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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.
Her last TV appearance was in 1997 in the TV movie A Walton Easter (1997). On April 14, 1999, Ellen died at the Motion Picture & Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She was 87 years old. Ellen Hansen (aka Ellen Corby aka Grandma Walton) was born June 3, 1911 (or 1913), in Racine, WI.
- June 3, 1911
- April 14, 1999
Apr 18, 1999 · April 17, 1999 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. 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...
Although a stroke in 1976 slowed her down, Ellen still made appearances on the series. Her last TV appearance was in 1997 in the TV movie A Walton Easter (1997) . On April 14, 1999, Ellen died at the Motion Picture & Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.
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- Racine, Wisconsin, USA
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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...
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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 generally...
Apr 17, 1999 · Cathy Burke. Published April 17, 1999, 4:00 a.m. ET. Emmy-winning actress Ellen Corby, who played spinsters and prim neighbors but was best known as the no-nonsense, sharp-tongued grandma on...
