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Ellen Hansen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She played the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards.
Actress: The Waltons. Ellen Corby was born Ellen Hansen on June 3, 1911, in Racine, Wisconsin. She played many uncredited bit parts from the late '20s through the '30s. Ellen would not be seen on the big screen again until 1945 in Cornered (1945).
Ellen Hansen (aka Ellen Corby aka Grandma Walton) was born June 3, 1911 (or 1913), in Racine, WI. She grew up in Philadelphia, PA, and left for Hollywood in the early 1930s to become an actress, which she became only after working as a script assistant for twelve years.
Ellen Hansen Corby was an American actress who garnered fame for portraying the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton in the CBS television series ‘The Waltons’, for which she received three Emmy Awards.
Apr 17, 1999 · Ellen Corby, who won three Emmys for playing the strong grandmother on the hit 1970s series “The Waltons,” has died at the age of 87. In a career that spanned nearly 60 years, Corby...
THE DIMINUTIVE character actress Ellen Corby had contributed distinctive supporting performances to over 60 films before she became a household name with her portrayal of the tart-tongued...
Apr 18, 1999 · LOS ANGELES -- Ellen Corby, 87, who won three Emmys for playing the strong grandmother on the hit 1970s TV series "The Waltons," died April 14 at a hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif.
Apr 18, 1999 · Ellen Corby, who played the grandmother on the television series ''The Waltons,'' died on Wednesday at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif. She was 87, a...
Apr 14, 1999 · 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.
Sep 22, 2023 · Who was Ellen Corby? She was an actress with over 265 acting credits to her name, but Ellen Corby probably stays remembered as Esther Walton, or just ‘Grandma’ in the family drama series “The Waltons”, which brought her three Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama.
