays Sophie
Little Women
1949
Plays Liz Torrey
Shane
1953
Plays Sister Veronica
Angels in the Outfield
1951
Plays Soho Sal
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
Plays Abigail
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
Plays Neva Tremaine
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966
Plays Mrs. Devlin
The Gunfighter
1950
Plays Widow
4 for Texas
1963
Plays Script Girl
The Legend of Lylah Clare
1968
Plays Marge
Forever Amber
1947
Plays Lily
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
Plays Mrs. Feeney
Night Passage
1957
Plays Anna Miller
The Glass Bottom Boat
1966
Plays Félicité
Madame Bovary
1949
Plays Emma Barber
Caged
1950
Plays Hazel Squires
The Night of the Grizzly
1966
Plays Miss Birdshaw
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951
Plays Gertrude
Napoleon and Samantha
1972
Plays Miss Kushins
Macabre
1958
Plays Aunt Trina
I Remember Mama
1948
Plays Miss Hinkel
Illegal
1955
Plays Mrs. Barbour
The Vanquished
1953
Plays Nurse who reads paper to Susan
A Woman's Secret
1949
Plays Sister Blackburn
The Big Trees
1952
Plays Mrs. Mabel Mayberry
Visit to a Small Planet
1960
Plays Airline Passenger
The Family Jewels
1965
Plays Mrs. McGonigle
Here Comes the Groom
1951
Plays Miss Mary Stevens
On Moonlight Bay
1951
Plays Annie
The Mating Season
1951
Plays Jeanette Moore
Edge of Doom
1950
Plays Mother
From This Day Forward
1946
Plays First Townswoman
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
Plays Colpeck's Secretary
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
Plays Courtroom Spectator
The Unfaithful
1947
Plays Singing Woman
A Lion Is in the Streets
1953
Plays Mrs. Raiden
All Mine to Give
1957
Plays Maddy Walker
A Fine Pair
1968
Plays Amelia Gravesend
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters
1954
Plays Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
Peggy
1950
Plays Mrs. Croffman
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
Plays Mrs. Wellington
Rockabilly Baby
1957
Plays Cathy, the Maid
The Fabulous Joe
1947
Plays Sarah Farrell
Stagecoach To Fury
1956
Plays Sister Saint Joseph
The Seventh Sin
1957
Plays Mrs. Kroll
The Strangler
1964
Plays Irene
The Caretakers
1963
Plays Miss Endicott
Captain China
1950
Plays Lottie
Harriet Craig
1950
TV Shows
Writer
Plays Esther Walton
The Waltons
1972
Plays Henrietta Porter
Trackdown
1957
Plays Self
Dinah!
1974
Plays Mother
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Plays Martha O'Reilly
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1965
Plays Aunt Em
Wagon Train
1957
Plays Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Plays Hortense Durango
Cheyenne
1955
Plays Madame Bloor
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
Plays Mrs. Stone
The F.B.I.
1965
Plays Florence
The Odd Couple
1970
Plays Mrs. Green
Batman
1966
Plays Mrs. Feathertree
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Plays Miss Tanner
The Lucy Show
1962
Plays Emma Poke
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Plays Miss Hanna
I Love Lucy
1951
Plays Addie Horton
Surfside 6
1960
Plays Old Lady Card Player
Perry Mason
1957
Plays Miss Patience
Night Gallery
1970
Plays Frankie, Joan's maid
General Electric Theater
1953
Plays Agnes Davenport
Get Smart
1965
Plays Mrs. Healy
Saints and Sinners
1962
Plays Agnes Fairchild
Ironside
1967
Plays Maggie Ryan
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Plays Mrs. Kaufman
Nanny and the Professor
1970
Plays Hilda Brock
Daniel Boone
1964
Plays Mrs. Barlow
The Fugitive
1963
Plays Nancy Marlborough
The Millionaire
1955
Plays Mrs. Dilts
The High Chaparral
1967
Plays Mrs. Clancy
The Virginian
1962
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Full Filmography
Dinah!
Self · 8 episodes
1974–
TV
Night Gallery
Miss Patience · 1 episode
1972
TV
The Waltons
Esther Walton · 143 episodes
1972–
TV
Napoleon and Samantha
Gertrude
1972
Film
The Odd Couple
Florence · 1 episode
1970–1971
TV
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Abigail
1971
Film
Nanny and the Professor
Mrs. Kaufman · 1 episode
1970
TV
Dan August
Agnes Oaks · 1 episode
1970–
TV
Ironside
Agnes Fairchild · 1 episode
1968–1969
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ellen Corby still alive?
Ellen Corby passed away on April 14, 1999 at age 87.
What are the most famous roles of Ellen Corby?
Ellen Corby is best known for roles in Vertigo, It's a Wonderful Life, Sabrina.
How many movies has Ellen Corby been in?
Over a 66-year career (since 1933), Ellen Corby has appeared in 88 movies and 74 TV shows.
What was Ellen Corby's first movie?
The career of Ellen Corby began with Rafter Romance (1933).
What is Ellen Corby's most recent movie or series?
Ellen Corby's most recent release is A Walton Easter, which premiered on March 30, 1997.
What TV shows has Ellen Corby appeared in?
On television, Ellen Corby has appeared in Batman, Bonanza, The Addams Family, Get Smart.
Ellen Corby
1911-06-03 · 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, 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).Ellen Corby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.