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Apr 14, 1999 · Biography. Ellen Corby was small, prim, and had a face to which smiling did not come easily, but she appeared in supporting and small roles in dozens of films and TV programs. Possibly, she would have been one of those character actors whose faces are known to the audience but whose names are a lost in memory had it not been for her Emmy Award ...
Added: Aug 18, 1999. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6143. Source citation. Actress. She is best remembered for her role of 'Esther/Grandma Walton' in the television series, The Waltons (1972 to 1981). Born Ellen Hansen in Racine, Wisconsin, she grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and went to Hollywood in the early 1930s to start an acting career.
Ellen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an Academy Award-nominated American character actress. She is most widely remembered for the role of Esther Walton on the television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards.
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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). In 1946, she appeared in 14 films, although mostly in small, minor roles.
