Ellen Corby
Acting Born Jun 3, 1911 Died Apr 14, 1999 Racine, Wisconsin, USA 243 credits
Biography
Ellen Corby was an American actress and screenwriter. She won three Emmy Awards for her role in the CBS television series The Waltons. Corby was also nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the film I Remember Mama.
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Mansfield 66/67
A Walton Easter
A Walton Wedding
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
A Wedding on Waltons MountainA Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain
All the Way Home
The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons
Dinah!The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd
The WaltonsThe Waltons · StoryNapoleon and Samantha
The PartnersSupport Your Local GunfighterThe Homecoming: A Christmas StoryA Tattered WebCannon
Night GalleryThe Odd CoupleNanny and the ProfessorDan August
Love, American StyleLove, American StyleThe Bill Cosby Show
Hawaii Five-OAdam-12Adam-12LancerThe Outsider
IronsideThe High ChaparralThe InvadersThe Guns of Will SonnettMr. Terrific
BatmanFelony SquadThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.CBS PlayhouseThe Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Get SmartThe F.B.I.The F.B.I.The F.B.I.The F.B.I.
Daniel BooneGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.The Addams FamilyThe Baileys of BalboaHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
The FugitiveThe FugitiveBob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreBob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreThe Farmer's Daughter
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonThe Beverly HillbilliesThe Alfred Hitchcock HourThe Lucy ShowThe Lucy Show
The Mike Douglas ShowDr. KildareHazelHazelBen Casey
The Andy Griffith ShowThrillerThe Tall ManSurfside 6The Chevy Mystery Show
BonanzaBonanzaDennis the MenaceThe RebelAdventures in Paradise
The RiflemanThe RiflemanThe Donna Reed ShowPeter Gunn77 Sunset Strip
Perry MasonWagon TrainRichard Diamond, Private DetectiveRichard Diamond, Private DetectiveAlcoa Theatre
The Adventures of Jim BowieSlightly ScarletStagecoach To Fury
Matinee TheaterCheyenneThe Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpThe MillionaireThe Millionaire
LassieLassieLassieLassieStudio 57
You Are ThereLetter to LorettaShaneThe Man Behind the BadgeRevlon Mirror Theatre
The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietFour Star PlayhouseFour Star PlayhouseThe Ford Television TheatreChevron Theatre
The Red Skelton ShowI Love LucyDragnetAngels in the OutfieldGoodbye, My Fancy
Full Filmography
243 titles- Mansfield 66/67 (2017)
- A Walton Easter (1997) as Grandma Walton
- A Walton Wedding (1995) as Grandma Walton
- A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion (1993) as Grandma Walton
- A Wedding on Waltons Mountain (1982) as Grandma Walton
- A Day for Thanks on Waltons Mountain (1982) as Esther Walton
- All the Way Home (1981) as Great-Gandmaw
- The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons (1980)
- Dinah! (1974) as Self
- The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd (1974) as Ma Floyd
- The Waltons (1972) as Esther Walton
- The Waltons (1972) Story
- Napoleon and Samantha (1972) as Gertrude
- The Partners (1971)
- Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) as Abigail
- The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971) as Esther Walton
- A Tattered Web (1971) as Mrs. Simmons
- Cannon (1971) as Teacher
- Night Gallery (1970) as Miss Patience
- The Odd Couple (1970) as Florence
- Nanny and the Professor (1970) as Mrs. Kaufman
- Dan August (1970) as Agnes Oaks
- Love, American Style (1969) as The Little Old Lady
- Love, American Style (1969) as Granny Gambler
- The Bill Cosby Show (1969) as Mrs. Hilberman
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Mrs. Feathertree
- Adam-12 (1968) as Camille Gearhardt
- Adam-12 (1968) as Mrs. Cunningham
- Lancer (1968)
- The Outsider (1968)
- The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) as Script Girl
- A Fine Pair (1968) as Maddy Walker
- Ironside (1967) as Agnes Fairchild
- The High Chaparral (1967) as Mrs. Dilts
- The Invaders (1967) as Aunt Sara
- The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967) as Molly Cobb
- Mr. Terrific (1967) as Mrs. Walters
- The Gnome-Mobile (1967) as Etta Pettibone (uncredited)
- Rango (1967)
- Batman (1966) as Mrs. Green
- Felony Squad (1966)
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966) as Madame Bloor
- CBS Playhouse (1966)
- The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) as Neva Tremaine
- The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) as Anna Miller
- The Night of the Grizzly (1966) as Hazel Squires
- Get Smart (1965) as Agnes Davenport
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Mrs. Stone
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Mary Carmichael
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Elizabeth Page
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Aunt Florrie Buell
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Hannah Beecher
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Mrs. Anderson
- The Big Valley (1965) as Emmie Pearson
- Laredo (1965)
- Honey West (1965) as 'Nellie Peedy'
- Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965) as Martha O'Reilly
- The Family Jewels (1965) as Airline Passenger
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Hilda Brock
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964) as Mother
- The Addams Family (1964) as Mother Lurch
- The Baileys of Balboa (1964) as Miss Engeldorf
- Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) as Lily
- The Strangler (1964) as Mrs. Kroll
- The Fugitive (1963) as Mrs. Barlow
- The Fugitive (1963) as Mrs. Murdock
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Miss Purdy
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Charlotte
- The Farmer's Daughter (1963)
- Vacation Playhouse (1963)
- 4 for Texas (1963) as Widow
- The Caretakers (1963) as Irene
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as Emma Poke
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as The Chief Nurse
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Miss Tanner
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Woman in Park
- The Virginian (1962) as Mrs. Clancy
- Going My Way (1962)
- Saints and Sinners (1962) as Mrs. Healy
- Saintly Sinners (1962) as Mrs. McKenzie
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Ainsley Hallie
- Hazel (1961) as Miss Minnie
- Hazel (1961) as Minerva Anderson
- Ben Casey (1961)
- 87th Precinct (1961) as Mrs. Brodek
- The Asphalt Jungle (1961) as Mrs. Peterson
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) as Soho Sal
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Myrt 'Hubcaps' Lesh
- Thriller (1960) as Mrs. Peele
- The Tall Man (1960) as Hannah Blossom
- Surfside 6 (1960) as Addie Horton
- The Chevy Mystery Show (1960) as Maria
- Visit to a Small Planet (1960) as Mrs. Mabel Mayberry
- Tom, Dick and Harriet (1960) as Aunt Emily
- Bonanza (1959) as Lorna Doone Mayberry
- Bonanza (1959) as Cora Milford
- Dennis the Menace (1959) as Miss Douglas
- The Rebel (1959) as Carrie Blyden
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Sister Julia
- Lock-Up (1959)
- The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959) as Mrs. Walters
- Tightrope (1959) as Hazel Mason
- The Rifleman (1958) as Mrs. Avery
- The Rifleman (1958) as Mrs. Morgan
- The Donna Reed Show (1958) as Christine Moss
- Peter Gunn (1958)
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Martha Ward
- The Texan (1958) as Katy Clayton
- Vertigo (1958) as Manager of McKittrick Hotel
- Bronco (1958) as Emma Hardin
- Macabre (1958) as Miss Kushins
- As Young As We Are (1958) as Nettie McPherson
- Perry Mason (1957) as Old Lady Card Player
- Wagon Train (1957) as Aunt Em
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Harriet Smith
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Miss Carter
- Alcoa Theatre (1957) as Elvira Moss
- Trackdown (1957) as Henrietta Porter
- Trackdown (1957) as Henrietta
- The Restless Gun (1957) as Ruth Purcell
- The Restless Gun (1957) as Emma Birch
- The Restless Gun (1957) as Mrs. Amy Morgan
- Night Passage (1957) as Mrs. Feeney
- All Mine to Give (1957) as Mrs. Raiden
- The Seventh Sin (1957) as Sister Saint Joseph
- God Is My Partner (1957) as Mrs. Dalton
- Rockabilly Baby (1957) as Mrs. Wellington
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
- Slightly Scarlet (1956) as Martha - June Lyons' Maid (uncredited)
- Stagecoach To Fury (1956) as Sarah Farrell
- Matinee Theater (1955)
- Cheyenne (1955) as Hortense Durango
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as Mrs. Jane McGill
- The Millionaire (1955) as Nancy Marlborough
- The Millionaire (1955) as Bedelia Buckley
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Maggie Ryan
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Marie McGurk
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Miss Samantha
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Emma
- The Bob Cummings Show (1955) as Nurse
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Minerva Comstock
- Illegal (1955) as Miss Hinkel
- Lassie (1954) as Amy Baker
- Lassie (1954) as Pearlie Mae
- Lassie (1954) as Bess Wright
- Lassie (1954) as Pearlie Mae Yochim
- Studio 57 (1954)
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Woman at Burton Ridge Land Office
- The Whistler (1954)
- Sabrina (1954) as Miss McCardie
- Hey Mulligan (1954) as Martha
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954) as Sally Benton
- Susan Slept Here (1954) as Coffee Shop Waitress (uncredited)
- About Mrs. Leslie (1954) as Mrs. Croffman
- The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954) as Amelia Gravesend
- Untamed Heiress (1954) as Mrs. Flanny
- You Are There (1953)
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Jennie
- Shane (1953) as Liz Torrey
- The Man Behind the Badge (1953)
- Revlon Mirror Theatre (1953) as Mrs. Logan
- Revlon Mirror Theatre (1953) as Clara
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Frankie, Joan's maid
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Ma Jericho
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Gracie Jordan
- A Lion Is in the Streets (1953) as Singing Woman
- The Vanquished (1953) as Mrs. Barbour
- Woman They Almost Lynched (1953) as First Townswoman
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) as Aunt Ellen
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Elsie
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Martha - Maid
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Mabel
- Chevron Theatre (1952)
- My Hero (1952) as Henrietta Sullivan
- The Big Trees (1952) as Sister Blackburn
- Fearless Fagan (1952) as Mrs. Ardley
- Monsoon (1952) as Katie
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Little Old Lady
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Miss Hanna
- Dragnet (1951)
- Angels in the Outfield (1951) as Sister Veronica
- Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) as Miss Birdshaw
- Here Comes the Groom (1951) as Mrs. McGonigle
- On Moonlight Bay (1951) as Miss Mary Stevens
- The Mating Season (1951) as Annie
- The Sea Hornet (1951) as Mrs. Drinkwater
- The Barefoot Mailman (1951) as Miss Della (uncredited)
- Lux Video Theatre (1950)
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Nurse
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Norah
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Aunt
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Lavinia Penniman
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Martha
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Harriet
- The Gunfighter (1950) as Mrs. Devlin
- Caged (1950) as Emma Barber
- Edge of Doom (1950) as Jeanette Moore
- Captain China (1950) as Miss Endicott
- Harriet Craig (1950) as Lottie
- Peggy (1950) as Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
- Little Women (1949) as Sophie
- Mighty Joe Young (1949) as Orphanage matron (uncredited)
- Rusty Saves a Life (1949) as Miss Simmons
- A Woman's Secret (1949) as Nurse who reads paper to Susan
- Madame Bovary (1949) as Félicité
- I Remember Mama (1948) as Aunt Trina
- Fighting Father Dunne (1948) as Colpeck's Secretary
- The Dark Past (1948) as Agnes (uncredited)
- The Noose Hangs High (1948) as Hilda - Maid (uncredited)
- Strike It Rich (1948) as Annie Harkins
- Forever Amber (1947) as Marge
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- The Long Night (1947) as Observer in Crowd (uncredited)
- The Unfaithful (1947) as Courtroom Spectator
- They Won't Believe Me (1947) as Screaming Woman in Courtroom (uncredited)
- Born to Kill (1947) as Maid (uncredited)
- Living in a Big Way (1947) as Broken Arms' Sailors Wife (uncredited)
- Railroaded! (1947) as Mrs. Wills (uncredited)
- The Judge Steps Out (1947) as Mother at Party (uncredited)
- Beat the Band (1947) as Gertrude's Mother
- Hoppy's Holiday (1947) Story
- The Fabulous Joe (1947) as Cathy, the Maid
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Ms. Davis (uncredited)
- The Spiral Staircase (1946) as Neighbour (uncredited)
- Sister Kenny (1946) as Hospital Scrub Woman (uncredited)
- Bedlam (1946) as Betty, Queen of the Artichokes (uncredited)
- The Dark Corner (1946) as Maid (uncredited)
- The Locket (1946) as Ginny (uncredited)
- From This Day Forward (1946) as Mother
- Crack-Up (1946) as Reynold's Maid (Uncredited)
- Lover Come Back (1946) as Rita
- The Truth About Murder (1946) as Betty
- Cornered (1945) as Swiss Maid (uncredited)
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Twilight on the Trail (1941) Screenplay
- The Broken Coin (1936) as Bit Part (uncredited)
- The Broken Coin (1936) Story
- Speed Limited (1935) as Secretary
- Babes in Toyland (1934) as Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
- Sons of the Desert (1933) as Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)
- Rafter Romance (1933) as Telemarketer (uncredited)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Ellen Corby best known for?
Ellen Corby is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Dinah! (1974), The Waltons (1972), The Waltons (1972), Napoleon and Samantha (1972).
When and where was Ellen Corby born?
Ellen Corby was born on June 3, 1911 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA. They passed away on April 14, 1999.
How many credits does Ellen Corby have?
Ellen Corby has accumulated over 243 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1933 to 2017.
What is Ellen Corby's background in cinema and television?
Ellen Corby was an American actress and screenwriter. She won three Emmy Awards for her role in the CBS television series The Waltons. Corby was also nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the film I Remember Mama.