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Ellen Corby

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Ellen Corby

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242 known credits 1.1 popularity score 87 years

Biography

About Ellen Corby

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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Career at a glance

Ellen Corby across film and television

207credited titles
103movie credits
104TV credits
1933–2025screen career span

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