Ellen Corby

Acting

Born: 1911-06-03
Died: 1999-04-14
From: Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 1

Also Known As

Ellen HansenEllen 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.

Awards & Nominations3 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

The Waltons

1976
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

The Waltons

1975
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

The Waltons

1973
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

I Remember Mama

1949

Acting192 titles

Writing3 titles