Acting
Ellen Corby
- Born
- Jun 3, 1911 · Aged 87
- Died
- Apr 14, 1999
- Place of birth
- Racine, Wisconsin, USA
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 103
- TV credits
- 139
Also known as (2)
- Ellen Hansen
- Ellen Hansen Corby
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.
